Empress Emergency Medical Services Brings Santa & His Elves to the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center

 
YONKERS, N.Y. - Dec. 23, 2013 - PRLog -- This past Friday, December 20, 2013, Matthew and Michael Minerva, along with the Empress Emergency Medical Services team, once again returned with Santa and his elves to deliver gifts to the children of the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center. This is the second consecutive year that Empress has donated and distributed presents to our residents.

Santa and his elves made sure to stop in each of the 14 classrooms of the Yonkers campus of the John A. Coleman School, which serves the residents of the Pediatric Center. “We love visiting the kids here,” said Matthew Minerva, Vice President of Empress. “It’s one of the most special places we visit throughout the year,” he added.

Michael Minerva, Senior Vice President of Empress, expressed a similar sentiment. “Empress greatly values the relationship we have with the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center. Our staff look forward to coming here during this time of year to put smiles on all of the kids’ faces.”

About the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center

The Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center is a not-for-profit, pediatric specialty nursing facility, serving children from infancy through age 21, who are among the most medically complex children in New York State. The Pediatric Center, which is a 137-bed and 165,000-square-foot complex located in Yonkers, just celebrated its 25th year of service. This state-of-the-art, child-centered building is the only LEED Gold certified “green” pediatric facility in the country. Children come to us with serious medical and neurological challenges including, but not limited to: premature birth complications; cerebral palsy; congenital heart disease; chronic lung disease; chromosome, metabolic and respiratory disorders; muscular and neurological diseases; and immunodeficiency syndromes. We provide comprehensive healthcare, rehabilitation and special education services to all our residents. Learn more about the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center at setonpediatric.org and find us on Facebook at facebook.com/setonpediatric.

About the John A. Coleman School

The John A. Coleman School, with campuses in White Plains and Yonkers, provides community and center-based special education and therapeutic programs to children from birth to 21 years of age from over 50 school districts in Westchester, Putnam, the Bronx and Manhattan.  The Yonkers Campus serves the residents of the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, a nationally recognized pediatric long term care facility. The Coleman School has been recognized for the last six years as a School of Excellence by the National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) and is regionally known for its comprehensive evaluation component, early intervention services and inclusive nursery school, Children’s Place.  The Coleman School serves over 900 children and their families.  Learn more about the John A. Coleman School at setonpediatric.org/john-coleman-school and find us on Facebook at facebook.com/jacschool.

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