Bergen Charity Walk Will Help Premature Babies Live

PARAMUS, NJ — Proceeds from a charity walk Sunday will help give premature babies a better shot at life.

The first annual NICU STRONG Walk will be at Van Saun County Park at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. More than $90,000 was donated to the walk as of Friday afternoon.

The walk is hosted by the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Family Advisory Council to support vital equipment, patient, and family needs of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center.

The advisory council started NICU STRONG to represent the strength and bond the families, babies, and medical professionals share when a baby is born premature.

More than 900 infants are admitted to the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital annually. About 80 percent of them weigh less than three and a half pounds.

For more information about the NICU STRONG Walk or to make a donation, click here.

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