enCourage Kids Foundation Donate Disney-Themed Band-Aids To SUNY Downstate Child Life Program
Mar 12, 2019
The enCourage Kids Foundation recently donated nearly 25,000 Disney-themed, colorful
character Johnson & Johnson Band-aid brand bandages to the Child Life Program in the
Department of Pediatrics of SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s University Hospital of
Brooklyn. The band-aids will be used for children in the Pediatrics Unit as needed
to help put smiles on their faces.
“Hospitals can be scary places for children; any chance to bring comfort to them is
critical to their healing,” said Child Life Program Director Lisa Smith. “Familiar characters like Simba and Pumbaa help to comfort them and put smiles on
their faces.”
“We are grateful to enCourage Kids Foundation and Johnson & Johnson and for their
generosity, and look forward to a long partnership with them,” said Pediatric Department Chairman Dr. Stephen Wadowski. “They understand the difficulties for children in hospitals and respond in simple
and effective ways; a band-aid always makes a child smile and feel better.”
About the enCourage Kids Foundation
Since 1985, enCourage Kids has helped humanize healthcare for children and their families
by resourcing impact-driven pediatric programs and supporting the Child Life Community.
Serving more than 400,000 children annually, our programs offer relief from the constant
burden of treatment, hospital stays, and doctor appointments, while also helping pediatric
facilities to meet the unique needs of their patients.
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Contact: Dawn S. Walker
917.439.9666 | 347.533.2071
dawn.walker@downstate.edu
About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is the borough's only academic medical center for health education, research, and patient care. It is a 342-bed facility serving the healthcare needs of New York City and Brooklyn's 2.6 million residents. University Hospital of Brooklyn (UHB) is Downstate's teaching hospital, backed by an outstanding medical school's expertise and world-class academic center research facilities. More than 800 physicians, representing 53 specialties and subspecialties—many of them ranked as tops in their fields—comprise Downstate's staff.
In addition to high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis (kidney diseases)—and offering the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn, among many other distinctive programs—Downstate also sponsors a major learning center for young children with developmental disorders and disabilities. In addition to UHB, Downstate comprises a College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, a School of Graduate Studies, a School of Public Health, and a multifaceted biotechnology initiative, including the Downstate Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT for early-stage and more mature companies, respectively. For more information, visit www.downstate.edu or follow us on Twitter at @sunydownstate.