Phoenix Children’s Hospital received a $200,000 grant from the James M. Cox Foundation to support its “Connected Patient Project,” which provides customized patient care information on tablets.

The hospital uses so called Journey Boards as tools to help families of a sick child identify what they need to know before taking their child home from the hospital. Parts of the Journey Board may also be applied to a clinic or emergency room visit.

Some 13,000 patients annually are expected to benefit from the project.Right now, these Journey Boards are available in print and through the grant, they will be digitized and delivered through 200 tablets installed in patient rooms. The project is expected to benefit 13,000 patients annually.

“Journey Boards help us ensure that comprehension is taking place and helps us identify gaps in understanding,” said Teresa Boeger, director, Division of Family Centered Care at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. “We’re excited about the success we’ve experienced with the Journey Boards and are looking forward to taking it to the next level with the use of technology.”

In addition to the James M. Cox Foundation grant, Cox Communications is also funding the creation of 21 Journey Board apps, available in English and Spanish.

Phoenix Children’s Hospital is Arizona’s only licensed children’s hospital and among the largest freestanding facilities of its kind in the country, with 385 licensed beds. The hospital operates satellite centers in the East Valley, Scottsdale, the Northwest Valley, Southwest Valley, Yuma and Flagstaff.