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Valley Hospital Hosts Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Reunion Circus

The annual event reunites parents and children from the Tri-state area with the physicians and nurses who cared for them.

Neonatologist Michelle Lasker, M.D.; Director of Neonatology Carly Pané, M.D.; and Neonatologist Beth Benjamin, M.D.  Standing 4th from left are Neonatologist Frank Manginello, M.D., FAAP, and Neonatologist Christiana Farkouh-Karoleski, M.D.
Neonatologist Michelle Lasker, M.D.; Director of Neonatology Carly Pané, M.D.; and Neonatologist Beth Benjamin, M.D. Standing 4th from left are Neonatologist Frank Manginello, M.D., FAAP, and Neonatologist Christiana Farkouh-Karoleski, M.D. (Valley Hospital)

RIDGEWOOD, NJ - The Valley Hospital recently hosted its annual Reunion Party for children who had been cared for in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

This heavily attended annual event, which was held at Valley's Center for Health and Wellness in Mahwah, reunited parents and children from the Tri-state area with the physicians and nurses who cared for them.

The party included fun-filled activities for the children, such as joining in magic act, and dancing and playing instruments with a musician. It also offered the chance for parents to catch up with each other and the medical and nursing staff.

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