Valley Hospital To Host 'Teddy Bear Clinic'

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J. is holding a teddy bear clinic this weekend to help young children get comfortable with what they may experience if they have to make a trip to the hospital.

"We're just trying to open their eyes up to many of those things that can happen," Katie Maraventano, child life specialist, told WCBS 880's Pat Farnack.

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The clinic will be held Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for children ages 3 to 10 and their teddy bears.

The stuffed animals will get a hospital bracelet before getting its blood pressure and temperature taken. The teddy bear will also get its heart monitored by a stethoscope and a CAT scan and x-ray.

The kids and their teddy bears will also get a tour of an ambulance.

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