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Jupiter Medical Center Raises Nearly $1.8 Million

For COVID-19 Relief Fund

Support from donors is needed to sustain Jupiter Medical diagnosis, allowing time for advancements in testing and the
Center at any time, but it is particularly critical in times of implementation of state-of-the-art methodologies.
crisis. In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jupiter “The health, well-being and safety of our patients,
Medical Center Foundation received nearly $1.8 million in physicians and team members are of the utmost importance,”
philanthropic donations. said Dr. Amit Rastogi, president and CEO of Jupiter Medical
“We are extremely grateful for the generosity of the Center. “The protective measures we executed, including
community and our donors during this uncertain time,” said advanced sterilization safeguards, enabled us to serve two,
Liv Vesely, president of Jupiter Medical Center Foundation. distinct patient populations in separate areas of our medical
“Gifts received are helping to offset losses due to decreased facility to prevent the likelihood of spread. We are extremely
volumes, and have allowed us to purchase additional medical grateful to the community for their support.”
equipment to address the hospital’s highest priority needs.”
The hospital received multiple donations as the
community rallied to support Jupiter Medical Center
Foundation’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. Through ClubsHELP, Center was also able to acquire a telehealth cart for intensive
an organization that connects golf organizations with local care unit physicians to communicate with isolated patients,
communities to provide critical resources in times of need, which reduced their exposure to the virus. Other donated
Jupiter Medical Center was “adopted” by the Seminole funds were used to purchase two additional Tru-D light
Golf Club. Members stepped up collectively, raising more disinfecting robots. The hospital also received thousands of
than $250,000 for Jupiter Medical Center Foundation’s dollars in restaurant gift cards and meal donations for front-
COVID-19 Relief Fund. The foundation also received an line workers, and an anonymous donor made a $500,000 cash
interfaith donation from JupiterFIRST Church, St. Peter donation that was directed toward the hospital’s greatest need
Catholic Church and Temple Beth Am of more than $45,000. to care for coronavirus patients.
Additional generous donors contributed funds through Jupiter Medical Center prepared well in advance of the
#GivingTuesdayNow and through other efforts, which pandemic’s onslaught and stayed in constant contact with
enabled the medical center to purchase equipment needed state and local officials. Planning for the coronavirus began
for FDA-approved rapid molecular testing. Jupiter Medical more than a month before the first patient received a positive Jupiter Medical Center on page 2
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Secures Lifesaving

$2 Million Matching Gift From Cornelia T. Bailey

Foundation To Propel Campus Expansion

Supporters Can Double hospital. The leading filtration system will provide quarantining, - Blue-green algae
Their Financial Impact And filtration, heating, and chilling for each individual hospital - High bacteria counts from watershed
- The recurrence of deadly red tide
tank and patient regardless of water quality or environmental
Help The Center’s Sea Turtle conditions. Loggerhead Marinelife Center on page 2
Patients Receive Clean Ocean Since opening its facility in 2007, the center has treated
and released thousands of
Water For Recovery threatened and endangered
sea turtle patients back into the
ocean. However, the current
In partnership with the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, hospital water system does
Loggerhead Marinelife Center is proud to announce a two- not provide inbound water
million dollar-for-dollar matching gift towards their Waves filtration for its patients. Over
of Progress campus expansion. This lifesaving matching gift the past decade, Florida’s
will help the center raise critical funds to deploy the world’s coastal waters have suffered
most advanced clean-water filtration system at a sea turtle from dangerous levels of:

LMC Aerial Rendering
Photo courtesy of LMC