First-ever Diabetes Camp Organized by Molly Center at Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital

With the summer wind-down came the end of the first-ever camp sponsored by the Molly Center for Children with Diabetes at the Wyckoff YMCA. The camp was organized by the Molly Center pediatric endocrinology team at Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center. The children's hospital - one of the two hospitals that make up Hackensack Meridian Children's Health - is nationally ranked and recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country for pediatric endocrinology care.

"A summer camp like this offers a unique experience for children living with diabetes, providing a safe, but also a supportive environment for fun and for managing their condition," said Dr. Shoshana Tell, Director of Pediatric Diabetes at the Molly Center.

In addition to playing games and taking part in other traditional camp activities, the children learned about diabetes management such as blood glucose monitoring and medication management.

The Molly Center for Children with Diabetes has a multidisciplinary team of certified diabetes educators, who are registered nurses and registered dieticians, a licensed clinical social worker, advanced practice nurses specializing in diabetes, and pediatric endocrinologists. In addition to clinical care, the Molly Center is proud to provide extensive patient education and programming, to help support families affected by diabetes.

The Hackensack Meridian Children's Health hospitals - Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital and K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center - are nationally ranked among the Top 50 hospitals in the country in Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology in the U.S. News & World Best Children's Hospital Report.