The Emily Center

Founded in 1990, the Emily Center is named after a former patient at Phoenix Children’s, Emily Anderson. Emily fought a rare form of leukemia for four years. She passed away a few days before her 7th birthday.

During Emily’s illness, her parents struggled to find information about her disease that was easy to understand. They founded the Emily Center so that other families with sick children would always have access to simple, accurate and free health information.
 

Anyone, including the public, can come to the Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s or call to request information. You’ll find:

• Highly skilled nurses who can help with research for families and professionals
• Thousands of books, pamphlets and recent articles on children’s health, in both English and Spanish
• Resources on all children’s health issues as common as bedwetting or as rare as Rett syndrome
• Computers to view online medical information from the nation’s most reliable sources of pediatric health information
• Interactive learning stations
• A section for kids where they can learn about their own health issues or about an illness of a sibling or friend

You can ask us to deliver materials to a patient’s room or mail them to a home or email address. We can also send customized information packets to professional care providers in Arizona.

The Emily Center isn’t just a place you can visit in person. We also offer digital tools that are available at any time. View our online library with information about a variety of health conditions, download our free educational app and more.
 

At the Emily Center, we strive to make learning fun and exciting for kids of all ages and their families. Thank you to our generous donors who make our work possible. To support the Emily Center, consider donating new books and educational resources, or make a financial contribution.