Teddy Bärkrankenhaus: Children help at the cuddly toy emergency service in Vienna!

Teddy Bärkrankenhaus: Children help at the cuddly toy emergency service in Vienna!

hundreds of radiant faces in Vienna! Today the "Teddy Bärkrankenhaus" opened for the small patients and their soft toy friends. This special initiative, which was launched in cooperation with the MedUni Vienna and other partners such as the chamber for doctors in Vienna, aims to take away the fear of visits to the doctor. Under the trained eye of the "Teddy-Docs", prospective medical doctor of the MedUni Vienna, the Teddy's medical examinations can even be operated and experience a real hospital stay in simulated rooms such as an emergency ambulance, an operating room and a tooth clinic. As ots.at reported by December 7th and offers an exciting, but also educational Experience.

The facility is not only an exciting experience for the children, but also does valuable educational work in the field of pediatrics. The MedUni Vienna enables optimal care for children and adolescents with the "Evidence Based Medicine". According to Kinder-jugendheilkunde.Meduniwien.ac.at , it is understood by interdisciplinary cooperation that various departments cooperate with each other in order to ensure the best possible medical care for young patients. This form of treatment is particularly important to take into account the different needs of the small patients.

For the children, a visit to the teddy bear hospital means a valuable opportunity to make a little more support to their teddies and cuddling and to learn how to deal with the healthcare system in a playful way. School classes are registered in advance on two mornings, while the afternoons are reserved for family visits. The organizers ask for wearing slippers and look forward to numerous little guests who will stop by their favorite toys.