Paediatric and Adolescent Haematology and Oncology Ward and Outpatient Clinic

The outpatient clinic fee is not charged from persons under 18 years of age. A daily inpatient fee is collected from inpatient stay. Patients under 18 pay a maximum daily inpatient fee of 7 days a year.

See client fees.

Parents have free visiting time at our ward. Visits by other close people are arranged separately with the staff. One parent may stay overnight in the patient room. The Lion rooms on the 1st floor of the Lighthouse Hospital are also available for overnight stays and laundry.

Parents and other family members can also stay at Meri-Karina or at certain hotels with special Kela (the Social Insurance Institution of Finland) guidelines.

The ward, day hospital and all outpatient clinics are located on the 5th floor of the Lighthouse Hospital. There are 9 beds in the inpatient ward and 6 beds in the day hospital.

Keep your personal belongins in your room. There are lockable room-specific lockers in the entrance hall for outdoor clothes.

There is a playroom/coffee room for patients and families. The ward has its own kitchen for patients.

Rooms are equipped with smart TVs, DVD players and game consoles. A free wireless network VSSHP Guest is available in our ward, which does not require registration. Use of your own phone and tablet is allowed.

We also have regular visits from craft instructors and hospital clowns.

We cooperate with various research and other actors.

In 2013, we received the Respect Award from FC Inter and Veikkausliiga for our valuable and important work.

We look forward to an active, motivated and responsible attitude as well as interest in pediatric nursing. In addition, the internship package necessitates the ability to request, provide and receive feedback. We require that the student who comes to us has completed the theoretical studies in paediatrics, internal medicine and surgery as well as the internships, and has also remitted the medical bills required by the courses.

Please note before starting the internship:

• We work in three shifts and expect students to do the same.
• Those under 18 years of age are treated at our ward. Before coming into the internship, you must present a valid criminal record extract to your teacher.
• We recommend taking a seasonal influenza vaccine two weeks before the beginning of the internship (from the beginning of January until the end of March).
• Those who have not been vaccinated should wear a face mask while in close contact.
• Those caring for infants must have protection against pertussis (whooping cough), provided by vaccination.
• MRSA samples must be taken if you have been studying, working or have been a patient in a foreign hospital during the past year.
• Make sure that you have had chickenpox and measles, or you have been vaccinated against them.
• You have updated your Jobiili CV, where you have highlighted some of your strengths and challenges with regard to the internship. We also require a Finnish-language CV from Novia's students.
• You have acquired a healthcare professional (VRK) card / booked an appointment at the VRK card registration point.

Pia Leskinen acts as student co-ordinator at the Paediatric and Adolescent Clinic (pia.leskinen@varha.fi). More information about internships can be found in the Jobiili booking system. Before starting your internship, please familiarise yourself with the Hospital as a Learning Environment website.