Celebrities play Nurse for a Day at Maimonides
The young people in Hon. Patricia DiMango’s presence on Thursday morning were all crying and wailing. But it wasn’t because DiMango had handed down a strict ruling against them from the bench.
They were crying because they’re newborns.
DiMango, a former New York State Supreme Court justice who currently stars in “Hot Bench,” the hit CBS reality courtroom show, was one of several luminaries serving as Nurses for a Day at Maimonides Medical Center on May 12.
It was part of the celebration of National Salute to Nurses Week (May 6-12) at Maimonides Medical Center at 4802 10th Ave. Hospital officials invited local celebrities to be honorary nurses for the day to get a feel for what life is like on the front lines of health care. The event, which Maimonides holds every year, is designed to foster closer ties between the hospital and the community, according to officials.