10th Annual Big Steps for Little Feet Walk Helps to Raise Funds for the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Regional Newborn Center

More than 300 walkers, including graduates of the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation Regional Newborn Center (RNC), recently joined together on the Long Branch promenade for the 10th annual Big Steps for Little Feet Walk to benefit RNC at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center.

Underwritten by Pediatrix Medical Group, the event raised more than $85,000 to support the RNC, which specializes in care for high-risk premature and critically ill newborns. In addition to family-friendly entertainment, activities for children and light refreshments, retired NJ Devils’ defenseman Colin White lent his support, signing autographs and posing for pictures.

As the first level III NICU in New Jersey and one of the nation’s best in terms of survival rates, the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation Regional Newborn Center at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medial Center provides specialized care for more than 500 babies annually – including those weighing less than a pound and born at just 24 weeks gestation. Staff members include board-certified neonatologists, specially trained nurse practitioners and neonatal nurses, therapists, social workers, technologists and a broad-range of subspecialists including pediatric surgeons and radiologists.

For more information about the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation Regional Newborn Center at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, call 732.923.7250 www.barnabashealth.org/monmouth.

PHOTO: Graduates of the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation Regional Newborn Center at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital and their families with retired NJ Devils’ defenseman Colin White.

About Monmouth Medical Center

Located in Long Branch, N.J., Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, along with The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, is one of New Jersey's largest academic medical centers and has been a teaching affiliate of Philadelphia’s Drexel University College of Medicine for more than 40 years. From its earliest days, Monmouth Medical Center has been a leader in surgical advancement and has introduced many technological firsts to the region, including robotic surgery and other minimally invasive techniques. Monmouth Medical Center is the only hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties to receive an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization of employer purchasers of health care and the nation’s leading experts on patient safety. It is one of eight New Jersey hospitals to receive a four-star rating from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the highest hospital rating in the state.