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MODESTO, Calif. — Pediatric patients at a California hospital can ride into the operating room in style in a miniature car as a way to help calm their fears.
The Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, California, purchased a small black Mercedes and a staff member later donated a pink Volkswagen Beetle specifically designed for children aged 2 to 7, CBS News reported.
Check it out! Doctors Medical Center has made another addition to our pediatric surgical program 🎀 Last year, we...
Posted by Doctors Medical Center on Friday, March 22, 2019
"When the children find out they can go into the operating room riding in a cool little car, they light up and in most cases, their fears melt away," nurse Kimberly Martinez, who came up with the idea, told CBS News.
The cars have stereos and functioning lights and can be driven by a child or an adult using a remote control.
VW Beetle for Pediatric Surgical PatientsWith a little passenger in tow, Caroline takes our new pink Beetle for a spin! Doctors Medical Center now has two little cars available for our young surgical patients to ride into the operating room. We can see the stress and anxiety melt away when they hop in the car ❤
Posted by Doctors Medical Center on Saturday, March 23, 2019
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