{"id":39427,"date":"2013-12-11T23:30:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T04:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=39427"},"modified":"2013-12-11T23:30:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T04:30:57","slug":"santa-arrives-style-early-visit-patients-lutheran-childrens-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/12\/11\/santa-arrives-style-early-visit-patients-lutheran-childrens-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa arrives in style for an early visit to patients at Lutheran Children&#8217;s Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Lutheran Children's Hospital logo.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/Lutheran_Childrens_Hosp_logo.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from the Lutheran Children&#8217;s Hospital:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Santa Arrives in Style for an Early Visit to Patients at Lutheran Children&#8217;s Hospital<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Santa to be escorted courtesy of the Southwest Fire Department<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(December 10, 2013) &#8211; On Thursday, Dec. 12, Santa Claus will make a special appearance to willing and able pediatric patients receiving care at Lutheran Children&#8217;s Hospital, but he will arrive in an unusual fashion\u00e2\u20ac\u201dby fire truck. Firefighters from the Southwest Fire Department will escort Santa at 2:30 p.m. to the front circle turn at the hospital&#8217;s main entrance of Lutheran Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after his festive arrival on campus, Santa will be whisked upstairs to visit both outpatient and inpatient pediatric units.<\/p>\n<p>Media are invited to capture the moments shared between Santa and patients. Free parking is available in the south parking garage across from the Lutheran Cancer Center.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/img_4997.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Santa Claus and the 765 at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. 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