What is it?
The Teddy Bear Clinic is held for one day each spring at
Madison Hospital from 8:30 am – 2:00 pm.
In January or February the medical Auxiliary send letters to every second
grade class from Rigby to Ashton inviting them and their Teddy Bear to a field
trip at the hospital. It is a fun day
where we hope to educate children about what happens if they or a loved one has
to come to the hospital and also encourage daily habits for healthy living.
Parents in the community are invited to bring other children to tour the
hospital that day also. We sponsor a
coloring contest with a grand prize of a bike! All of the pictures are
displayed in the hallways of the hospital and provide a lot of color and
excitement for the children to find their own picture as they walk through the
tour.
Teddy Bear Clinic Schedule & Set Up
We set up in
about two hours or less on the afternoon before the Teddy Bear Clinic.
The Teddy Bear Clinic runs from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm for one day.
It takes the
last shift of volunteers about 45 minutes to take down and clean up.
We have about twelve stations for the children to visit on
their tour, including but not limited to: Ambulance Tour, Admitting, Hand
washing, ER & X-ray, Dental Health, DARE Awareness, Immunizations, healthy
emotional and educational choices, and Poison control, and MRI.
We hand out a goody bag to each student that includes a
first aid kit, hospital contact numbers and services, coupons and prizes, a
hospital color book, bus safety, exercise
and healthy eating info, and Family Crisis Center info. Each of these items is provided by the
hospital, local physicians, the hospital foundation, or local businesses. As
children leave they receive a snack of Teddy Grahams and chocolate milk,
provided by the United Dairymen of Idaho.