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23 March 2006  

To highlight Child Life Week in March, the Child Life Department at Texas Children’s Hospital held its eleventh annual “Teddy Bear Clinic.” Patients – and young visitors – can “register” their teddy bears, then proceed through the clinic for a complete check-up of their plush pal. The check-up includes vital signs, immunizations, x-rays, splints and bandages for “broken” bones and more, each presented by the appropriate Hospital department staff. As their toys’ companions, the children engage in educational activities that give them a greater awareness of various departments in the health care setting.

Radio Lollipop was invited this year to participate and start a new tradition! As always, we were the hit of Teddy Bear Clinic. We played music, provided a “teddy bear” craft for the patients to do for their bear, and danced in the aisles! Some Hospital employees, especially the staff of the Pain Service, joined us in singing and dancing along with “YMCA.” We had the place jumping and received numerous compliments about how much more festive the event was this year. Child Life staff are looking forward to having us join them again next year!