"Is it bad if you have to go to hospital?" This is a question that particularly concerns children. To allay any fears they may have about hospitalisation, medical students from the School V - School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Oldenburg have launched the "Teddy Bear Hospital". On Tuesday, 12 April and Thursday, 14 April, they are inviting three to six-year-olds to the children's clinic at the hospital.
The programme is aimed at registered kindergarten groups - but there are also office hours on Tuesday afternoons for those who decide spontaneously. Together with the students, the "teddy doctors", the children examine and treat their cuddly toys. There are five stations, one of which is called "Consultation room and X-ray": Here, "Teddy" is examined together and receives a prescription. The children can also help x-ray their cuddly toys - and learn about radiation protection in the process. The fluffy patient may then have to go to the "Teddy operating theatre", another ward. The prescriptions are, of course, redeemed in the "pharmacy" - instead of medication, there is a small gift as a souvenir of the day in hospital.
The Teddy Bear Hospital is open to registered kindergarten groups from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm. The open office hours on Tuesdays take place between 3.00 and 5.30 p.m. Interested children can take advantage of the offer without registration. The only condition: they should bring a cuddly toy.
The Teddy Bear Hospital project originated in Scandinavia in the 1990s. It is now offered in many German cities. This is the third time it has been organised in Oldenburg.
