Every year, staff at OHSU Doernbecher Childrens Hospital make Halloween special for children staying in the hospital and their families. (OHSU/Nicole Rideout)

Every year, staff at OHSU Doernbecher Childrens Hospital make Halloween special for children staying in the hospital and their families. (OHSU/Nicole Rideout)

Every year, staff at OHSU Doernbecher Childrens Hospital make Halloween special for children staying in the hospital and their families. (OHSU/Nicole Rideout)

Every year, staff at OHSU Doernbecher Childrens Hospital make Halloween special for children staying in the hospital and their families. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Every year, staff at OHSU Doernbecher Childrens Hospital make Halloween special for children staying in the hospital and their families. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Every year, staff at OHSU Doernbecher Childrens Hospital make Halloween special for children staying in the hospital and their families. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Every year, staff at OHSU Doernbecher Childrens Hospital make Halloween special for children staying in the hospital and their families. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Christine McKee reads to baby Josie at Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Reading with children promotes brain health and supports cognitive, social and emotional development. (Courtesy of Christine McKee)

Catherine G. Caruso, D.O., a neonatologist and assistant professor of pediatrics in the OHSU School of Medicine, worked with the Reach Out and Read to adapt the program for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or NICU, at OHSU. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)