Bayshore Medical Center Foundation to Host Signature Celebration

Hackensack Meridian Bayshore Medical Center Foundation will host its signature fundraising event on Thursday, August 11 at Spring Valley Meadows in Morganville. The event will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will feature a cocktail style, outdoor, tented reception. In 1972, the then-named Bayshore Community Hospital, opened its doors to the public. In keeping with that spirit, the celebration will also feature music from the 70s to honor its founding decade while welcoming guests to raise vital funds for Hackensack Meridian Bayshore Medical Center, as it is known today.

“Bayshore Medical Center was founded on philanthropy and the hard work of the community,” says Frank Citara, MBA, president and chief hospital executive, Bayshore Medical Center. “The medical center has grown exponentially since then and has expanded from a small, community hospital, to an award-winning medical center that is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and performs groundbreaking procedures thanks to a highly educated and compassionate care team. We must continue to grow in order to meet the increasingly complex needs of our community, and events such as this help to make our upward trajectory possible.”

Community support funded the construction of the hospital 50 years ago, and has recently funded a variety of critical needs, including the construction of the new Dr. Robert H. Harris Emergency Care Center, robotic surgery technology, imaging equipment such as CTs and 3D mammography, access to mammograms for uninsured patients, nursing scholarships and much more. Proceeds from the signature celebration will support Bayshore Medical Center’s greatest needs, to provide the nonprofit medical center with critical dollars.

“Over the last few years, we have seen first-hand just how crucial it is for our local hospital to be equipped to handle anything,” says Serena DiMaso, Esq., chair, Bayshore Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees. “Whether we are fighting a pandemic or simply treating a broken arm, philanthropy is incredibly important in our ability to provide the best care for our community. Being able to come together after a three-year long hiatus gives us all an opportunity to help our neighbor, while having a lot of fun. We welcome the community to join us in our fundraising efforts and to celebrate the special occasion that is Bayshore Medical Center’s 50th Anniversary.”

To date, top Golden 50th sponsors of the Bayshore Medical Center Foundation Signature Celebration include event chair Carol Stillwell, as well as a joint sponsorship between the Savarese and Striano Families.

“We are so excited to be able to gather in person for this important event,” says Carol Stillwell, chair, Bayshore Medical Center Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration and secretary of the board of trustees. “This hospital has changed and grown exponentially over the last five decades and it warms my heart when I think of all of the people who came together to make it possible. There is still much we can do, and I look forward to many more years of growth and success at Bayshore Medical Center, thanks not only to the heroic care teams who work there, but to the compassionate community members who are invested in making it the best it can be.”

To purchase tickets, please visit Give.HackensackMeridianHealth.org/BMC50. For sponsorship information, please contact Meagan O’Flaherty, manager, Strategic Events, at [email protected].

ABOUT BAYSHORE MEDICAL CENTER
Bayshore Medical Center is a 211-bed not-for-profit community hospital located in Holmdel, New Jersey, providing health care programs and services in all major medical disciplines, including: emergency medicine, cardiac catheterization, surgical services, wound care, sleep services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services with digital mammography, as well as a designated primary stroke center. Its Center for Bariatrics is one of the most comprehensive in the region offering free informational sessions, pre-surgical education and evaluation, personal guidance through the surgical process, nutritional support, exercise components and support groups. For more information, visit www.bayshoremedicalcenter.org.

ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH
Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care.

Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 17 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties, which includes three academic medical centers – Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and JFK University Medical Center in Edison; one university teaching hospital – Ocean University Medical Center in Brick; two children’s hospitals - Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune; eight community hospitals – Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Old Bridge Medical Center in Old Bridge, Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin; a behavioral health hospital – Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead; and two rehabilitation hospitals - JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison and Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Brick.

Additionally, the network has more than 500 patient care locations throughout the state which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness center, rehabilitation centers, urgent care centers and physician practice locations. Hackensack Meridian Health has more than 36,000 team members, and 7,000 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy, committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves.

The network’s notable distinctions include having more top-ranked hospitals than anyone in New Jersey, as recognized by U.S. News & World Report, 2021-22. Hackensack University Medical Center is the only hospital in New Jersey with the #1 adult and children’s hospital rankings.

John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center is New Jersey's best cancer center, as recognized by U.S. News & World Report, 2021-22. This premier cancer center is also the largest and most comprehensive center dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, management, research, screenings, and preventive care as well as survivorship of patients with all types of cancers. John Theurer Cancer Center is part of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.

Additionally, the network partnered with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to ensure that patients have access to the highest quality, most individualized cancer care when and where they need it.

The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, the first private medical school in New Jersey in more than 50 years, welcomed its first class of students in 2018 to its campus in Nutley and Clifton. The Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI), housed in a fully renovated state-of-the-art facility, seeks to translate current innovations in science to improve clinical outcomes for patients with cancer, infectious diseases and other life-threatening and disabling conditions.

Hackensack Meridian Health is a member of AllSpire Health Partners, an interstate consortium of leading health systems, to focus on the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving efficiencies. To learn more, visit www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org.

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