This new version of KidSpeak includes:
- Over 200 common medical terms are defined in easy to understand language
- Over 40 preps to help kids and parents be prepared for a variety of medical procedures
- Over 60 simplified medical illustrations presented as a digital whiteboard
- Virtual tours of more than 20 different rooms in the hospital
KidSpeak™ was created by the Child Life Specialists at TMC for Children with the goal of helping families and young patients become familiar with the Tucson Medical Center facilities as well as to make sense of the complicated medical terminology doctors and nurses sometime use.
The app includes:
-This new version of KidSpeak includes:
- Over 200 common medical terms are defined in easy to understand language
- Over 40 preps to help kids and parents be prepared for a variety of medical procedures
- Over 60 simplified medical illustrations presented as a digital whiteboard
- Virtual tours of more than 20 different rooms in the hospital
About Tucson Medical Center and TMC for Children
Tucson Medical Center (TMC) is Southern Arizona’s leading provider for emergency care and pediatric care (including Tucson’s first Pediatric Emergency Department), with top-notch intensive care units for adults, children and newborns. Other specialty areas include women’s, maternity, cardiovascular, orthopaedic, neuroscience, hospice, imaging and senior services. TMC for Children offers kids a place to read, watch television or play video games outside of their room. And children who are well enough can play outside in a secure playground. We integrate patient and family centered care into all aspects of the hospital experience.
About MediaKube LLC
MediaKube is an award-winning developer of mobile apps and other creative digital media, helping companies of all sizes use technology to communicate effectively with their target audience.
