<<go back
March 6, 2006

Calhoun to Host Sixth Annual "Let's Pretend Hospital"
for Area First Graders

The Nursing Department at Calhoun Community College , in partnership with Decatur General Hospital , will host the sixth annual "Let's Pretend Hospital", a mock hospital for area first graders, on March 14 -17, 2006, beginning at 8:00 a.m. each day in the Shelton Health Building on Calhoun's Decatur campus.

According to Jan Peek, chairperson of the Nursing Department, "Let's Pretend Hospital" is a project to provide first graders with 'friendly' information about what actually happens when someone is admitted to the hospital, has surgery, etc. "All the information presented in this mock hospital setting is done so on a non-threatening, first grade level," said Ms. Peek.

20 schools from the city of Decatur , Morgan County , and local private schools will participate in this year's activity, allowing over 1200 first graders to tour the various areas of a mock hospital. The hospital will be set up throughout the Shelton Health Building and will include an admissions office, ER, hospital patient room, operating room, x-ray, and discharge area. The "hospital" is being assembled by Calhoun Nursing students and Nursing faculty, who have spent hours planning and preparing for the event.

"This project is a great opportunity for Calhoun's Nursing Department to partner with one of our largest nursing employers, Decatur General," commented Ms. Peek. Over 350 nursing students at the college are participating in the project. "The program also provides an opportunity for both our practical nursing and associate degree nursing students to participate in health teaching and be actively involved in a community pediatric experience," Ms. Peek added.

For more information on the Calhoun "Let's Pretend Hospital," contact the Calhoun Nursing Department at 256/306-2804 or the Calhoun Public Relations Office at 306-2560.

Coverage of this release:

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Janet Kincherlow-Martin
Director of Public Relations
(256) 306-2561

Back to Menu