Pediatric patients go trick-or-treating at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | VIDEO

ALBANY — Spider-Man, Superman and Princess Jasmine were among those to grace the hallways of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital on Tuesday during special trick-or-treating at the hospital.

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Children ages 2-16 who were able to get out of their beds in the pediatric unit at Phoebe, about 10 total, made their way through the hospital where various stations from different departments were ready to give out candy to the heroes, royalty, ghouls and goblins who were escorted by their families.

Phoebe Foundation, the hospital’s information systems department, Phoebe Volunteer Services, Phoebe’s gift shop, emergency center personnel and the Risk Management department were among those represented at stations along the route from respiratory care, to the neonatal intensive care unit, the Labor and Delivery waiting room, the catheterization lab, the surgical waiting room and through the Centennial Museum. Some of the hospital’s staff also got into the Halloween spirit by dressing up in costumes as they helped escort the children and pass out treats.

Those children who were unable to leave their beds to participate had the fun brought to them, officials at the hospital said.

Kayla Nix was with her son Zebulon Carr-Nix, 2, who by Tuesday had been in the hospital for four days. Having delivered her son and his twin at 27 weeks, the family has had its fair share of exposure to hospitals.

“This means a whole lot to me,” she said. “My child was a 27-weeker, so he can’t do certain outdoor events. This is giving him a chance to experience things in the outside world.

“It’s not just about Halloween. It’s not just about the candy. It is so sickly kids can feel love and get attention (so that they don’t) miss out because of sickness or illness. I’m glad my child could experience it.”

Mandy Lanier, the child life specialist at Phoebe, said both the staff and the children’s families embraced the idea. When the patients were told about it on Monday, they were eager to get their costumes on — and their parents were touched by the gesture.

There was at least one child, Lanier said, who the hospital provided a costume for because the family was unable to.

“When kids are in the hospital, they think they can’t enjoy the holiday,” she said. “This is a way for them to be able to participate.

“It is a great way to help them cope and take the fear out of hospitals … It means a lot to me to see all the departments do this for the kids and see how excited each department got.”