From the left, Kelly Manganaro, Santa Claus, Taisha Figueroa, Julissa Irizarry, 6, Claudette Hill, and Meagan Sills, president of Northwell’s Staten Island University Hospital at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee, is being honored with a Day of Surprises. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

From the left, Kelly Manganaro, Santa Claus, Taisha Figueroa, Julissa Irizarry, 6, Claudette Hill, and Meagan Sills, president of Northwell’s Staten Island University Hospital at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee, is being honored with a Day of Surprises. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoJulissa Irrizarry, 6, granddaughter of Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, receives an American Girl doll at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

Julissa Irrizarry, 6, granddaughter of Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, receives an American Girl doll at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoTaisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, arrives at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston with her granddaughter, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, arrives at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston with her granddaughter, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoTaisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, with her daughter, Tiffany Irrizarry, and grandchildren, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, and Matthew Reyes, 4, at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, with her daughter, Tiffany Irrizarry, and grandchildren, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, and Matthew Reyes, 4, at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoMatthew Reyes, 4, grandson of Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, meets Santa Claus at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

Matthew Reyes, 4, grandson of Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, meets Santa Claus at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoFrom the left, Tiffany Irizarry, Matthew Reyes, 4, Ralph Rivera, and Julissa Irizarry, 6, join Taisha Figueroa for a photo with Santa Claus at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Figueroa is a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

From the left, Tiffany Irizarry, Matthew Reyes, 4, Ralph Rivera, and Julissa Irizarry, 6, join Taisha Figueroa for a photo with Santa Claus at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Figueroa is a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoTaisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, helps her granddaughter, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, open gifts at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Look on is Claudette Hill from the hospital's Community and Population Health Team. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, helps her granddaughter, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, open gifts at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Look on is Claudette Hill from the hospital’s Community and Population Health Team. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoTaisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, helps her granddaughter, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, open gifts at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, helps her granddaughter, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, open gifts at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoJulissa Irrizarry, 6, granddaughter of Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, receives an American Girl doll at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

Julissa Irrizarry, 6, granddaughter of Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, receives an American Girl doll at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoTaisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, with her granddaughter, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, and Santa Claus at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, with her granddaughter, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, and Santa Claus at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoMatthew Reyes, 4, grandson of Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, meets Santa Claus at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

Matthew Reyes, 4, grandson of Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, meets Santa Claus at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoTaisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, arrives at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston with her granddaughter, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Day of Surprises 2025

Taisha Figueroa, a Northwell Staten Island University Hospital employee who is being honored with a Day of Surprises, arrives at the DeMartino Christmas House in Charleston with her granddaughter, Julissa Irrizarry, 6, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get Photo