WeGo Foundation

Bringing the outside world into the hospitals and reimagining pediatric patient care through the use of telepresence. Based out of @HopkinsMedicine

[WeGo Foundation @WeGoFoundation]

Put simply, being a kid in the hospital stinks.🙅‍♂️

WeGo brings the outside world into the hospital, reducing anxiety and isolation associated with inpatient #pediatric hospitalizations. We make hospital stays #forthekids ... FUN!

Learn more about our mission below: ⤵️⤵️

[Comer Children's Hospital @ComerChildrens]

We recently partnered with the @WeGoFoundation which allows our patients to explore the world outside the hospital with a friendly robot that can be driven around from a hospital bed via an iPad. Two patients got to visit @SUEtheTrex at the @FieldMuseum!

[Field Museum @FieldMuseum]

Truly SUEper! 🦖 Thrilled to be partnering with @WeGoFoundation & @ComerChildrens to bring the museum to pediatric patients. ✨

[Golisano Children's @GolisanoKids]

We're excited to partner with @museumofplay & be the first medical facility in the region to join the @WeGoFoundation network, all while bringing joy to our patients while they're in our care. 💛💙💛

[News 8 WROC @News_8]

A new partnership between The Strong National Museum of Play and the WeGo Foundation will help give hospitalized children an immersive and interactive museum experience — all from their hospital room. #ROC
https://t.co/SMQOJYgP1U

[WeGo Foundation @WeGoFoundation]

WeGo is competing in the Red Bull Basement competition and needs your help! Please spare 2 minutes to follow the link and give us a "shout-out". Your support will go a long way in helping us serve patients all around the world!

https://t.co/3JvYyUgizA

[JHTV @JHTechVentures]

Congrats again to @soallcanread for receiving the $25K Cohort Prize during @SIL_Baltimore's Innovators' Showcase. And be on the lookout for big things coming from all our teams! https://t.co/Hfb86dYunv @fcbmore @SpreadKarma @WeGoFoundation

[Technical.ly DC @TechnicallyDC]

The @IntlSpyMuseum and @WeGoFoundation teamed to offer tours to hospitalized kids, courtesy of Patrice the robot. https://t.co/FV4uUE5DXR

[Social Innovation Lab @SIL_Baltimore]

SIL team @WeGoFoundation has partnered with the Spy Museum in Washington D.C. to provide opportunities for children and young adults to have an immersive tour -- via a robot that they control from their hospital rooms.

Learn more:
https://t.co/1Hqz4c3Dq8

[WeGo Foundation @WeGoFoundation]

Check out this awesome piece in the Washington Post about WeGo and our newest partnership with the SPY Museum! Here, kids have the opportunity to go undercover, solve puzzles, and explore the amazing artifacts of espionage. Stay tuned for more!

[JHTV @JHTechVentures]

"One of the things we cherish about this is giving these kids their sense of autonomy back.” A great write-up in @WashPost of @SIL_Baltimore alum WeGo's work with @IntlSpyMuseum! #startup @HopkinsMedicine @HopkinsKids https://t.co/oG5fXxXyvr

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Perspective: Meet Patrice, the Spy Museum robot who is opening a secret world to hospitalized kids https://t.co/WfZxQSqDpJ

[WeGo Foundation @WeGoFoundation]

Proud to announce that our WeGo team placed 1st in the Social Enterprise category at the annual JHU Business Plan Competition. Looking forward to allowing more kids to explore the world outside the hospital walls! https://t.co/Hez8bncItO

[Social Innovation Lab @SIL_Baltimore]

Bravo to SIL student teams for placing in the Johns Hopkins University annual Business Plan Competition.

In the #socialinnovation track, WeGo Foundation placed 1st (winning $5k), and Taara Projects placed 3rd (winning $1k).

@JHTechVentures @JHU_CLE @cwyskiel

[Social Innovation Lab @SIL_Baltimore]

SIL invites the community to join us for the Innovators' Showcase event on April 27, 4-6 p.m. EST!

RSVP now to reserve your spot.

Prepare to be INSPIRED by ten mission-driven ventures bringing solutions to tackle challenges in Baltimore and beyond.

https://t.co/LGzWRZNkbi

[Social Innovation Lab @SIL_Baltimore]

Here's what some of our Accelerator teams had to say after meeting with the Orange Element team.

[Johns Hopkins Children's Center @HopkinsKids]

This #ChildLifeMonth we’re celebrating the way play is incorporated into hospital visits!
“We normalize the hospital environment by facilitating and adapting play so that patients can continue learning, expressing themselves and coping,” says Marie, a Child Life specialist.

[Johns Hopkins Children's Center @HopkinsKids]

"The stuffed animal allows them to practice, and it also serves as a distractor," says pediatric endocrinologist Risa Wolf. "When the child gets a shot, the bear also gets a shot and has its blood sugar checked."
https://t.co/4xw0VF6d64

[WeGo Foundation @WeGoFoundation]

WeGo offers children the ability to explore venues, interact with tour guides, and experience a sense of normalcy!

With many #childlife services halted due to #COVID19 , WeGo serves as the perfect remedy to allow kids to be...kids!

[WeGo Foundation @WeGoFoundation]

The impact that #play has on #ChildDevelopment cannot be understated!

Research has revealed that physiologic responses, such as palm sweating, excessive body movement, tachycardia, and hypertension, can be reduced with play interventions.

More here: https://t.co/LY0OZ1Q0k4

[WeGo Foundation @WeGoFoundation]

Clowns?? 🤡

New research suggests that "clowns can ease the anxiety and pain children feel when they're hospitalized for chronic care." - Michael Patrick, MD @OhioState

Read more on how video visits, laughter, and fun can help alleviate symptoms! ⤵️⤵️

https://t.co/ErP0whRu6f

[WeGo Foundation @WeGoFoundation]

"The WeGo Foundation engages pediatric patients at 11 hospitals across the country with telepresence robots to provide virtual tours of attractions, allowing children and their families to seek both educational enrichment and safe "escape" from the hospital."

[Johns Hopkins University @JohnsHopkins]

With support from @JHTechVentures, these 10 teams are primed to make a real-world impact in areas such as fashion sustainability, bridging the digital divide, and civic engagement: https://t.co/xgVQ0ZTYe9