What You Need To Know
- Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation will host its 6th Annual NICUSTRONG Walk at Van Saun Park in Paramus on Sunday, September 10, 2023.
- Proceeds from the event will support the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center.
Generous support from NICUSTRONG’s community of donors has funded innovative treatment, technology, and equipment; research and support for patients and families, including research into respiratory issues in premature babies at Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital and Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation; the purchase of life-like manikins to facilitate professional development for nurses; and social programs for our parents. This year, funds will support the Beads of Courage program, a program where beads are given to commemorate a patient’s achievement of milestones and moments of courage during the NICU journey. . and a new literacy initiative called Reach Out and Read, which will provide books to families to promote language development and family bonding.
Hackensack University has also partnered with the March of Dimes to implement its NICU Family Support Program®, which improves the patient experience by providing families with virtual and in-person access to caretaker education, ongoing quarterly team member education in patient-centered care, and ready access and support from March of Dimes experts. . It also provides families with access to the Compass by March of Dimes™ app as well as various print resources.
To participate in this year’s NICUSTRONG Walk visit GiveHMH.org/NICUSTRONG.