HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - Santa Claus stopped by Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital to deliver some holiday cheer — from a safe distance.

Cameras captured Old St. Nick and first responders with Hollywood Fire Rescue as they waved to the young patients through the hospital’s skyway, Saturday.

Hospital employees said the children enjoyed the holiday parade.

“They were looking forward to this for days. They were super excited,” said Carly Russo, a certified child life specialst at Joe DiMaggio. “It was really something that brightened their day.”

The fire rescue department also hosted a toy drive to bring gifts to children affected by an illness during the holiday season.

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