New Exam Table Brings Color and Happiness to Pediatric Appointments

Whimsical pediatric exam table at Isabella Citizens for Health

For many children, going to the doctor’s office can be a scary and intimidating experience that leaves them afraid and uncomfortable. Being sick can be frightening enough, let alone going into an environment that is unfamiliar and uninviting. Isabella Citizens for Health wanted to make a visit to the doctor’s office a positive experience for local children.

Isabella Citizens for Health (ICH) serves the medically vulnerable, including racial and ethnic minorities, the very old, the very young, Medicare and Medicaid patients, and low-income individuals. To take away some of the stressors in their young patient visits, ICH recently purchased an “ocean commotion” themed pediatric exam table with funding from the Kellogg Youth Fund.

Children no longer have to expect a cold, colorless exam room. Now they are greeted by a busy underwater world that will distract them from any needles or cold stethoscopes. The pediatric exam table will be brightening children’s days for years to come.