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Page 6, Boca Club News
      Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s



      Expansion Plans Move Forward to Serve Our City



      By Lincoln S. Mendez, Chief                       building will house our energy-
      Executive Officer, Boca Raton                     efficient utilities and provide expanded
      Regional Hospital                                 emergency power capabilities.
         I want to provide the readers of                  The hospital’s main entrance will
      this newspaper with an update on                  soon be closed in order to continue
      Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s                    construction of the new patient tower.
      plans for expansion to meet the                   A temporary main entrance will
      healthcare needs of our growing                   be created adjacent to the Marcus
      community. The ongoing support                    Neuroscience Institute lobby. The
      from Baptist Health and our Foundation’s Keeping the Promise   hospital’s pond, along with its wildlife,
      capital campaign has allowed our progress to remain on track,   will be relocated to the west side of our
      despite any challenges from the pandemic. I hope you share my   campus.            Construction of the Toby and Leon Cooperman Medical Arts Pavilion, along with
      enthusiasm for the future of our hospital.           We are dedicated to offering better   the adjacent Eleanor R. Baldwin Parking Facility.
         We recently broke ground on the new Gloria Drummond   healthcare in Boca Raton, just as we
      Patient Tower, which will feature all new surgical suites and all   have for the past 50 years. Thank you so much for your   compassionate care.
      private patient rooms exceeding the latest safety standards for   patience and for supporting our commitment to expand our      If you would like to learn more about the Keeping
      patient care. Progress on the Toby and Leon Cooperman Medical   campus so we can remain a hub of high-quality healthcare   the Promise… The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional
      Arts Pavilion, along with the adjacent Eleanor Baldwin parking   that combines innovative facilities and technologies with   Hospital, please visit KeepingThePromise.BRRH.com.
      garage, is highly visible along Meadows Road. The building
      will house such specialties as orthopedics, urology, colorectal
      and general surgery and will have five state-of-the-art operating
      rooms and two endoscopy suites.
         Development continues on the new central energy plant,
      located at the back of the hospital campus. This modern







                                                                                    The new Gloria Drummond Patient Tower


                                                         Rotary Club Downtown
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      Wanda and Jim Moran Reflection Pond







                                                                                 From left standing: Gloria Wank, Dr. Ron Rubin, Arlene Herson, Constance Scott, Marilyn
                                                                                 Wilson, Kim Champion, Bruce Spizler, David Eltringham, Jon Kaye, Jonathan Whitney, Dyana
                                                        From left: Honorary Chairs   Kenney, Howard Tai, Linda Petrakis, Alan Kaye, Gwen Herb, Dr. Allen Konis,Shaheer Hosh,
                                                        Gloria and Shaheer Hos   Seated: Jeff Weber, Rosie Inguanzo Martin, Nicole Whitney, Ingrid Fulmer Not pictured: Jon
                                                                                 Carter, Stuart Fife, Gloria Hosh, Garcia Peters, Janice Williams.

                                                         at Boca West Country Club. In its grand tradition, the   Dr. Ira Gelb Health & Wellness Visionary Award will be
                                                         black-tie gala will draw generations of Boca Raton’s Who’s   presented to FAU Trustee, Schmidt College of Medicine
                                                         Who dignitaries, business and community leaders to a   Dean’s Advisory Council Chair and Chair Emeritus for Life
                                                         lavish reception and dinner, dancing-the-night-away to the   of the Palm Beach County Medical Society Dr. Michael T.B.
                                                         Steve Chase Band, George Long Award presentations, and   Dennis.
                                                         exciting silent auction.                             Supporting the Co-Chairs and Honorary Co-Chairs, this
                                                            The Mayors Ball serves as a coveted tribute to those   year’s host committee includes current President Jon Carter,
                                                         who have helped make Boca Raton the best place to live,   President-Elect Jeff Weber, past Mayors Ball co-chairs
                                                         work, learn, visit, heal and raise a family, and the proceeds   Kim Champion, Ingrid Fulmer, Arlene Herson, Jon Kaye,
                                                         raised fund grant requests from Boca Raton-based non-  Dyana Kenney and Constance Scott. Additional committee
                                                         profits whose communities have health and wellness needs.   members include Stuart Fife, Bruce Spizler, Gwen Herb,
                                                         Distributed through the club’s formal “Service Above Self”   Alan Kaye, Allen Konis, Garcia Peters, Linda Petrakis,
                                                         grant application process, proceeds from the Mayors Ball   Ron Rubin, Howard Tai, Gloria Wank, Janice Williams,
                                                         that was held in 2021 will fulfill grant requests submitted   and Marilyn Wilson.
                                                         by 17+ area nonprofits, as well as a percentage donated to      Founded in July 2012, The Rotary Club Downtown Boca
                                                         Rotary International’s fund for polio eradication.   Raton is dedicated to impacting the Boca Raton community
                                                            The 2022 Mayors Ball Co-chairs Rosie Inguanzo Martin   through Rotary International’s mission of “Service Above
                                                         and David Eltringham and the event host committee are   Self”. The award-winning 501(c)3 nonprofit’s purpose is to
           Dr. Lebrun Nestor      Dr. Siperstein-Paul
            Cornell University     Yale University       looking forward to setting the stage for a continued spotlight   make a difference in the community by enhancing the lives
                                                         on Boca Raton’s stakeholders and their achievements and   of many in an environment that embraces and promotes
          Dr. Mackay-Wiggan     Dr. Micciantuono-Meran
           Columbia University   On-site Mohs Surgeon    contributions. The Honorary Chairs this year are 2021   integrity, fellowship, and trust. The club is one of 34,000
                                                         Co-chair Jonathan Whitney and wife Nicole, and RCDBR   Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries connecting 1.2
              Dr. Lipman              Dr. Gold
          NYU Medical Center    Albert Einstein Med Ctr  Founding Member Shaheer Hosh and wife Gloria. The   million Rotarians around the globe.
                                                         annual event is produced by Kaye Communications.     While the Mayors Ball funds the club’s grant program,
                                   Dr. Waintraub
              Dr. Mathew           Dr. Waintraub
              Dr. Mathew
            Duke University       Cornell University        “Each year it is the generosity of Mayors Ball sponsors   the club also hosts the annual Honor Your Doctor Luncheon
                                                         and attendees that makes a difference in the lives of so   founded  by  Helen  M.  Babione. Approaching  its  25th
           Dr. Anna Kurayev     Dr. Anu Parameswaran
          Tufts Medical Center   NYU Medical Center      many,” said Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton Mayors   year, this event has recognized physician leadership and
                                                         Ball Co-Chair David Eltringham. “Our club is so excited   excellence while raising scholarship monies for students at
                                                         to again host this spectacular evening and expect the dance   Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic
                                                         floor to be filled and lots of smiles throughout the ballroom   University, students at the Christine E. Lynn College of
                                                         as together we celebrate all that is Boca!”       Nursing at Florida Atlantic University, healthcare students
                                                            According to Boca Raton Mayors Ball Co-Chair Rosie   at Lynn University and Palm Beach State College.
                                                         Inguanzo Martin, The Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton’s      For sponsorship and underwriting opportunities as well
                                                         George Long Awards, named for the city’s first mayor, will   as ticket reservations, visit www.rotarydowntownbocaraton.
                                                         be presented to ADT (for-profit), YMCA South Palm Beach   org or contact Jon Kaye at 561-392-5166, email mayorsball@
                                                         County (nonprofit) and Eda & Cliff Viner (individual). Each   rotarydowntownbocaraton.org.
                                                         is recognized for continual efforts to support and promote   #bocaratonmayorsball
                                                         Boca Raton. In addition to the George Long Awards, The                       Photos by Gina Fontana
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