Tilbage

Exhibition:
The future children's hospital of Denmark

From September to December you can get a unique glimpse of Mary Elizabeth's Hospital - the future hospital for children, teens, and pregnant women at the home of the Confederation of Danish Industries in Copenhagen's Town Hall Square.   

Explore how patients and their families will experience a cohesive environment at Mary Elizabeth's Hospital to foster a sense of homeliness, enhancing opportunities for play and development.

Get to know more about how the hospital is dedicated to providing world-class treatment, utilizing advanced technology, and engaging in cutting-edge research.

Themes in the exhibition

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Mary Elizabeth's Hospital

When children and young people fall ill, their lives are put on hold. Life changes drastically for both them and their families.

Everyday life suddenly revolves around illness and treatments. Mary Elizabeth's Hospital brings together highly specialized treatment of children, teens and pregnant women from all over Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The hospital is designed according to the families' needs, and it's the specialists who come to the patient – not the other way around.  

At Rigshospitalet we have world-class healthcare and world-class research. Mary Elizabeth's Hospital is built on that foundation and aims to break new ground to create a hospital experience that focuses on quality of life as an essential part of the overall treatment.

Mary Elizabeth's Hospital is carried out in a partnership between the Capital Region of Denmark, Rigshospitalet, and the Ole Kirk's Foundation.

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Playful and logical architecture

Mary Elizabeth's Hospital is shaped like two hands stretching out its fingers into the light and the city. The core of the building holds the critical care functions and the 'palm' are designed as living areas for families. Each ‘finger’ contains wards, and at the end of the branches the large 'fingertips' contains art, play or nature experiences.  

The building is playful and logical. It fulfills the staff's need for short distances and efficient sequences, while the playful expression and homely atmosphere is created with a focus on the needs of children, teens and families.

The building is constructed according to New European Bauhaus principles of sustainability, inclusion and aesthetics.

The building is designed by 3XN in collaboration with Arkitema and NIRAS.

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Hospital journey

Mary Elizabeth's Hospital will be a holistic hospital experience that supports the patient and family throughout their entire journey.

We are integrating play, homeliness and new digital capabilities both in and around the treatment in ways that go beyond what you would normally expect from a hospital. With a focus on getting the whole person and family through the process and back home to their lives in the best possible way.

The work with the hospital experience is made possible by an earmarked donation from Ole Kirk's Foundation. In addition to the financial part, Ole Kirk's Foundation contributes with the competencies present in the foundation, as well as in other parts of the LEGO® ecosystem. This, for example, applies to design, digital innovation and research in play.

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Pioneering pediatric diagnostics

Mary Elizabeth's Hospital will be the first hospital in Denmark to house a pediatric diagnostic unit, bringing together specialists and advanced diagnostic equipment
for X-ray and scan examinations of children. 

Children are more sensitive to radiation than adults and many suffer serious late effects of treatment. Therefore,
it is important to create the framework for more gentle diagnostic procedures. 

In addition to advanced diagnostic equipment and the latest technologies, it is important to work on the hospital experience, making the patient and family as comfortable as possible. 

More than 18,000 pediatric imaging examinations are performed every year at Rigshospitalet.

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Data powerhouse

When a child suffers a serious illness, it does not only affect the child's health, education and future jobsituation. It also also affects the life situation of parents and siblings.

This is evident from the 20 years of data from Danish registries that MARYS’ Data Powerhouse has mapped.
The Center uses data from across the country to create change in the healthcare system. 

The data center will gather and strengthen knowledge about the health and socio-economic consequences of serious illness and measure the impact of the new family-centered approach at Mary Elizabeth's Hospital. 

The ambition is to create a qualified basis for constant development of both treatments and the hospital experience in general for children, teens, pregnant women and their families - regardless of demographics, ethnicity and social class.

Watch the video below to learn more about the socioeconomic consequences of serious illness among children.

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About Børneriget Fonden

The Foundation for Mary Elizabeth's hospital was established in 2020 to support Mary Elizabeth's Hospital on its journey to become the world's best children's hospital - and to ensure ongoing development of the hospital in the future. 

Through partnerships with foundations, companies and individuals, the Foundation for Mary Elizabeth’s Hospital helps fulfill the hospital's pioneering efforts for the benefit of seriously ill children, teens and pregnant women. 

The foundation works with three different types of partnerships; foundation partners, project partners and knowledge partners, each dedicated to supporting specific projects that set new standards for treatment and enhancing the overall hospital experience.

For more information about the hospital or how to become a partner, visit Børneriget Fonden’s English website.