Virtual reality holidays for patients in hospital
We use VR to take inpatients receiving life saving treatment to another place and time, easing the stress of long hospital stays and supporting their mental wellbeing.
Holiday from Hospital
A VR holiday for patients going through long stays and tough treatment. Every holiday is funded by people buying Digital Boarding Passes, so friends, family and the community can send a patient somewhere they love.
How a holiday happens
- A patient requests a holiday from hospital and tells us where they would love to go.
- Supporters buy Digital Boarding Passes toward that patient’s goal.
- We film the patient’s requested experience.
- We send a loan VR headset preloaded with their experience.
- The patient puts on a headset and goes somewhere else for a while.
Patient centric care, built from the patient experience
Chimera Legacy Foundation is a patient centric organisation focused on supporting the delivery of new care models for inpatients receiving life saving treatment.
Drawing on the patient experience, our team works directly with patients and healthcare professionals to deliver programs that improve mental wellbeing.
Improving the inpatient journey since 2019
Chimera Legacy Foundation was formed to improve the inpatient healthcare journey using new and innovative technologies.
The team at Chimera identified a significant unmet need and developed a patient centric solution to address the stress associated with hospitalisation.
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Damien Thompson
Founder
“I went to another place and time and I forgot all about how sick I was.”
Chimera Legacy Foundation was founded by Damien Thompson, a Leukaemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, Graft V Host Disease and Double Lung Transplant recipient. VR therapy supported him through his own treatment, and he has set out on a journey to bring VR therapy to patients like him.
See Damien’s inspiration story
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