(West Islip, NY) Breast Cancer Help, Inc. former President Lorraine Pace presented $2,000 scholarships to West Babylon High School senior Kimone Beaumont and Bay Shore High School senior Cassandra Crooks. The annual scholarships are awarded to students whose lives have been touched by a cancer diagnosis. After supporting a family member through cancer, both students plan to pursue careers in health care to be able to care for others. Ms. Beaumont plans to attend Farmingdale University to study nursing while Ms. Crooks will study pre-med at Suffolk Community College.
Pictured (L-R): Good Samaritan Senior Vice President of Administration Joseph Loiacono, Lorraine Pace, scholarship recipients Cassandra Crooks and Kimone Beaumont and The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation board member Henry C. Schreiber.
Breast Cancer Help, Inc., created the Long Island Cancer Help and Wellness Center at 32 Park Avenue in Bay Shore to provide non-medical support for those dealing with cancer. Through a series of free services including exercise classes, art therapy, and massage, the Center provides cancer survivors with support to overcome the challenges of a cancer diagnosis. Earlier this year, The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation aligned with Breast Cancer Help, Inc. to provide outreach, education and programs for cancer survivors on Long Island.
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip. The medical center, which has more than 3,775 employees and 900 physicians on staff, had nearly 28,000 patient admissions and nearly 100,000 emergency department visits in 2012. Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Visit the website at www.good-samaritan-hospital.org.
The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health. This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.
