Sudbury’s Health Sciences North (HSN) opened a new child-friendly treatment room on the NEO Kids pediatric unit in September. The KICX for Kids Club House Room was opened as a space to perform various invasive procedures, and was thanks to a partnership with HSN’s NEO Kids Foundation, which raises funds for children’s health needs in the North, and the KICX for Kids Campaign by a local radio station. “The clinical team wants the patient rooms (separate from the treatment room) to be procedure free so they can remain a calm, safe environment for children,” says Carolyn Marshall, nurse clinician for NEO Kids NICU and pediatrics. She adds the new treatment space will “comfortably accommodate patients, their family members, and treatment staff with medical supplies and equipment that will no longer be in plain view.” It also includes a family seating area, child-friendly furniture, a mural, two television screens, twinkle lights, and creative décor to make medical equipment and supplies less intimidating for children. (The Sudbury Star, Sept. 21)