{"id":151562,"date":"2026-11-01T20:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T01:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=151562"},"modified":"2026-11-01T20:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T01:52:16","slug":"efferson-healths-lehigh-valley-nicu-babies-are-no-tricks-all-treats-this-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=151562","title":{"rendered":"Jefferson Health\u2019s Lehigh Valley NICU Babies Are \u2018No Tricks, All Treats\u2019 This Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>(Images provided courtesy of Jefferson Health)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Allentown, Pa. \u2014 Oct. 30, 2026 \u2014 <\/strong>While most costumed Halloween characters tend to be spooky, Jefferson Health\u2019s tiniest patients are proving that there are no tricks, only treats, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Staff at Jefferson\u2019s Lehigh Valley hospitals dressed the babies in adorable Halloween-themed outfits and presented commemorative keepsakes to their families.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-columns-3 su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-crop su-image-carousel-crop-4-3 su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-slides-style-default su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-center\" style=\"max-width:100%\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":false,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":true,\"pageDots\":true,\"autoPlay\":2000,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":true,\"selectedAttraction\":0.007,\"friction\":0.25}' id=\"su_image_carousel_6ae80b6bce5a9\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a 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300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Lehigh-Valley-Cedar-Crest-NICU_Halloween-Babies-17b.jpg?fit=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-16\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Lehigh-Valley-Cedar-Crest-NICU_Halloween-Babies-17b.jpg?fit=474%2C711&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Lehigh-Valley-Cedar-Crest-NICU_Halloween-Babies-17b.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Lehigh-Valley-Cedar-Crest-NICU_Halloween-Babies-17b.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_6ae80b6bce5a9_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_6ae80b6bce5a9\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_6ae80b6bce5a9_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_6ae80b6bce5a9_script\");if(su_image_carousel_6ae80b6bce5a9_script){su_image_carousel_6ae80b6bce5a9_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_6ae80b6bce5a9_script);}<\/script>\n<p>This annual tradition provides parents and caregivers a welcome moment of joy, normalcy and celebration during a stressful and challenging time. It reflects the compassion and support NICU teams provide while creating cherished memories that last long after the infants go home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Jefferson\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jefferson is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. More than 65,000 people strong, Jefferson is dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow&#8217;s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic\/programmatic, clinical and applied research. <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3950520-1&amp;h=3512320939&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.jefferson.edu%252F%26data%3D05%257C01%257CAngela.Showell%2540jefferson.edu%257C673e1607452d4029553308db62bc903f%257C55a89906c710436bbc444c590cb67c4a%257C0%257C0%257C638212334228975351%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3D7iMQ6V6sMcJ3yBHG%252FSt9Jpd4bGY9m0%252BAco9WP9U5oWw%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;a=Thomas+Jefferson+University\">Thomas Jefferson University<\/a>, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, the College of Business, the College of Fashion &amp; Textiles, and the College of Architecture, Design &amp; Engineering, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 11 colleges and one school offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,700 students. <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3950520-1&amp;h=2726107320&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.jeffersonhealth.org%252Fhome%26data%3D05%257C01%257CAngela.Showell%2540jefferson.edu%257C673e1607452d4029553308db62bc903f%257C55a89906c710436bbc444c590cb67c4a%257C0%257C0%257C638212334228975351%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DrTZbBgF7vJThPl2AyZ0URiy2vzK%252FMGBCK9oCfnCIjEI%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;a=Jefferson+Health\">Jefferson Health<\/a>, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit healthcare systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 33 hospital campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3950520-1&amp;h=757118008&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.healthpartnersplans.com%252F%26data%3D05%257C01%257CAngela.Showell%2540jefferson.edu%257C673e1607452d4029553308db62bc903f%257C55a89906c710436bbc444c590cb67c4a%257C0%257C0%257C638212334228975351%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DOPutlxWHBD0yUuQAAIXqbjs9AEK4%252B0xOE2JwFSR4rcE%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;a=Jefferson+Health+Plans\">Jefferson Health Plans<\/a> is a not-for-profit managed healthcare organization offering a broad range of health coverage options to more than 400,000 members for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMary Wascavage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Images provided courtesy of Jefferson Health) Allentown, Pa. \u2014 Oct. 30, 2026 \u2014 While most costumed Halloween characters tend to be spooky, Jefferson Health\u2019s tiniest patients are proving that there are no tricks, only treats, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Staff at Jefferson\u2019s Lehigh Valley hospitals dressed the babies in adorable Halloween-themed outfits &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=151562\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jefferson Health\u2019s Lehigh Valley NICU Babies Are \u2018No Tricks, All Treats\u2019 This Halloween<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\r\n\r\n{excerpt}\r\n\r\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/jefferson-babies.jpg?fit=672%2C372&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=151562"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151579,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151562\/revisions\/151579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/151569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=151562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=151562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=151562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}