Field trips for kids today are completely different than back in the day. No more museums or parks - kids are now heading to the operating room.
- Students in St. Petersburg got to learn about new technology during visit to Northside Hospital
- Students got hands-on experience using the Davinci surgical robot
- Hospital hopes to inspire students to explore careers in health care
One hundred Canterbury School of Florida students got to visit Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg for a day. The hospital hosted the group of eager learners to teach them about their latest technology - the Davinci surgical robot.
The hospital will start using it next year for minimally invasive surgeries.
Dia Nichols, CEO of Northside Hospital said, "We actually had the opportunity to have the kids practice on the robot and they loved it. It's pretty neat and pretty slick. And it's something these kids are pretty familiar with."
Robots are not new to students at Canterbury - they made their own at school. That project inspired the hospital event.
Northside hopes this hands-on experience helps make the kids comfortable in a hospital setting and inspires the students to explore careers in health care.
"It's kind of weird being in a place I've never been before," said Lachelle Allen, a student at Canterbury.
Students got to meet some of the nurses around the hospital and even the administrators who run the hospital.