A US Children's Hospital Unveils Mini-cars For Patients To Ride To Surgery

A US Children's Hospital Unveils Mini-cars For Patients To Ride To Surgery 

Children love new challenges especially when they are asked to use what they have not seen before. A children's hospital in California, USA has introduced a mini car that children going for surgery will rode on to the operating room, having fun all the way.

Children at the Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego can now “drive” themselves to the operating rooms in luxury mini-cars.

The luxury cars, are actually operated by a nurse or doctor, and are part of a new program designed to relax children before their operations.

“We’re so excited,” said Dr. Daniela Carvalho, the hospital's medical director of surgical services.

“Just the fact that... we’re able to help our children and their families in the operating room relax a little bit more, and actually have fun when they’re going to the operating room, is just tremendous.”

The children have the choice to choose from a miniature brand of the car the want from a BMW, Mercedes or Lamborghini, which were donated by the San Diego Regional Law Enforcement Teddy Bear Drive.

So far, the cars have been a big hit, Carvalho said.

“The kids are having fun, the parents are seeing that they’re relaxed and that they’re happy, but for us — I mean, we’re driving the cars, we’re having fun, too, of course,” she said.

Some other hospitals are already taking queue from the California Hospital by  making some  upgrades to their modes of transportation to take their young patients’ minds off things.


Sharing is caring. Share this story.