Videos live-streamed from San Diego Zoo to children at Women’s and Children’s Hospital
The Women’s and Children’s Hospital has partnered with the San Diego Zoo in new project to help reduce stress for children undergoing pathology tests.
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Vision of roaring lions and mischievous meerkats at San Diego Zoo will help calm children waiting to have tests at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
The hospital has partnered with the zoo to stream the San Diego Zoo Kids channel in the waiting room and wards at its pathology unit.
Footage from Adelaide Zoo will also be screened.
SA Pathology clinical services director Tom Dodd said the channel – which would include interactive quizzes and short videos about animals – would help children cope with the fear that can come with undergoing tests.
“We are always looking for ways to brighten our patients’ day and make them more comfortable while undergoing procedures, such as blood and urine tests or biopsies, to ensure they’re not scared to come back in the future,” Dr Dodd said.
The San Diego Zoo Kids channel is screened in 234 children’s hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses around the world.
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Women’s and Children’s Health Network corporate services executive director Phil Robinson said the initiative would help “reduce stress and anxiety”.
“We are excited to see how this fantastic initiative will benefit our patients and we look forward to seeing the smiles on their faces,” Mr Robinson said.
Health Minister Stephen Wade hoped the initiative would help children become more comfortable visiting the hospital.
The San Diego Zoo in California is home to more than 3500 animals of more than 650 species and subspecies
