About the Hospital and StaffAbout Children's Hospital of MichiganSmoke-free campusWhere is the gift shop?Where can I get cash?Where is Medical Records?Where is the chapel?What if I have a complaint or concern?Where should I park?Who are all the people who work here?What if I have a medical ethics question?What is a teaching hospital?
About Helping Your ChildHow do I make my child’s stay easier?How do I ease my child’s fears?How do children usually feel about being in the hospital?What should I do during my child’s hospital stay?What should I bring for my child?What should I leave at home?What if my child is in pain?What about my child’s schoolwork?What is the Patient Bill of Rights?
About FamilyWhat is family-centered care?Can I stay overnight?Where can family members take a shower?Where can parents and siblings find reading material?Where should family wait during surgery?Who can visit a patient in the Intensive Care Unit?What should family members and caregivers do during a patient’s stay?Where can I do laundry?How do I make a phone call?
About Play and EntertainmentCan patients play?Where can a patient’s siblings play?Can my child and I access the Internet?What’s on TV?What do patients eat?What do visitors and caregivers eat?Where can I find low-cost lodging?
About VisitorsCan I stay overnight?Where should visitors park?Can my child receive gifts?Where is the gift shop?Who can visit a child?Who can visit a patient in the Intensive Care Units?
About Health and SafetyHow can I prevent the spread of germs?What is “isolation"?What are “universal precautions"?Is smoking permitted at the hospital?Are licensed weapons permitted in the hospital?
About Going HomeWhen can my child go home?What does a child need to go home?Who can take a child home?What if my child needs home care?When do we get a bill?What if I have questions about my bill?Where can I get prescriptions filled?
Volunteer ServicesAbout volunteering at Children's Hospital of MichiganQualificationsHow to Become a VolunteerOrientation DatesOpportunitiesFormsContact InformationGroup Volunteer ProjectsArrange a Tour