Page 12 - Talk of Tequesta - June '21

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JupitEr MEdical

cENtEr NEWs

Jupiter Medical Center Receives $1 Million For

Expansion Of NICU Services, Programs

Opened in late 2019, the De George Level II Neonatal home when seconds really count. Since we opened the
Intensive Care Unit (NICU) will soon see a program NICU in 2019, we have cared for nearly 250 babies and
expansion so that Jupiter Medical Center, in partnership with their families.”
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, can care for smaller, more About Jupiter Medical Center Foundation
vulnerable newborns. Thanks to a generous $1 million gift Since its founding in 1989, Jupiter Medical Center
from The Frank DiMino Family Foundation, Jupiter Medical Foundation has empowered Jupiter Medical Center
Center will bolster its programs to care for babies as small with the financial resources to reimagine the delivery of
as 2.2 pounds. health and wellness to the region. Jupiter Medical Center
“We are incredibly grateful for the support from the Frank Foundation, together with Jupiter Medical Center, is
DiMino Family Foundation,” said Dr. Amit Rastogi, president committed to transforming regional healthcare through
and CEO of Jupiter Medical Center. “Their generous gift leading-edge technology, patient-centered care and
enables us to increase the acuity of care for premature enhanced facilities. The foundation has funded a number
newborns and will change lives in our community.” of major projects at Jupiter Medical Center, including the
Over the past decade, Jupiter Medical Center, in De George Pediatric Unit in partnership with Nicklaus
collaboration with Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, has Children’s Hospital, the Margaret W. Niedland Breast
invested heavily in expanding its NICU. The Frank DiMino Center, The Anderson Family Orthopedic and Spine
Family Foundation’s contribution allows the hospital to Jupiter Medical Center President and CEO, Dr. Amit Rastogi, Center, the Frank E. and Mary D. Walsh Robotic Surgery
build out additional postpartum and antepartum space. with Darren Bardell, executive director of the Frank DiMino Program, and the Florence A. De George Pavilion.
The gift also paves the way for increasing subspecialty Family Foundation, his wife Annie-Laurie, and their two As a leading, not-for-profit medical provider in the
coverage, and allows Jupiter Medical Center to add a daughters present a generous $1 million gift from The Frank region, Jupiter Medical Center relies on philanthropic
nurse educator to offer nurses PICC certification and to DiMino Family Foundation. gifts to maintain patients’ well-being and quality of care,
provide support staff with special training. Additionally, and Jupiter Medical Center Foundation is dedicated to
the hospital will use the funds to hire an in-house laborist or have congenital defects or illnesses that require care in securing this financial support in order to fulfill the mission
to assist mothers in emergencies when their OB/GYN is a NICU immediately after birth. of the organization. For more information, please visit
enroute to the hospital. “Expanding our NICU programs is critical to meeting jmcfoundation.org.
“We are honored to work with Jupiter Medical Center the demands of families in our community,” said Rastogi.
to give newborns and their families access to the best “It’s crucial to have a top-quality NICU minutes from Photo by Steven Martine Photography
possible care close to home,” said Frank DiMino. These
funds will go directly toward providing more life-changing
programs and services to support those in need, and ensure
they receive quality health care.
The neonatal intensive care unit at Jupiter Medical
Center cares for babies that are born prematurely and are
of extremely low weight, go through a difficult delivery,

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