"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Ĭopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. By: Deborah Hautzig, Dan Elliott and Joseph Mathieu Age group: 2 to 6 years old. Still, a valuable addition to help prepare for hospital visits. Hopefully parents will warn their child that each hospital is a little different sometimes hospital staff are tired, some children are sicker than others and may not be so friendly. Sesame Street Hospital is an ideal hospital. On the other hand, the familiar Sesame Street characters change an unfamiliar hospital into a place to be trusted, and many typical questions are discussed. Surprisingly, family and parents of pediatric patients are strikingly missing, even though Grover's doctor has assured him that his mother can actually stay overnight with him. Also, children are usually accompanied by parents, sometimes siblings, but not friends. While children do tour many hospitals, visiting the operating room and viewing the newborn nursery is somewhat unusual for tonsillectomy patients, and it should be explained to children that they may not get the same tour. One little boy with bandaged foot shouted to Abby Caddaby "Oh a you me see pon TV!" That reaction neatly captured the mood of the moment, as the hotel workers brought the curtains down on their Labour Day activities at the Savanna-la-Mar General Hospital.PreSchool-Grade 4 Grover, his mother, Ernie and Bert visit the Sesame Street Hospital in preparation for Grover's upcoming tonsillectomy. Hooper gives him clues: it's got beds, it's a place where tests are taken, and where he'll find out about his health. The nurses were equally energised by the presence of the Sesame Street character and for the parents who were visiting at the time, this was a bonus moment to their visit. Hooper packs an overnight bag, and leaves David in charge of Hooper's Store. In this video from 1990, Big Bird gets sick, so Maria takes him to the hospital. Each child was given a bag containing games and activity sheets that he/she could use to entertain him/herself. Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital View source 0 of 20 minutes, 55 secondsVolume 0 Watch 20:55 The Muppets Video Diary - Interactive Video Big Birds visitors. ![]() Abby Cadabby not only amused the children with her magic wand but also brought along Sesame Street goodies. Mrs Tomlinson, hospital administrator, expressed her gratitude to the team of hotel workers for their support of the hospital and beamed that it did so much for staff morale at the institution.Īs a finale to the day's activities, Sesame Street's newest character, the freckle faced fairy-in-training, Abby Cadabby, visited the children's ward. Elmo, Cookie Monster and Bert & Ernie visited Amana Healthcare in Khalifa City on Thursday to share the joy of reading with. An excited and totally satisfied participant, Tavia Bucknor said "my hair is multi-coloured from paint but it was all worth it". To ensure efficiency, the hotels pooled resources taking along tent, tables, chairs as well as food and beverage for the work crews. ![]() One crew was focused on the actual painting at the maternity ward, another hammered away at creating a new side wall for the pantry area, a third crew went on to mow the lawns and plant fruit trees, while the fourth crew was charged with organising entertainment for the children's ward.Īll the supplies needed to do the construction, painting and planting were provided by the hotels. The hotels assembled four teams to undertake a multiplicity of activities during the day. Regional Public Relations Manager Khadine Daley reported that careful research was done to identify the most effective way that the combined team could assist the hospital on Labour Day. Over sixty team members from Beaches Sandy Bay, Sandals Negril and Beaches Negril combined to "Ketch the Vibes" at the Savanna-La-Mar hospital which is the largest medical facility in the parishes of Hanover and Westmoreland. ![]() Kids became happily distracted during the time the Sesame character entertained them. ![]() Little eyes lit up in delight, crying toddlers halted their tears and the nursing team got welcome reprieve, as the This year's Labour Day activities at the Savanna-la- Mar Public General Hospital took on an additional twist, as not only was joy brought to the staff through the physical improvements at the facility, but also to the young patients when Sesame Street's Abby Caddaby made a visit.
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