NICU babies receive handmade red hats for Valentine’s Day
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PLAINS TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Newborns in Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) received a message of love for their very first Valentine’s Day. The hospital’s tiniest patients and their families were the recipients of more than 120 tiny hand-knit hats adorned with hearts, made by a small group of local volunteers.
Geisinger’s Auxiliary sought volunteers to donate knit or crochet hats for American Heart Month in February. Among them, was Donna Strubert of Madisonville, whose son Curtis spent seven weeks in Community Medical Center’s, now Geisinger Community Medical Center, former NICU 30 years ago.
“I remember seeing women sitting in the NICU knitting hats for babies,” said Strubert. “As a parent whose newborn was in the hospital, that little bit meant so much.”
GWV’s NICU cares for approximately 250 critically ill and premature newborns each year. The 13-bed unit is the only NICU in Luzerne county.
Geisinger’s Auxiliary sought volunteers to donate knit or crochet hats for American Heart Month in February. Among them, was Donna Strubert of Madisonville, whose son Curtis spent seven weeks in Community Medical Center’s, now Geisinger Community Medical Center, former NICU 30 years ago.
“I remember seeing women sitting in the NICU knitting hats for babies,” said Strubert. “As a parent whose newborn was in the hospital, that little bit meant so much.”
GWV’s NICU cares for approximately 250 critically ill and premature newborns each year. The 13-bed unit is the only NICU in Luzerne county.
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