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Fall 2021

Executive Board

L to R: David Goolgasian, Maggie Hart, Loretta Reeves, Fred

Lissauer, Joann Revak and Frank Wiesler.

At a small gathering in the Auxiliary Office on October 7, Julia Click, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, administered the oath of office to the newly elected officers. The newly elected officers are Fred Lissauer, President, and Joann Revak, Vice President. In addition, David Goolgasian, Treasurer, and Loretta Reeves, Assis-tant Treasurer, Maggie Hart, Secretary, and Frank Wiesler, Assistant Secretary, who have served on the Board be-fore, were installed for another two-year term. The Executive Vice President position remains unfilled.

Ann Schwartz, Regina Conlon, Lisa Gendal and Bruce Kerman were installed as members of the Nominating Com-mittee. Ann and Regina have agreed to serve another year. Bruce and Lisa, new members on the Nominating Com-mittee, were installed for a two-year term.

Dr. Rastogi, President and CEO, thanked the Officers and Committee Members for their service and he thanked all the volunteers for their continued support of Jupiter Medical Center. Both Dr. Rastogi and Julia thanked Mary Roff, outgoing President, for her service over the past three years. Fred presented Mary with a gift from the Auxil-iary; a crystal clock engraved with her name, title and years of service as well as the words “Thank you for your guidance and inspiration”. The newly installed officers are looking forward to getting ALL of us back to work!"

Auxiliary Officers for 2021-2022

Nominating Committee L to R: Ann Schwartz, Regina Conlon, Lisa Gendal and Bruce Kerman.


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From the President Fred Lissauer

We are coming through some of the darkest days most of us have experienced, filled with anxiety about the virus and so many questions surrounding how to remain safe. Some of us lost loved ones and friends. Yet we have so much for which to be thankful. While most of us struggle to keep up with computer apps, scientists working with the latest technologies gave us the vaccines in record time. Closer to home, Dr. Rastogi kept us informed as to the heroic work being done at Jupiter Medical Center by the dedicated and overworked team members, and we are grateful.

Much has transpired within the Auxiliary that we need to recognize and give thanks for. For the first time in our history we have had a President preside for three consecutive years. Thank you Mary!

During the history of the Auxiliary we have donated over $14 million to Jupiter Medical Center. The vast majority of these funds have come from the Thrift Shop. Special thanks goes to Cathy and the staff who managed to keep the store open without the volunteers for so many months. For those volunteers who have returned to the Thrift Shop since March, thank you! You were among the first volunteers to be back, and a sight for sore eyes.

Many of you recently ratified the new Bylaws and the Auxiliary Board has ratified the new Policies & Procedures. Marilyn Lawrence and Ann Schwartz spent countless hours working on these documents. They were a challenge this time, but they will be useful resources as our organization moves forward.

Yes, we have been busy while missing you. I view the next period of time as one of re-energizing the organization from a volunteer perspective. As we open up more and more, please bring the passion you had when you started volunteering. Better yet, bring a prospective volunteer with you when you return to JMC.

Out of darkness comes light. You, the volunteers, are the light at JMC! Thank you!

Do you have a sharp eye for a treasure? Do you like doing research online? Do you like selling? Join the eBay Team!

Volunteers Nancy Aldo and Cindy Porter sort through and select items at the Thrift Shop and re-search them online. The items are then taken to the Auxiliary Office where we have a secure, spacious and well-equipped room for our eBay sales pro-gram. When the item arrives in the eBay room, vol-unteer Kathy Wells takes photos, completes addi-tional research, writes an item description, sets a price and submits the listing. When the item sells, Kathy packs it for shipping. All proceeds benefit Jupiter Medical Center.

At this time, we are looking for additional help with listing items. If you are interested, contact the Auxiliary Of-fice at 561-263-4461.

Come Join the eBay Team!

At the end of the fiscal year, September 30, the Auxiliary donated $300,000 to the Jupiter Medical Center Founda-tion, the second installment of our pledge for a NICU suite. The Auxiliary committed to a pledge of $1 million, pay-able in installments of $250,000 over a 4-year period. Last year, we were not able to pay the full installment due to the closure of the Thrift Shop and Gift Shop. This year, we were able to pay the 2nd installment PLUS the re-mainder of last year’s installment. This would not have been possible without the hard work of the team mem-bers at the Thrift Shop, the volunteers who worked from home when they were not able to be at the Thrift Shop

and the 60+ volunteers who have returned to the shop since March 2021. The Auxiliary - and the hospital! - are enormously grateful for their efforts.

Auxiliary pays 2nd installment of $1 million pledge

Kathy Wells Nancy Aldo and Cindy Porter


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“It fills my heart with joy to be helping people.” So says Carole

Miller, who has been volunteering at JMC’s Cancer Center since

2014. Carole works at least two days a week in the Chemo-

therapy and Infusion Center where, with fellow veteran volun-

teer Pat Bennett, she also ‘team trains’ new volunteers. As a

15-year survivor of breast cancer herself, her very presence

can be an encouragement to patients.

“We serve as an extra set of eyes and ears for the nursing

staff,” she explains. The new Anderson Family Cancer Insti-

tute’s Chemotherapy and Infusion Center, which opened in

2020, is made up of 31 private rooms where patients undergo

treatment. Each patient is allowed to have one friend or fami-

ly member to keep them company, but it is the volunteer who

brings a blanket or a cup of coffee, delivers blood samples to

the hospital’s lab, picks up blood products, orders and delivers

lunch, and alerts a nurse when a patient needs help. “We are like family,” Carole explains. The same nurses work

each day. Many patients come on a regular schedule, and usually the same friend or family member comes with

them. “We get to know each other’s stories; we care about each other,” Carole says, adding that patients often

comment that our Cancer Center is really ‘”different from the others.”

Carole has an active life – she doesn’t like to be bored. When not working at the Cancer Institute, she can be found

volunteering for another worthy cause, “Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies”, which also operates “Basics4Babies,”

Palm Beach County’s only emergency food pantry for infants. And when she’s not doing that, she is still running

her own business on the side.

Carole’s husband Wentz is also an active JMC volunteer, serving in Pastoral Care. And both Carole and Wentz

have served for several years on JMC’s Patient-Family Advisory Council (PFAC). Both feel they have much for which to be grateful, and both find joy in giving back.

Volunteer Spotlight by Marilyn Lawrence

Carole and Tami Cocco, Team Member

Featuring Carole Miller—Volunteer at Anderson Family Cancer Institute

Frank has been volunteering at Jupiter Medical Center five days

per week since April. He covers the Front Desk at the Anderson

Family Cancer Institute (AFCI) from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., has break-

fast and spends the rest of the morning in the old Gift Shop loca-

tion assembling COVID test kits for the ER, all JMC Urgent Care

Centers and for the Pre-Op test center. When the Coronavirus

cases spiked in August, Frank was assembling about 300 kits per

day. Currently, the number has decreased to about 150 per day.

In addition, he packages about four hundred N95 masks per

week for the nursing units. Frank is happy to help, and JMC is

very happy to have him!

Frank Abee busy assembling COVID test kits


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Construction Update

New Surgical Institute

Last year, Jupiter Medical Center unveiled its plans for a 90,000+ square-foot Surgical Institute slated to open in 2023.

The Surgical Institute will house 16 state-of-the art operating rooms and two hybrid operating rooms, a brand-new Sterile Processing Department, and an all new Pre-Op and Recovery/PACU area.

Families and friends of patients in surgery will have access to outdoor spaces with a terrace adjacent to the second floor waiting room, along with a dedicated dis-charge area leading to covered parking for privacy and ease.

The new Surgical Institute is going to be built out over the South parking lot. Construction is expected to start in March 2022.

Emergency Department Addition

The Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center closed on August 1, 2021. Patients in need of skilled nursing care or inpa-tient rehab are transferred to other facilities. Diabetes Education moved to the 3000 building on Jupiter Lakes Boulevard across the street from the hospital and the Sleep Center is now located on the Ortho Unit. Jupiter Med-ical Center continues to partner with Trustbridge to provide hospice care. The hospice unit moved to a new loca-tion on the first floor of the De George Pavilion. It is a brand-new six-bed unit with its own entrance which is lo-cated to the right of the Cafeteria entrance. Demolition of the Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center is going to take place soon and a parking lot will be built in its place to meet the additional parking demands of the new Surgical Institute.

Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center

The Emergency Department is set to undergo a ma-jor expansion and renovation beginning this month. The Emergency Department is a critical entry point to the hospital and important for future growth and patient satisfaction.

The new wing will include eight fast-track treatment bays, two new triage rooms, physician workspaces , a new Founders Room with separate entrance and ex-pansive waiting areas for loved ones. This expansion will augment a patient’s experience by providing a comforting environment with streamlined services to assist during a potentially stressful time. The new center will be named the Petrocelli Emergency Cen-ter.

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