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Monmouth Medical Center Plaque Dedication Recognizes Gloria and Len Nilson

Donation Supports Monmouth Medical Center Lobby Expansion

Monmouth Medical Center recently hosted a plaque dedication ceremony in appreciation of Gloria and Len Nilson’s generous contribution toward the renovation of the hospital’s Main Lobby.

“Our Lobby serves as the beginning of a pathway to healing experienced by hundreds of thousands of patients and visitors upon entering the hospital,” said Frank J. Vozos, MD, FACS, President and Chief Executive Officer, Monmouth Medical Center. “We are extremely grateful for the generosity of our longtime friends and supporters, Gloria and Len Nilson, whose donation is allowing us to create a space that much more accurately portrays the quality and excellence that patients discover when they come to Monmouth Medical Center.”

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“It is through the dedication of our trustees that we are able to create a culture of philanthropy, raise the profile of the Foundation and ensure our fund-raising goals are achieved to support Monmouth Medical Center,” said Tara Kelly, Vice President of the Monmouth Medical Center Foundation. “We gather today to express our gratitude to one of our trustees, Gloria Nilson and her husband, Lennart, and celebrate their gift to name an elevator here in our Main Lobby.”

The Lobby renovation is part of a modernization plan across the Monmouth Medical Center campus that is revitalizing a number of areas, including operating rooms, the Emergency Department, the Leon Hess Cancer Center, the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Eisenberg Family Center, as well as supporting a move to private inpatient rooms.

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To learn more about ways to support Monmouth Medical Center, call the Monmouth Medical Center Foundation at 732.923.6886 or visit www.monmouthfoundation.org. For more information on Monmouth Medical Center, visit www.barnabashealth.org/monmouth.

PHOTO:  Monmouth Medical Center Foundation Trustee Gloria Nilson and her husband Len Nilson cut the ribbon dedicating a plaque naming an elevator in the hospital’s Main Lobby in their honor. Also pictured are, from left, Tara Kelly, Vice President, Monmouth Medical Center Foundation; Frank J. Vozos, MD, FACS, President and Chief Executive Officer, Monmouth Medical Center; and Bill Arnold, Chief Operating Officer, Monmouth Medical Center.

About Monmouth Medical Center

Located in Long Branch, N.J., Monmouth Medical Center, a Barnabas Health facility, along with The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, is one of New Jersey's largest teaching hospitals and has been an affiliate of Philadelphia’s Drexel University College of Medicine for more than 40 years. From its earliest days, Monmouth Medical Center has been a leader in surgical advancement and has introduced many technological firsts to the region, including robotic surgery and other minimally invasive techniques. The hospital is routinely recognized by HealthGrades, the nation’s largest premier independent health care quality company, for excellence in both emergency medicine and maternity care. U.S. News & World Report has recognized Monmouth as a regional leader in cancer, geriatrics, gynecology, neurology and neurosurgery. For more information on Monmouth Medical Center, visit www.barnabashealth.org/monmouth.

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