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Courtesy, Asbury Park Press, a Gannett Co. newspaper.
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Fund patients wanted their visits to the new Children's Hospital
at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch to seem like a day
at the beach.
The March 18 dedication showed off that vision, according to
a hospital news release.
The young patients were asked what they wanted to see when they
came for treatment of cancer and blood disorders.
They came up with a beach theme, because the hospital is so
close to the real beach. The treatment rooms reflect surfers,
boats, waves and the like.
The package is "enchanting and whimsical environment of treatment
rooms, waiting rooms, consult and play rooms, computer and educational
spaces for patients and their families," the hospital said.
It has an infusion theater, with plasma-screen TV for a movielike
experience. There also is a "soda shop," computer and educational
space.
The Valerie Fund is the largest and most advanced pediatric
oncology and hematology fund in the country, according to the
hospital. Monmouth is one of seven fund hospitals in New Jersey
that treat more than 5,000 children every year.
The release credits Marjorie Tedesco with being a donor who
was the driving force behind the renovation. The children painted
a mural at the center in recognition of her generosity.
Dawn Allynne, a recording artist from Long Branch, helped dedicate
the resource center.
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