Santa spreads Christmas cheer at QEII hospital

Santa Claus left his sleigh at home, and took a helicopter to the Queen Elizabeth II hospital to visit children in the pediatric ward.

Leaving the reindeer back at the North Pole, Santa, along with an elf and a big bag of toys, was dropped off on the helipad outside the hospital by STARS Air Ambulance.

Manager of Pediatrics and NCIU at the hospital, Greg Schmidt, says this is the 10th year STARS has helped Santa deliver gifts and holiday cheer to the patients at QEII, and he’s very grateful to the service.

“Stars has come through for that, over and over again. It’s a great way for Santa to get around, and let his reindeer rest up for Christmas night, and it’s fantastic, so we really appreciate that.”