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Jupiter Medical Center Receives

$1 Million for Expansion of NICU Services, Programs

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Art/Production Jupiter Medical Center President and CEO, Dr. Amit Rastogi, with Darren Bardell, Executive Director of the Frank DiMino Family
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412-877-5321 Foundation, his wife Annie-Laurie, and their two daughters present a generous $1 million gift from
The Frank DiMino Family Foundation. Photo Credit: Steven Martine Photography
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Daniel Casciato
Barbara Fallon Opened in late 2019, the De George Level II Neonatal expanding its NICU. The Frank DiMino Family Foundation’s
Intensive Care Unit (NICU) will soon see a program expan- contribution allows the hospital to build out additional, post-
Vanessa Orr
sion so that Jupiter Medical Center, in partnership with partum and antepartum space. The gift also paves the way for
Lois Thomson
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, can care for smaller, more vul- increasing subspecialty coverage, and allows Jupiter Medical
nerable newborns. Thanks to a generous $1 million gift from Center to add a nurse educator to offer nurses PICC certifica-
The Frank DiMino Family Foundation, Jupiter Medical Center tion and to provide support staff with special training.
LOOK FOR OUR will bolster its programs to care for babies as small as 2.2 Additionally, the hospital will use the funds to hire an in-
pounds. house laborist to assist mothers in emergencies when their
NEXT ISSUE “We are incredibly grateful for the support from the Frank OB/GYN is enroute to the hospital.
IN JUNE DiMino Family Foundation,” said Dr. Amit Rastogi, president “We are honored to work with Jupiter Medical Center to
and CEO of Jupiter Medical Center. “Their generous gift give newborns and their families access to the best possible
enables us to increase the acuity of care for premature new- care close to home,” said Frank DiMino. These funds will go
TO REACH US borns and will change lives in our community.” directly toward providing more life-changing programs and
FOR Over the past decade, Jupiter Medical Center, in collabora- services to support those in need, and ensure they receive
ADVERTISING tion with Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, has invested heavily in quality health care.
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One Year $40 It’s no secret that the pandemic tested the healthcare field immediately to unique ways of engaging donors and thinks
Two Years $60 more than any other industry. With unprecedented demand on that quick timing made all the difference. Baptist Health
services, leaders had to pivot to reach their goals. Bethesda Foundation at Bethesda Hospitals planned two virtual events,
Three Years $75 Hospitals’ fundraising arm rose to meet this historic moment, multiple virtual speaker series, amped up electronic communi-
raising more money in 2020 than in any recent year. But how cations and secured in-kind partners to directly address front-
To subscribe, did they do it? line worker needs. “I think we were the first team to provide
call (561) 368-6950 Bethesda Hospitals’ foundation team successfully navigated elevated party boxes for our gala events. We were also one of
many challenges in the years before 2020. There wasn’t a curve the first to work with partners to distribute fresh produce to
or subscribe online at ball they couldn’t see coming. Then the pandemic hit. “We had healthcare workers. These small touches went a long way to
southfloridahospitalnews.com. to throw the fundraising rulebook out. Our team knew we had take care of our incredible frontline workers and thank our
____________ a small window of opportunity to pivot and embrace new goals donors for supporting those that were there for our community
and means of achieving them,” said Barbara James, Assistant when we needed them the most.”

Vice President of the Baptist Health Foundation and Chief The creative efforts of Baptist Health Foundation at Bethesda
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in whole or part without written Development Officer of Bethesda Hospital, whose team was Hospitals enabled them to have their most successful year on
permission prohibited. Copyright © 2020. one of the early adopters of virtual events. “We had a greater record raising $9.2M from the community in 2020 that is
need for funding than ever. We would even call it a moral obli- pledged to go directly back into the community. Modernizing
gation to continue to provide the finest healthcare available in the hospital’s emergency department to support the unprece-
our area. We were blocked by the pandemic with what we dented need for treatment is next on the agenda. James sees
could do to raise the crucial funds needed to execute emer- this multimillion dollar renovation project as another victory
Don’t forget to include gency services at the level our community deserved and came waiting to happen for Palm Beach County. “Our services are a
South Florida Hospital News to expect from us. We had to find a way through. No was never reflection of our amazingly resilient and generous community
& Healthcare Report an option.” who support our work. If we can pull together during the worst
of times, there is nothing we can’t accomplish.” Good advice
So the Bethesda Hospitals’ fundraising team started to think
in your Marketing Plans outside the box - literally. James credits her team for pivoting for all of us.
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