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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.
For over 30 years, the dream doctors of the Theodora Foundation bring a smile to the faces of children at UKBB. With imagination and loving attention, they give young patients unforgettable moments - and bring lightness to situations that are often unfamiliar and stressful.
Parents and hospital staff also feel the beneficial effect of these special encounters. A laugh, a look, a moment of amazement - sometimes that's all it takes to forget the hospital routine for a moment.
Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, the Dream Doctors visit the UKBB wards. With subtle humour and musical interludes, they whisk the children away into a world full of fantasy - a world where worries have a break and children can simply be children again.
The Theodora Foundation was founded in 1993 by brothers André and Jan Poulie to promote the well-being of children in hospitals and specialised institutions. Our 75 specially trained Dream Doctors regularly visit 31 hospitals, 29 institutions for children with disabilities and two children's hospices in Switzerland. With more than 120,000 visits per year, they open a window into the imagination together with the children and give them unforgettable moments full of joy, comfort and lightness.
The professional artists work closely with the hospital and care staff. The foundation offers seven specially developed programmes that are specifically tailored to the children's life situations.
The foundation is recognised as a non-profit organisation and finances its activities exclusively through donations and corporate partnerships - without state subsidies.
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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