Children are not all generic and shouldn’t be treated as such. Age, gender, temperament, as well as culture affects them. Upon entering the hospital, parents will be greeted by administrators who will ask if the child is a new patient or an existing one. Then the parents and child(ren) will be sent by the administrator to go to a specified waiting room area.
For new patients, all those that enter the hospital will be given a bracelet which will act as an id/tracker/progress/communicator for child’s play period at the hospital. This way, parents/children can will not need to worry about losing each other in the hospital, at the same time, it will be an activity tracker for the children as they progress ‘check in’ at each waiting rooms play station. Existing patients will have had a bracelet registered to them already.
Waiting areas/play area will have several levels; each level will have different themed rooms, some very calming and zen like, with bamboo, dim lighting and indoor waterfalls with ponds with koi in them. Others can be more busy, with colourful bright colours as if you stepped into an Alice in Wonderland world.
To ensure children that are patients rotate and there is no congestion at each play station, the activity tracker will give the parents suggested areas they can begin the play time. Play stations will have tablets with preloaded programs on it and an interactive AI that will provide support and comfort to the child’s state of mind. It would ask unintrusive questions, and since there is a bracelet that tracks the child’s heart rate, it can detect if there is frustration and provide aid to them or make the puzzle on the tablet easier for them to complete. With each activity the child completes, cool assets, such as jackets, tshirts, etc. are unlocked so that the child can ‘gift’ them to their personal AI. The personal AI will be responsive and thankful and excited to accept the gift from the child. The added personalization and the feeling of altruism will make the child feel more in control and make their stay at the hospital more pleasant.
Children who are simply at the hospital for their siblings will have options of going to a game room, TV/VR room, library, or a garden where they can entertain themselves. Parents will have no worry of children getting lost within the hospital because within each room in order to enter, they will need to tap their bracelet on it. If they do not have a bracelet on, they will not be able to get inside. Parents can install an app on their phones to keep track of where their children are and for asking them to come back to the parents, they can send a text to the kids to have them return.
For Design of rooms, perhaps partner with interior decorators that can help choose the best type of design to bring comfort to children and visitors alike.
For AI Technology, perhaps partner with Google as they are the forefront of A.I technology at the moment.
For Architecture of hospital building, perhaps a local construction company.
