Ginger Silvey, Zone Manager, Spirit Halloween; Douglas A. Zehner, Chief Operating Officer, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ); and Beth Tepper, Vice President, Development, Newark Beth Israel and CHoNJ join with hospital senior administrators and Spirit Halloween-Spirit of Children staff to commemorate Spirit of Children’s tenth donation to the hospital.
NEWARK, NJ – (January 24, 2019) Spirit of Children, the philanthropic arm of Spirit Halloween, presented the Children's Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ) at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center with a 86,802 dollar grant to support the hospital’s Child Life Program which uses therapeutic and emotional healing to effect patient care.
This is the tenth donation from the foundation. These funds provide vital support to the Child Life program including funding for additional Child Life specialists, educational equipment, iPads and distraction toys for use during procedures as well as toys created specifically for physical and developmental limitations. Their donations have also helped the Child Life program expand their services into the pediatric emergency room at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, where specialists see more than 300 patients a month.
“We are proud of what we have been able to accomplish together over the past ten years. The Spirit of Children program has shown an unwavering commitment to our hospital and to our mission of providing high quality, safe and compassionate care to our patients,” said Darrell K. Terry, Sr., MHA, MPH, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey.
To date, the Spirit of Children program has raised more than 460,000 dollars for CHoNJ. Donations from Spirit Halloween and Spirit of Children have made a huge difference for CHoNJ patients by greatly helping families navigate through challenging medical situations and hospital stays.
Spirit Halloween, the largest seasonal Halloween retailer in North America, provides fun and funding to pediatric hospitals across the US and Canada.
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is a 665-bed regional care teaching hospital that provides comprehensive health care. Newark Beth Israel is a Top Teaching Hospital and home to one of the nation’s top ten heart transplant centers, RWJBarnabas Health’s Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Program which has performed more than 1,000 heart transplants; New Jersey’s only Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program and a Valve Center that performs complex cardiac valve procedures, including minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVRs). The Newark Beth Israel robotic surgery program is the most experienced in northern New Jersey. The Frederick B. Cohen, MD, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and the new Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Breast Health Center provide seamless integration of cancer prevention, specialized care and treatment options
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ), located at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, cares for children from birth through adolescence, with more than 30 specialized pediatric services including New Jersey’s largest Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders; and the Children’s Heart Center that offers a complete range of medical and surgical treatments for the most complex cardiac abnormalities. Children’s Hospital of New Jersey also includes a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a Level IV Regional Perinatal Center that offers New Jersey’s only Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) therapy; and the highest level of intensive care for both mothers and newborns.
About Spirit of Children: At the heart of Spirit Halloween is the Spirit of Children program which focuses on making hospitals less scary for kids and their families. Since its inception in 2006, Spirit of Children has brought smiles, laughter and a much needed escape to thousands of pediatric patients in 139 hospitals across the United States and Canada. One hundred percent of the money collected each year is given directly to the local Child Life Departments at partner hospitals, such as Children’s Hospital of NJ at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Spirit of Children’s goal is to raise $8 million this year, bringing its total contribution total to more than $37 million since the program’s inception. Spirit encourages customers to head to their local Spirit Halloween store or visit online to make a difference in a child’s life today.
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