The Teen Advisory Board for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital spent a recent evening painting ornaments for the Christmas tree at the Madison Hotel.

The advisory board is a panel of current and past patients, their siblings and some teens who have no connection to Le Bonheur, to help guide the hospital on the wants and needs of the hospital’s patients.

“We want them to have as much ownership in this as possible, we want them to be able to say ‘This is what we think is important,'” said Thomas Hobson, director of Childlife Services.

Childlife Services is a clinical program that uses play to help children adjust to the hospital setting. The Teen Advisory Board is facilitated by Childlife Services … (read more)