(West Islip, NY) Following a hospital stay last year, 12- year- old Girl Scout Sarah Logan, Troop 75 in Babylon Village, developed the “Time Box” to help other “tweens” pass the time while in the hospital.
Logan’s idea earned her Girl Scout’s Silver Award. In addition to researching toy manufacturers for mind challenging toys, Sarah also handmade items and collected donations from family and friends, creating four Time Boxes customized for 10-15 year-olds in Good Samaritan Hospital’s Pediatric Unit.
Pictured (L-R): Sarah Logan and Good Samaritan Hospital Child Life Specialist Susan Collins.
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip. The medical center, which has more than 3,775 employees and 900 physicians on staff, had nearly 28,000 patient admissions and nearly 100,000 emergency department visits in 2012. Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island.
For more information please visit www.good-samaritan-hospital.org.
The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health. This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.
