{"id":32829,"date":"2025-11-01T01:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T01:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/32829\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T01:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T01:41:13","slug":"children-treated-to-halloween-spectacular-at-miller-childrens-womens-hospital-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/32829\/","title":{"rendered":"Children treated to Halloween spectacular at Miller Children\u2019s &#038; Women\u2019s Hospital \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of children at MemorialCare\u2019s Miller Children\u2019s &amp; Women\u2019s Hospital in Long Beach were treated to a thrilling event to celebrate Halloween on Friday, Oct. 31.<\/p>\n<p>Donning costumes ranging from princess to superheroes, the children were escorted by the Long Beach Fire Department through the hospital\u2019s event hall \u2014 which had been transformed into a frighteningly fun Halloween haunt \u2014 to trick-or-treat, meet their favorite characters, get face paintings, and more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sophia Velazquez, center, along with her mom Mayra Cardenas, in...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Sophia Velazquez, center, along with her mom Mayra Cardenas, in the back, pose for a photo with Alayna Davis, left and Karin Fucc During a Halloween celebration at Miller Children\u2019s and Women\u2019s Hospital in Long Beach on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.  (Photo by Scott Smeltzer\/Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rebeca Orantes, left, a music therapist, speaks with Zaria Zaldana,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MEMORIAL-HALLOWEEN-1031-ss-5.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rebeca Orantes, left, a music therapist, speaks with Zaria Zaldana, 3, during a Halloween celebration at Miller Children\u2019s and Women\u2019s Hospital in Long Beach  on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.  (Photo by Scott Smeltzer\/Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Abir Shrestha, 3, gets a high five from Darth Vader...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MEMORIAL-HALLOWEEN-1031-ss-9.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abir Shrestha, 3, gets a high five from Darth Vader and a Storm Trooper, as his dad Rahul Shrestha watches during a Halloween celebration at Miller Children\u2019s and Women\u2019s Hospital in Long Beach  on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.  (Photo by Scott Smeltzer\/Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Frankie Pi\u00f1on, gets a high five from a Storm Trooper...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MEMORIAL-HALLOWEEN-1031-ss-4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Frankie Pi\u00f1on, gets a high five from a Storm Trooper during a Halloween celebration at Miller Children\u2019s and Women\u2019s Hospital in Long Beach  on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.  (Photo by Scott Smeltzer\/Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jalen Thompson, 10, gets a high five from Spider Man...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MEMORIAL-HALLOWEEN-1031-ss-7.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jalen Thompson, 10, gets a high five from Spider Man during a Halloween celebration at Miller Children\u2019s and Women\u2019s Hospital in Long Beach  on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.  (Photo by Scott Smeltzer\/Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Victoria Hernandez, 4, left, interacts with Long Beach Firefighter Connor...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MEMORIAL-HALLOWEEN-1031-ss-6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Victoria Hernandez, 4, left, interacts with Long Beach Firefighter Connor Swearingen, and Mariel Diramos, center, during a Halloween celebration at Miller Children\u2019s and Women\u2019s Hospital in Long Beach  on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.  (Photo by Scott Smeltzer\/Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Eliana Martins, 15-months-old, and her mother Maddalena Dipietro, interact with...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MEMORIAL-HALLOWEEN-1031-ss-8.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eliana Martins, 15-months-old, and her mother Maddalena Dipietro, interact with Baymax, a character from the movie \u201cBig Hero 6\u201d during a Halloween celebration at Miller Children\u2019s and Women\u2019s Hospital in Long Beach  on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.  (Photo by Scott Smeltzer\/Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Melanie Gonzalez, left, attempts to pop bubbles at a booth...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LPT-L-MEMORIAL-HALLOWEEN-1031-ss-3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Melanie Gonzalez, left, attempts to pop bubbles at a booth as Long Beach Firefighter Bryan Presetti and Araceli Aviles, watch, during a Halloween celebration at Miller Children\u2019s and Women\u2019s Hospital in Long Beach  on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.  (Photo by Scott Smeltzer\/Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 8<\/p>\n<p>Sophia Velazquez, center, along with her mom Mayra Cardenas, in the back, pose for a photo with Alayna Davis, left and Karin Fucc During a Halloween celebration at Miller Children\u2019s and Women\u2019s Hospital in Long Beach on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.  (Photo by Scott Smeltzer\/Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAround this time of year, many children attend Halloween events or go trick-or-treating,\u201d MemorialCare said in a news release. \u201c(The) program aims to bring joy and a sense of normalcy for patients undergoing treatment by creating these festivities for them and their families to participate in and create unique holiday memories.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dozens of children at MemorialCare\u2019s Miller Children\u2019s &amp; Women\u2019s Hospital in Long Beach were treated to a thrilling&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,179,585,23,131,133,132,137,100,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-32829","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-community","10":"tag-halloween","11":"tag-local-news","12":"tag-long-beach","13":"tag-long-beach-headlines","14":"tag-long-beach-news","15":"tag-los-angeles-county","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-top-stories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}