{"id":4331,"date":"2019-04-24T15:57:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T15:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?p=4331"},"modified":"2019-04-24T18:14:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T18:14:52","slug":"jamaica-hospital-and-resorts-world-casino-executives-celebrate-drop-everything-and-read-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-and-resorts-world-casino-executives-celebrate-drop-everything-and-read-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica Hospital and Resorts World Casino Executives Celebrate \u201cDrop Everything and Read Day\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\" share_url=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-and-resorts-world-casino-executives-celebrate-drop-everything-and-read-day\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4333\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-joe-devito-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"180\" \/>An average day for Michelle Stoddart, Director of\u00a0 PR and Community Relations; May Uri, Vice President of Human Resources; Joe DeVito, Director of Player Development at Resorts World Casino New York City involves long hours filled with planning and executing business objectives. Due to their hectic schedules, time is extremely valuable and scarce.<\/p>\n<p>However, on April 12<sup>th<\/sup>, in celebration of National Drop Everything and Read Day (D.E A.R. Day) the executives dropped everything on their busy schedules to join Jamaica Hospital Medical Center\u2019s leadership in dedicating their time to read books to children staying in the hospital\u2019s Pediatric Unit.\u00a0 Also joining the group were reporters from NY1 News, the Queens Chronicle and Queens Courier newspapers.<\/p>\n<p>National Drop Everything and Read Day is an observance devoted to events and activities that encourage the love of reading among children. \u00a0Adults and children participating in D.E.A.R. Day are asked to take at least 30 minutes out of their routines to dive into a good book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know firsthand how important story time and other fun activities are to children admitted to our hospital.\u00a0 Our Pediatric team aims to create an environment that makes children feel at home. A Child Life Specialist is on staff to ensure a positive experience by facilitating recreational and educational activities.\u201d stated Bruce J. Flanz, President and CEO of Jamaica Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrop Everything and Read Day shines a spotlight on the importance of reading and we were excited to put down our work for a day, pick up some great books and share the experience with these inspirational children,\u201d said Scott Molina, President of Resorts World.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to reading stories on D.E.A.R Day, executives from Resorts World toured Jamaica Hospital\u2019s Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department to view newly installed wall mounted, activity centers donated by the casino.\u00a0 \u00a0The pediatric activity centers are designed to help develop children\u2019s motor and sensory systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for the donation of the pediatric activity centers.\u00a0 Our team will utilize these tools to engage children in play and help ease their anxieties,\u201d said Jamaica Hospital Child Life Specialist Tracey Kunj-Ramen.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4331 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-and-resorts-world-casino-executives-celebrate-drop-everything-and-read-day\/resorts-world-casino-13\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-13.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-13-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-13-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-and-resorts-world-casino-executives-celebrate-drop-everything-and-read-day\/resorts-world-casino-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-8.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-8-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-8-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-and-resorts-world-casino-executives-celebrate-drop-everything-and-read-day\/resorts-world-casino-12\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"951\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-12.jpg 951w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-12-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-12-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/resorts-world-casino-12-431x300.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>To read more about our D.E.A.R. Day event at Jamaica Hospital, please click the following links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/story\/2019\/04\/15\/jamaica-hospital-and-resorts-world-casino-executives-help-kids-drop-everything-and-read\/\">https:\/\/qns.com\/story\/2019\/04\/15\/jamaica-hospital-and-resorts-world-casino-executives-help-kids-drop-everything-and-read\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qchron.com\/editions\/queenswide\/resorts-world-comes-up-aces-for-sick-kids\/article_98f93701-883a-5139-a861-1aead0881e02.html\">https:\/\/www.qchron.com\/editions\/queenswide\/resorts-world-comes-up-aces-for-sick-kids\/article_98f93701-883a-5139-a861-1aead0881e02.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareAn average day for Michelle Stoddart, Director of\u00a0 PR and Community Relations; May Uri, Vice President of Human Resources; Joe DeVito, Director of Player Development at Resorts World Casino New York City involves long hours filled with planning and executing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-and-resorts-world-casino-executives-celebrate-drop-everything-and-read-day\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4331"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4356,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4331\/revisions\/4356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}