Chief Philanthropy Officer Traci Simonsen, Auxiliary President Fred Lissauer, Auxilliary Past President Mary Roff and Jupiter Medical Center President and CEO Amit Rastogi at the presentation of a $1 million gift by the auxiliary for the hospital’s NICU. The Auxiliary has recently announced a $1.5 million donation to support a waiting area in the Johnny and Terry Gray Surgical Institute.
Jupiter Medical Center recently received a $1.5 million donation to support the Johnny and Terry Gray Surgical Institute. The money was provided by the Jupiter Medical Center Auxiliary, the not-for-profit hospital’s volunteer organization, to create a state-of-the-art and tranquil family waiting area. The space will be named the Jupiter Medical Center Auxiliary Lounge.
“The auxiliary’s commitment to the hospital stands strong,” Auxiliary President Fred Lissauer said in a news release. “Earlier this year, the auxiliary board unanimously agreed to pledge $1.5 million over four years to fund the family waiting area in the Johnny and Terry Gray Surgical Institute.”
The donation is the result of sales from the hospital’s volunteer-run thrift and gift shops. In addition to financial contributions, the auxiliary oversees all volunteer efforts, including the 55,000 hours of service provided between the shops and patient care in 2022. Since its inception, the auxiliary has donated more than $14 million to the hospital. Prior to this donation, its most recent gift was a $1 million pledge in 2019 to support the hospital’s DeGeorge Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Since the NICU opened in 2019, Jupiter Medical Center has cared for nearly 250 babies and their families.
“We are grateful for the continuous support we receive from our auxiliary,” Amit Rastogi, MD, MHCM, president and CEO of Jupiter Medical Center, said in the news release. “Their dedication, both in financial contributions and hours of service, is a key pillar of what makes Jupiter Medical Center a premier health system for care. This gift will support our patients’ families with a spacious waiting area, where they can have private consultations with our medical team before and after surgeries, as well as receive real-time updates throughout.”
“Philanthropy is the heartbeat of our hospital,” Chief Philanthropy Officer Traci Simonsen said. “We are grateful to the auxiliary for their ongoing support of our mission to provide the world-class, patient centered care for which we are known. And this gift illustrates that our dedication extends beyond our patients to also include their families.” Info: jupitermed.com or 561-263-2234.
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