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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
Boca from page 1
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