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Newark, NJ -- On Thursday, June 4, pediatric patients at Children’s Hospital of New Jersey (CHNJ) at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center were surprised with a visit from members of the Newark Bears professional baseball team.
Newark Bears pitchers and fielders Keith Foulke, Ryan Bukvich, Tim Bittner, Anthony Manuel and Charlton Jimerson, and Bears mascots Ruppert and Effa, visited patients on the pediatric unit at CHNJ. The players went from room to room making visits to the bedside, and then posed for photos in the Playroom.
The players also held a "Bears Care" program. Each pediatric patient received Bear’s signed baseballs, a stuffed bear, a lunchbox, and every family was given tickets to a game.
“It was wonderful for the Bears to visit and a treat for siblings and parents to also receive game tickets,” said Anne Reilly, Director of Child Life at CHNJ. “Families appreciate the smiles that the Bears bring to their hospitalized child.”
The Newark Bears, a two-time championship team that is part of the 8-team independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs, have been playing at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium in the heart of Newark since 1999.
For More Information
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, a 673-bed regional care teaching hospital, provides comprehensive health care to its local communities and is a major referral and treatment center for the northern New Jersey metropolitan area. With more than 800 physicians, 3,200 employees and 150 volunteers, the Medical Center has over 300,000 outpatient visits and 25,000 admissions annually. Children's Hospital of New Jersey is the state's premier hospital caring for children, with specialized services to treat ill and injured children from newborn to adolescent years as well as preventive programs. The main phone number for Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, located at 201 Lyons Avenue at Osborne Terrace in Newark, is (973) 926-7000, or visit www.barnabashealth.org. For physician referral information, please call 1-888-724-7123.
Date: June 9, 2009
Contact: Beth Salamon
(973) 322-4926
Public Relations Department
Saint Barnabas Health Care System
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