(West Islip, NY) The Guilds of Good Samaritan recently presented a check for $50,000 to The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation to support the hospital’s Annual Ball on September 27 benefiting the Cancer Center at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Pictured (L-R): Central Council of the Guilds President Vera Meinhold, Good Samaritan Hospital’s Assistant Vice President of Development and Public Affairs Theresa Jacobellis, Executive Director of The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation Kathy Dulanto, Assistant Vice President of Good Samaritan Hospital’s Imaging and Cancer Services Ralph Corbino and secretary to The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation board Teresa Weber.
This most recent Guild donation will further enhance the hospital’s commitment to caring for the region’s cancer patients, providing excellence in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Staffed by expert physicians, skilled and compassionate nurses, and allied health professionals, Good Samaritan’s patients’ outcomes are often equivalent or superior to those reported by major cancer centers around the country.
For more information on Good Samaritan’s Cancer Care Services, call (631) 376-4444.
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.
