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Levitetz Family Foundation Gifts Cape Coral Hospital

South Florida's $2 Million to Support Orthopaedic Marks 40th Anniversary
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Healthcare Newspaper Surgery Department at Forty years ago Cape Coral Hospital opened its doors as a
Cleveland Clinic Florida 94-bed hospital that employed 253 men and women. Through
PO Box 812708 the years, as Cape Coral grew, so did the hospital. Today, there
Boca Raton, FL 33481-2708 are 291 private rooms, 1,200 employees, a medical staff of
more than 600 physicians and a team of more than 1,000 vol-
Phone: (561) 368-6950 The Levitetz Fam - unteers.
ily Foun dation and “Health care in Cape Coral has come a long way since the
Website: Jeff Levitetz, philan- 1950s and 1960s when a lone doctor would travel by boat on
www.southfloridahospitalnews.com thropist and long- Thursdays to visit patients,” explains Wendy Piascik, Vice
time supporter of President of Patient Care Services at Cape Coral Hospital. “We
Cleveland Clinic
CHARLES FELIX are so proud to look back on all we’ve accomplished in the past
CAROL FELIX Florida, has made a 40 years.”
Publishers $2 million gift for Some highlights include:
Cleveland Clinic 1979 – The first emergency department expansion.
NANCY LAMMIE Florida’s nationally 1980 – The first CT scan was installed at a cost of $145,000.
Editor ranked Orthopaedic 1981 – To meet capacity, the hospital started offering week-
Surgery Depart ment. end testing and surgeries. The hospital honored 250 nurses as
JUDY GRAMM His gift is being rec- Jeff Levitetz, pictured to the left of part of the nurse’s week celebration. The first baby was born in
Editorial Manager & Webmaster ognized with the the emergency department –Maggie Miller, daughter of Bill and
naming of The Cleveland Clinic Florida President Sue Miller.
JMC GRAPHICS Levitetz Department Dr. Wael Barsoum, attended a naming 1982 – Groundbreaking held for 80-bed expansion project.
Art/Production of Orthopaedic Surg - ceremony that recognized a $2 million 1983 – Installation of the first mammography equipment in
adsjmcgraphics@aol.com ery, the highest gift from the Levitetz Family Foundation Lee County. 10 acres adjacent to the hospital were purchased
412-835-5796 ranked orthopedics to the nationally ranked Levitetz for future expansion.
program in Florida Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS by U.S. News & at Cleveland Clinic Florida. 1985 – $11 million wing opened with new emergency
Lisa Bianco World Report, in department at Del Prado entrance.
1986 – The new Lifetime Involvement in Fitness and
Daniel Casciato appreciation of his Education (L.I.F.E.) Center opened.
Barbara Fallon significant contribution to orthopaedic research and develop- 1987 – Groundbreaking for two-story day surgery addition;
Vanessa Orr ment, caregiver training and patient care initiatives. campaign begins to raise money for the Family Birth Suites.
Lois Thomson As founder and president of The Levitetz Family Foundation, 1988 – Family Birth Suites opened with 14 beds.
Levitetz makes charitable gifts to organizations that support chil- 1989 – Cardiac catheterization lab opens with an auxiliary
dren, families, veterans and scientific research, among other pledge of $100,000.
areas. In addition to innovations in orthopaedic surgery, his con- 1990 – Implementation of area’s first cancer program accred-
LOOK FOR OUR tributions to Cleveland Clini
ited by the American College of Surgeons.
NEXT ISSUE 1993 – The five-story addition opened, which included new
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