2019 AtlantiCare Foundation Annual Report on Giving

The AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center

New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI), the statewide grantmaking program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, announced a two-year Upstream Action Acceleration grant to the AtlantiCare Foundation. The $100,000 grant will fund strategies for data sharing to support health and healing initiatives in southern New Jersey.

To acknowledge National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, the 13th Annual Candlelight Vigil was held at the William L. Gormley HealthPlex in Atlantic City, December 21. The event is held each year on the longest night of the year to focus attention on homelessness.

Mainland Auxiliary presented $93,000 for programs at the

ARMC Mainland Campus during its annual Holly Day Luncheon on December 6.

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Steel beams herald the progress of expansion at the Hammonton Health Park, framing a 9,200 square-foot addition for expanded cardiac care and women’s health services. The Joseph F. Umosella Pavilion opened in September 2019.

The Heart & Vascular Institute held its annual Red Dress–Red Tie Reception on February 6, raising $28,000 for the AtlantiCare Foundation Heart Heroes Automatic Electric Defibrillator Program. The program recently celebrated placing its 300th life-saving AED in the community.

March 30 marked National Doctor’s Day, a celebration of the life-changing contributions providers make to individuals and to the broader community. Responding to a mailed appeal, 36 patients made gifts to honor 45 AtlantiCare providers, in gratitude for the difference made in their lives.

The Foundation funded two ReDs technology portable vests for the Heart & Vascular Institute. This state-of-the- art technology accurately monitors fluid levels in heart failure patients to guide the best course of treatment.

Over 750 Got Their Groove On for the AtlantiCare Foundation’s 60th Annual Century Club Gala, April 6. The event raised more than more than $670,000 and celebrated this year’s recipients of the Edward R. Knight Awards for Community Service, Rita Mack and David Tilton.

At the 3rd annual Designer Bag Bingo, April 27, AtlantiCare’s Employee Resource Groups (ERG) raised $15,000 for the Diversity and Inclusion Fund.

An opportunity to share knowledge and practical strategies focused on reversing the tide on opioid substance use disorder,

the inaugural Treating Addictions Through the Continuum conference engaged 100 healthcare professionals and community partners on April 12.

The Foundation purchased two passenger vans for AtlantiCare Behavioral Health. The vans are critical to eliminating transportation barriers to care, keeping clients connected to key services.

The Funky Monk Fish & Music Fest was held June 20 to support the Scott E. Monk, D.O. Scholarships. In its 11th year, the program has awarded more than $100,000 in medical scholarships.

Assumption Regional Catholic School hosted a Ribbons of Hope field day and fundraiser. The school has sponsored events three consecutive years, raising nearly $15,000 to benefit the AtlantiCare Cancer Care Institute.

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ANNUAL REPORT ON GIVING

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