Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Celebrates Annual Holiday Cheer for Children Event

Rutgers Football Partners with Hospital to Donate 100 Coats to School Children

Newark, NJ (December 7, 2024) - Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children's Hospital of New Jersey celebrated its annual Holiday Cheer for Children event, delivering gifts and smiles to 100 Newark families.

Children from 8 local schools are selected to participate in the program. The children create wish lists that are delivered to the hospital and hospital employees volunteer to fulfill the wish lists, bringing the joy of the holiday season to the hospital and to the families who participate.

This year, as part of Chop4Change and in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers football donated 100 coats to the Newark Beth Israel Holiday Cheer for Children program, and several team members and their Mascot Sir Henry were on hand to deliver the gifts in person.

The Chop4Change initiative delivers 500 new coats to elementary and middle school children throughout the state of New Jersey.

Santa and Mrs. Claus came down from the North Pole to greet the families as they arrived to receive their gifts, joined by a cast of princesses including, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Milan, Belle, and Rey from Star Wars.

Participating schools included: Avon Avenue School, Hawthorne Avenue School, Chancellor Avenue School, KIPP, Luise A. Spencer School, JFK Highschool, Peshine Avenue School, and Belmont Runyon Elementary School.

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is a 665-bed regional care teaching hospital that provides comprehensive health care. Newark Beth Israel is a Top Teaching Hospital and home to one of the nation's top 15 heart transplant centers, which has performed more than 1,100 heart transplants. NBI has been designated a World's Best Hospital-USA by Newsweek and has six consecutive "A" grades for safety from The Leapfrog Group. The hospital has earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for acute coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure and ventricular assist device and is nationally accredited by the Commission on Cancer. Newark Beth Israel is home to RWJBarnabas Health's Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Program; New Jersey's only Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program and a Valve Center that performs complex cardiac valve procedures, including minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVRs). Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is also home to Children's Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ), which cares for children from birth through adolescence, with more than 30 specialized pediatric services including New Jersey's largest Valerie Fund Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders; and the Children's Heart Center that offers a complete range of medical and surgical treatments for the most complex cardiac abnormalities. The Newark Beth Israel robotic surgery program is the most experienced in northern New Jersey. RWJBarnabas Health and The Frederick B. Cohen, MD, Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Breast Health Center, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute - New Jersey's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center - brings a world class team of researchers and specialists to fight alongside you, providing close-to-home access to the latest treatment and clinical trials. Newark Beth Israel also offers many preventive health programs that promote wellness in the community, including The Beth Greenhouse, which provides access to fresh produce and health and wellness education to local residents.

Children's Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ), located at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, cares for children from birth through adolescence, with more than 30 specialized pediatric services including New Jersey's largest Valerie Fund Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders; and the Children's Heart Center that offers a complete range of medical and surgical treatments for the most complex cardiac abnormalities. Children's Hospital of New Jersey also includes a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a Level IV Regional Perinatal Center that offers Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) therapy; and the highest level of intensive care for both mothers and newborns.