SBS Culture Foundation has extended a helping hand.
On the 14th, SBS Culture Foundation delivered a donation of 50 million won to the Children's Hospital Integrated Care Center, Dream Flower Seed, at Seoul National University Hospital. This donation will be used for the 'Family Month with SBS' events for pediatric and adolescent patients receiving treatment for severe rare diseases at the Seoul National University Children's Hospital and their families.
The Integrated Care Center Dream Flower Seed is another name for pediatric palliative care at Seoul National University Children's Hospital, embodying the hope that 'seeds filled with dreams will sprout'. Pediatric palliative care teams provide services by forming multidisciplinary teams to alleviate physical, psychological, and social difficulties encountered by patients and families during the treatment process and to improve the quality of life.
As part of the pediatric palliative care program, the Dream Flower Seed Rest Area operates, expanding various educational and experiential opportunities through monthly group programs and providing social engagement and emotional relief through 1:1 consolidation with volunteers.
SBS Culture Foundation said, 'We hope that children suffering from severe rare diseases, who face many limitations in their daily lives, can live healthier lives.' They noted, 'We will continue to seek various activities that can contribute to society.'
Choi Eun-hwa, the director of the Children's Hospital, said, 'The Dream Flower Seed Rest Area has provided joy and hope for healing to pediatric and adolescent patients and their families with severe rare diseases over the past 10 years.' She added, 'We will do our best to create a comfortable and enjoyable environment so that the experiences at Dream Flower Seed can become precious and supportive memories during the challenging treatment process.'
Meanwhile, the Dream Flower Seed Rest Area, which opened in 2015, was established with 300 million won in donations from SBS at that time, and it has been operated as the first case in Korea to create independent spaces within the hospital by introducing the concept of pediatric palliative care, serving as a space for patients and caregivers who are psychologically withdrawn due to difficult treatments.
As of March 2025, the registered patients at the Dream Flower Seed Rest Area number 4,046, and it has operated as a space providing joy to pediatric patients and rest for caregivers over the past 10 years.
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