Nurses and staff wanted to bring Halloween to their pediatric patients. They decided that decorating pumpkins was the perfect way to spend the spooky season.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – No one wants to be in the hospital on vacation, but Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children employees are making Halloween a little better for their patients.
This year, the Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children celebrates Halloween in a special way. Nurses and staff wanted to bring Halloween to their pediatric patients and they decided that decorating pumpkins was the perfect way to spend the spooky season.
Cheryl Case with HH Women & Children said, “It’s just a fun way to show our employees’ creativity, lighten the mood and have fun around the holidays.”
Some staff members even wore costumes, including two nurses dressed as Salt & Pepa. Nicole and Heather both work in the Labor and Delivery Department. Heather Provence says, “We’re a duo… we come together, we run the same sister units together. We were like, you know what, we’re a team. We had to be a team suit.”
And the pumpkins were just as exciting as the costumes. Case explains, “Every time we can offer a fun activity it just eases the mind, and being a childcare center we want to make sure we have fun while still taking care of our patients.
And of course the staff wanted to amuse their patients with their pumpkin decorating skills… but this was also a competition. Visitors and staff were allowed to vote for the pumpkin design they liked best. Cheryl Case says: “You can tell by all the pumpkins that our employees are very creative. They make sure they are really focused on their department and specific to their area. So we are very lucky. Not only are they great caregivers, they are very creative.”
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