Nathan Littauer’s Pediatric Patients Will
Receive a Teddy on Valentine’s Day

GLOVERSVILLE, NY – Pediatric patients who present to Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home’s Emergency Department (Emergency Room) will be given Valentine’s Day teddy bears, thanks to Davin Healthcare. A nurse-founded and employee-owned company assisting in strategies of healthcare workforce shortages; Davin Healthcare donated ten teddy bears to Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home. “We are a staffing partner with Nathan Littauer, and this Valentine’s day, we wanted the pediatric patients to feel some love,” said Davin Healthcare Events and Engagement Coordinator Emily Cooper. “We wanted to do something nice for our younger patients who present in Emergency Rooms.”

Nathan Littauer staff holding the donated teddy bears, pictured with Davin Healthcare’s Emily Cooper (right.)

Cooper arrived at Nathan Littauer Hospital’s Emergency Room (ER), and greeted Nathan Littauer staff with a donation of ten teddy bears, intended for Littauer nurses to gift them to pediatric patients. Nathan Littauer Emergency Department Manager Kerry Button, RN, BSN, said, “This is a wonderful gesture of Davin Healthcare and a great idea for our pediatric patients, which will surely put a smile on their faces.”

Nursing Supervisor of Third Floor MED/SURG, Donna Sanders, RN, said “We’re thankful to Davin Healthcare for the thoughtful donation. Unfortunately, we have pediatric patients who come in to our ER, and the teddy bears will certainly help them feel a little bit better about their visit with us.”

Nathan Littauer Hospital was one of many hospitals to receive teddy bears. “We donated 500 teddy bears across the U.S., and really just wanted to help our younger patients smile on Valentine’s Day.” Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home thanks Davin Healthcare for the kind donation and for thinking of its pediatric patients on Valentine’s Day!

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About Nathan Littauer

Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home is a full-service, 74-bed acute care hospital with an 84-bed skilled nursing home. Since 1894, Nathan Littauer has provided safe, high-quality health and wellness services with a focus on securing appropriate new technologies for people residing in Upstate New York. Over the years, the hospital has expanded its services in order to offer health care that is comprehensive, accessible, and relevant to the needs of the communities they serve.  More information can be found by visiting www.nlh.org.