2012 Holiday Cards Designed by Pediatric Patients at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital

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Dec 07, 2012, 10:41 ET

Purchase your holiday cards now and help support hospitalized kids and their families throughout the year.

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Celebrate the season - and help St. Joseph's Children's Hospital patients and families - by sending holiday greeting cards designed by the hospital's pediatric patients and youth volunteers. These colorful holiday cards are the perfect choice to send greetings to friends, family members and business associates.

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All proceeds benefit Child Life programs at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, which is the third largest children's hospital in Florida and provides more acute medical and surgical pediatric care than all other hospitals in Hillsborough County. Child Life Specialists use creative expression, therapeutic play and education in an effort to reduce the impact of a hospital stay. Services provided by St. Joseph's Children's Hospital's Child Life team include:

Activities in playrooms, teen lounges and at the bedside
Organized events, such as trick-or-treating at Halloween, Christmas Eve parties and Prom
Psychological preparation for medical tests, procedures and surgeries
Pet therapy
Sibling support groups
Grief support for patients and siblings

To help support such programs, look for Christmas, Hanukkah and general holiday cards sold in packets of 10 cards/10 envelopes for just $10 a pack. Bulk and custom imprinting orders also are available. To see the full catalog of cards available and to purchase your cards online, please visit sjhospitalfoundation.org. For more information, please call the St. Joseph's Hospitals Foundation at (813) 872-0979.

About St. Joseph's Children's Hospital
As Tampa's first dedicated children's hospital, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital is designed to meet the unique needs of children and their families by providing high-tech pediatric health care in a family-centered, child-friendly environment. Part of the BayCare Health System, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital is the third largest children's hospital in Florida, providing more acute medical and surgical pediatric care than all other hospitals in Hillsborough County.

About BayCare Health System
BayCare Health System is a leading community-based health system in the Tampa Bay area. Composed of a network of 10 not-for-profit hospitals, outpatient facilities and services such as imaging, lab, behavioral health and home health care, BayCare provides expert medical care throughout a patient's lifetime. With more than 200 access points conveniently located throughout Tampa Bay, BayCare connects patients to a complete range of preventive, diagnostic and treatment services for any health care need. For more information, visit BayCare on the Web at BayCare.org.

SOURCE BayCare Health System