Most kids under the age of eighteen stay in the Pediatrics ward or wing. There, they can eat, sleep, play and rest. Most kids go through Pre-testing and tours to show them what being at the hospital will be like. Sometimes kids have Same Day surgery where they have surgery and go home the same day. In the hospital that we visited, you get to go to the Pediatrics wing even if you go home the same day.
Kids stay as long as it takes to get better.
Kids are encouraged to bring their own stuffed animal and pj's so that they feel more at home and comfortable. It makes a lot of difference. This wing is for kids only and is very cheerful. They decorate for holidays and have a neat playroom. Sometimes the hospital brings in visitors to perform for the kids in the wing.