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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">We’re excited to announce our upcoming
<b>2026</b> <b>Patient Experience Awards</b> for inpatient and ambulatory. Date of awards will be sent out soon.
<b>Take a moment to click the </b></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B0F0;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.gle/MGVj6yDRscqZVQmt9__;!!GobTDDpD7A!LxDaUlG-kbfLB-UhuHMUoY8p1q6ts6hITNWWYrs01bWELtpGt1qEFCf_FnjDMus_xnO0FBWVpz-4egTe5OmGn3ZFMTIjMw$"><span style="color:#00B0F0">LINK</span></a>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">and vote</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> for someone who goes above and beyond to create exceptional experiences. ***
<b>Nomination deadline is 4/10.</b><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Tomorrow is our <b>
final Child Life Month theme day</b> — break out your <b>grooviest duds</b> and help us end the month in style!<br>
Please feel free to send along any other <b>theme day photos from this month</b> as well.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Note: Tomorrow’s Wellness Wednesday with Child Life is canceled.
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Looking ahead—</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#00B0F0">Next Monday is National Doctors’ Day!</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><br>
Don’t forget to snap a photo with one of our amazing doctors and send it my way!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">📧</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
<b>melicem@upstate.edu</b><br>
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">📱</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
<b>315‑885‑1861</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:fuchsia">Other upcoming events:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:fuchsia"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🖍</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">️ 3/31
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">– </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">National Crayon Day -
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Get creative—imagination encouraged! (You may need to dust off those old Halloween costumes
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😉</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">💙</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif"> 4/15
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">– </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">National Child Abuse Prevention Month -
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Wear blue to raise awareness—send pics of you or your team dressed in blue.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🐾</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif"> 4/9
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">–</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif"> National Pets Day
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">(4/11)<b> -
</b></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Show off your furry (or feathered!) friends—bonus points if you’re in the pic too. Don’t leave your “<i>out of the ordinary</i>” pets out either!
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🐍🐰</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🦜</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🐢</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🐷</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🐴</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">👯</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif"> 4/10
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">–</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif"> National Siblings Day -
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Do you and your sibling both work at Upstate? Let’s see those sibling shoutouts!</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">👯</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">♀</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">️
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">4/20 – National Look‑Alike Day</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> -
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Grab your work twin or real-life look‑alike and snap a pic!</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🦸</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">♀</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">️</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🦸</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">♂</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">️
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">4/28 – National Superhero Day</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> -
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Suit up in your favorite superhero gear—we know you’re already heroes!</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:fuchsia">Have a wonderful day, and thank you for helping make Child Life Month so special!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#156082">Mary Melice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Administrative</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt"> Assistant to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt">Kali Kearns, MHA, <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt">Administrator, Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt">Dina Mawson, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt">Director of Pediatric Business Operations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt">Jessica Giannino-Woodward, MHA,</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt">Director of Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Services</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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