As part of the National Governors Association annual meeting, being hosted this year by Governor Jack Markell and his wife Carla, the First Spouses were invited to a day at Nemours. Starting with a tour of the Shands Medical Director's House, more than 15 First Ladies toured the Nemours Mansion and Gardens. Following lunch, the dignitaries spent time with current Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children patients in Child Life, a program designed to meet the social and emotional needs of children during hospitalization. Necklace making, t-shirt painting, jewelry box design, billiards and video games rounded out the day.
First Ladies Visit Child Life at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
About Nemours
Nemours is an internationally recognized children’s health system that owns and operates the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, along with major pediatric specialty clinics in Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. In 2012, it will open the full-service Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida.
Established as The Nemours Foundation through the legacy and philanthropy of
Alfred I. du Pont, Nemours offers pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention programs to all families in the communities it serves.