On the holiday, UCLA staff set up different booths and dressed up in a number of costumes for patients, with patients being able to take part in trick-or-treating in their own garb. The hospital’s main garden turned into a Halloween hangout for the children and staff alike.
“It’s really great to see all the different departments come out and set stuff up and plan ahead and prepare for the kids,” UCLA Pediatrics Unit Director Amy Goldberg said. “The kids really enjoy [it], they look forward to coming down. We’ve been preparing them all week so that they can be ready and excited for today, and [we] love having them all here to do this.”
Goldberg added that the day serves as a “morale booster” for the costumed staff, with popular outfits for this year including the emotions of Disney’s “Inside Out” film and the wizards of Harry Potter. More importantly, though, the patients were able to feel “normal for a day,” Chief Medical Officer Philip Levin said…