Nurses Create Christmas Magic for Hospital’s Smallest Patients

DETROIT — Santa Claus made a special stop at Henry Ford Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), bringing holiday magic to the tiniest patients.

Nurses dressed the babies in festive outfits and decorated their beds with garlands, flannels, and ornaments to create a winter wonderland fit for a photo shoot with St. Nick. The photos and videos are debuting today on Henry Ford Health social media channels. For many of these newborns spending their first Christmas in the hospital, the tradition ensures families still experience the joy of the season.

This annual visit with Santa is just one way the Henry Ford Health team members bring comfort and cheer to patients and families in the health system's hospitals in Metro Detroit, Jackson, and Grand Blanc during the holidays.

Media may download photos of Santa's visit to the Henry Ford Hospital NICU here. Video is available here. Please courtesy Henry Ford Health. 

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