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At the UKBB, there are many opportunities for entertainment and activities for patients and their young relatives. On the wards, the playrooms or books from the library offer variety for the different age groups and once a week the dream doctors from the Theodora Foundation visit the patients. On the ground floor, the Villa Kunterbunt invites patients and their siblings to play and linger.
The children's library at the UKBB is an official branch of the GGG Basel City Library. At Villa Kunterbunt, patients will find a large selection of children's and young adult books, audio plays and board games.
Interested patients can order media (books, DVDs, CDs, games etc.) online via the GGG Library Centre. The reservation will be delivered within one day.
In the Villa Kunterbunt hospitalised children can paint, do arts and crafts with their siblings and make use of the wide range of books in the children's library and toy library. The books, games and audio books can also be borrowed directly from the room.
Volunteers regularly visit the wards with the library trolley and offer the children and young people a selection of books in various languages.
The children's library and toy library are supervised by the UKBB social education team.
Jojo the reporter mouse is a soft toy with radio experience and accompanies interviews at UKBB. Children, relatives and staff share exciting insights. A half-hour programme is recorded six times a year and stored on the hospital's own equipment.
The broadcasts should also be used as hospital preparation or be available to patients who have left hospital before a programme is released. Relatives can of course also listen in. The programmes are therefore made available here as podcasts.
A day in hospital can be very long for patients of all ages. The playrooms on the wards offer a welcome change from everyday hospital life. Play equipment and toys are available for all age groups.
The dream doctors of the Theodora Foundation visit patients at the UKBB. They are professional artists who are trained and commissioned by the Theodora Foundation, which is recognised as a non-profit organisation, according to clear, ethical guidelines for their work in the hospital. Thanks to close collaboration with the medical and healthcare staff, the Dream Doctors are able to respond to each child individually.
The foundation was set up in 1993 by brothers Jan and André Poulie in memory of their mother Theodora. Today, the foundation organises and finances the visits of 75 Dream Doctors to 61 hospitals and specialised institutions for children with disabilities in Switzerland every week.
The foundation offers five programmes: Dream doctors and Operation support for the little patients in hospital; Mr and Mrs Traum and Small orchestra of the senses for children with disabilities; and The little champs for children with obesity undergoing obesity therapy.
The Theodora Foundation is recognised as a non-profit organisation. It is financed by donations from private individuals and sponsors.
The UKBB provides visitors with free internet access via WLAN.
058 387 78 82 (Costs are settled via the health insurance company)
In the event of an emergency abroad, call the emergency number of your health insurance company. You will find the contact details on your health insurance card.
145 (Poison and Information Centre)
University Children's Hospital of both
Basel, Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel | CH
Phone +41 61 704 12 12
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The Medgate Kids Line provides quick and uncomplicated medical advice if your child is unwell. The medical team of our partner Medgate is available to you by telephone around the clock.
For emergencies abroad: Call the emergency number of your health insurance company. You will find this number on your health insurance card.
More information: On the Page of the emergency ward you will find everything you need to know about behaviour in emergencies, typical childhood illnesses and waiting times.
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