For most people, the emergency room can be a scary place - but the Van Wert County Hospital tried to change all of that for kids and their parents.
The hospital opened its doors to families, using teddy bears to show how equipment in the emergency room is used in a fun and educational setting. Children were encouraged to ask questions and look at the equipment up close to see what it looks like. The hospital says that they wanted to help relieve some of the stress that kids and parents might face in the emergency room.
"The unknown for children is very scary along with parents and doing the teddy bear clinic allows us to show them that it's not all scary; we're going to take care of you while you're here, we're going to show them what could possibly happen, and that it's a safe place to be," said ER Director Paula Stabler.
The hospital plans to make the teddy bear clinic a yearly event.
