St. Jude MRI Without Anesthesia
Child life support The hospital offers child life prep or distraction for MRI, but no named awake program.
Last verified: 2026-10-23
| Detail | What we found | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | source |
| City | Memphis | source |
| State | TN | source |
| Program | Child life mock MRI practice | source |
| Age range | most start at 6-7; some as young as about 4 | source |
| Mock scanner | y | source |
| Video goggles/movies | unknown | not confirmed |
| Child life | y | source |
| Notes | For St. Jude patients (St. Jude treats its own patients; the article doesn't say whether outside referrals are possible, so ask). Child life practice in a mock scanner, sometimes over several sessions. | source |
| Scanner types | unknown | not confirmed |
| Phone | unknown | not confirmed |
| Main source | https://together.stjude.org/en-us/blog/article/playing-statue-can-have-big-rewards-mris-without-anesthesia.html | |
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