Join the Fun!
Sunday, April 20, 2024 | 11am – 1pm
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital invites all NICU graduates and their families for a fun reunion picnic! Reunite with your UF Health neonatology care team and enjoy an afternoon of food, games, music and more! Registration is required for this event.
For close to 25 years, the UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital has hosted an annual reunion for graduates of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Each year, approximately 50-100 children and their families return to the reunion to see the nurses, physicians, therapists, and staff who cared for them. Families also enjoy visiting with other families they may have met during the time their infant was in the NICU. Funding and contributions for the events have come from various sources over the years and donations are always welcomed.
Typically, there are games, refreshments, informational booths from different sponsors and organizations, and special visits from local celebrities such as the Florida Gator Mascots Albert and Alberta. Flyers are placed in UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, the Alachua County Health Department, and local pediatric offices. The UF Health public relations office often coordinates newspaper advertisements as well as radio and television spots. Additionally, families registering with the March of Dimes NICU Family Support Group will receive e-mail notifications about the reunion. For additional information, please contact our neonatal social worker at (352) 265-0033.
Event coverage from recent years can be viewed at the following links:
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