St. Luke's Volunteers help make surgery a little friendlier for kids
Volunteers at St. Luke’s Hospital are helping make surgery a little less scary for pediatric patients. Over 400 colorful surgical caps have been sewn by volunteers. The project started with the goal of making surgery less frightening for children.
“Surgery can be scary time for both parents and children,” said Angela Berns, St. Luke’s Volunteer Services manager. “We hope these surgical caps takes their mind off of surgery and allows the children to focus on something fun. The kids really love these caps.”
All St. Luke’s pediatric surgery patients under age 18 receive a surgical cap prior to surgery. They come in a wide variety of sizes and the fabric specific to boys, girls and age bracket. The program is sponsored by St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation
The surgical caps are sewn by a number of St. Luke’s volunteers each Thursday. Since the program started nearly 300 caps have been handed out.
Daeton Lucky, 5, received a surgical cap before having tonsillectomy surgery at St. Luke's.
