06/18/2026
More than 60 kindergarteners from Rock Creek Elementary visited St. Luke's Magic Valley for a special day in May, learning about hospital care through hands-on stations with cuddly teddy bears in hand!
Now in its third year, the annual Teddy Bear Clinic is designed to help children feel more comfortable with healthcare settings by using simple, age-appropriate language and interactive, hands-on activities to introduce medical concepts in a friendly and reassuring way. They do this by incorporating medical play, which is one way to help calm their fears about going to the hospital or visiting a doctor.
Each student received a new teddy bear and traveled from station to station learning from nurses and other St. Luke’s care team members about bandaging their bears, taking vital signs, medical imaging and more. The kids even got to practice giving CPR to their teddy bears in an ambulance!