The Ryan Seacrest Foundation has opened a 1,500-square-foot media studio at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, and was celebrated Tuesday.
Seacrest Studios, the foundation’s 13th center in the nation and the first in New York, is designed to give pediatric patients a chance to discover the art and creativity of radio, television and new media.
Founded by radio personality and television host and producer Ryan Seacrest, the foundation aims to inspire young people through entertainment and education-focused initiatives.
Seacrest, the chairman and founder of the foundation, attended the opening. He brought along a cast that included singer-songwriter Stephen Sanchez, actress Madelyn Cline, WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair and Paw Patrol characters Chase, Skye, Rubble and Marshall.
“As the largest provider of pediatric services in New York State, we are thrilled to welcome Cohen Children’s Medical Center into the Seacrest Studios family,” Seacrest said in a news release about the studio.
“I had the pleasure of calling New York home for many years, so to know that so many children and families will now have access to our programming is incredibly rewarding,” he added.
The studio is located in the medical center’s atrium. All programming will be broadcasted to patient rooms so that all pediatric patients get the opportunity to participate, tune in, or both. Programing is slated to include visits from celebrities and special guests, along with educational content, live music, patient-created shows, music therapy and more.
“We are very grateful to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation for giving us another opportunity to provide the best experience possible for our patients,” Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell, said in the news release.
“This is an exciting opportunity for all of us to help some of our youngest patients learn and explore the art of broadcast media while receiving treatment for an injury or illness and, more importantly, maybe take the experience home with them after they recover to do even bigger things,” he added.
“Thanks to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, this studio serves as another example of our extraordinary commitment to the health and wellbeing of our patients and their families,” Dr. Charles Schleien, a senior vice president and chief of pediatric services at the medical center, said in the release.
“This exciting new creative outlet not only improves the in-hospital experience for them, but it is also a great addition to our Child Life programs, which are designed to give our young patients the opportunity to play and to relieve the stress of being in a hospital setting,” he added.
Additional Seacrest Studios are located in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Memphis, Nashville, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
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