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News Media Advisory
July 31, 2006
'Walk the Red Carpet' for the 22nd Annual Neonatal Care Unit Reunion Party
| WHAT: | Join us for University of Colorado Hospital's 22nd annual Neonatal Care Unit Graduate Reunion Party, where staff, parents and children will gather for a Hollywood-themed celebration of life. Participants will enjoy entertainment, games, a barbecue, train rides and other activities. |
| WHO: | Hospital nursing staff will play host to more than 75 families from Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska who once had children in the neonatal care unit for more than a month. Guests will include former patients of all ages who were born prematurely or under other challenging medical circumstances that required intensive and extended hospital care. |
| WHEN: | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5 |
| WHERE: | University of Colorado Hospital, 4200 E. Ninth Ave., Denver, east of the main hospital, just outside the Wall Street Deli. |
| VISUALS: | Photo Op: Former patients of all ages, from infants to 50-year-old twins, will join together to celebrate their accomplishments and will to survive. They will walk a red carpet flanked by Oscar-like statuettes. |
Editor's note: To arrange an interview with a former patient or family on the day of the event, please contact Yvonne Small at (303) 917-2076.