Cohen’s Children Medical Center in New Hyde Park has been selected by the Ryan Seacrest Foundation as the recipient of its newest Seacrest Studio.

The state-of-the-art studio is for pediatric patients to explore the creative realms of radio, television and new media.

The center will be home to the foundation’s 12th studio of this kind nationwide and the only one in New York. The foundation has opened 11 other studios across the country in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Nashville, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. 

The studio, opening in 2022, will be located in the atrium of Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

“I’m thrilled to announce our next location at New York’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center, which is near to my heart, in the city that I now call home. We’ve been fortunate to continue to grow and do the work we love, putting smiles on the faces of children and their families across the country and I can’t wait to cut the ribbon on this one in 2022,” said Ryan Seacrest.

Seacrest Studios will be a place where patients will have the opportunity to host their own radio and television shows, watch live musical performances, play games, and interview celebrity guests who visit. The studio will be encased in glass, allowing patients and visitors to view the daily programming happening inside.