Thursday, June 10, 2004 TODAY

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital news

• Republican Women's Federation presents books to LLUCH
• Annual Children's Day helps kids cope with hospital visits

Republican Women's Federation presents books to LLUCH

Members of the Desert Hot Springs Republican Women's Federation present a collection of books for the patients at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital. Pictured presenting the books to Cindy R. Williams (left), assistant director, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Foundation, are (from second from left) Frances Lee Johnson, Mary D. Johnson, Yvonne Parks, and Christine Watson. Following the book presentation, the women toured Children's Hospital. "We appreciate the opportunity to partner with Children's Hospital in presenting these books to the children," Ms. Frances Johnson says.

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Annual Children's Day helps kids cope with hospital visits

In an effort to bolster hope, expression, and trust in kids when they visit the hospital, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital celebrated its 19th annual Children's Day on May 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This free event, recommended for kids 3 to 12, combined an interactive and educational approach to make children more comfortable with the hospital environment. Nearly 1,700 children attended this year's event, accompanied by another 500 adults.

The scores of children raced across the green lawn under the awnings being put up for the School of Medicine graduation. The kids vistied the features of the day that included the doll and stuffed animal clinic (a.k.a. the teddy bear clinic), where children bring their own stuffed toy and act as the doctor and nurse to check up and administer immunizations to their play patients. Besides interacting with the staff and volunteers, kids learned about what goes on in the hospital and how they can stay out of the hospital. They found out about germs, taking care of their hearts and lungs, eating the right foods, what it's like to be in the hospital, and what kinds of questions doctors will ask. Kids also benefited from the snake safety booth, set up by Sean Bush, MD, emergency physician at Loma Linda University Medical Center, and star of Animal Planet's "Venom ER" series. Also on display was the Loma Linda SAFE KIDS Coalition with information on carseat safety, bike-helmet safety, and general trauma prevention. The child life department also had information available about the services they offer at Children's Hospital.

Children's Hospital appreciates all of the volunteers who participated; without their help there could be no Children's Day event. Also a special thanks goes to the campus engineering department the child life staff.

Cameron Massey, 5, from Yucaipa, finds out what it's like to gear up to fight fires with a little help from firefighter Scott Hallis and paramedic J.P. Perez.	Reyna Arviza, from the pediatrics diagnostic department, shows the visiting children the different parts of the skeleton.
Jessica Gomez, 6, and her sister, Janessa, 3, make their first visit to the teddy bear clinic together.	Brian Clegg, 5, on his first visit to Children's Day, takes his' teddy bear Brian Jr., through the teddy bear clinic for a' checkup.

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