The Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Red Gala at Pier Sixty-Six Resort & Marina recently brought together community leaders, healthcare champions and philanthropic supporters to raise well over $3 million at the event alone and then additional amounts are being donated as a result of those who attended and had an opportunity to see what Joe DiMaggio can do. The funds raised will go toward advanced life-saving care for congenital heart disease, heart failure and pediatric heart transplantation at the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Heart Institute, among other service lines provided to the patients and families treated at Joe DiMaggio.
“The Red Gala is all about community in action,” said Kelley Morris, President Memorial Foundation and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation. “When we come together with a shared purpose, we make extraordinary things happen. Our mission is simple but powerful, and it’s to ensure every child in our community has access to the very best care close to home.”
With Rita Case, President and CEO of Rick Case Automotive Group, serving as Gala Chair, and Kelley Morris, President of Memorial Foundation and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation, leading the evening, the Red Gala surpassed its fundraising goal.
Guests enjoyed a heartfelt evening featuring a high-energy performance by Counting Crows, live and silent auctions and an unmistakable sense of purpose.
The Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Heart Institute supports young patients through every stage of their journey, from diagnosis to surgery and recovery, ensuring that families have access to the very best in compassionate health care, close to home. With a team of cardiac specialists, trained at leading programs nationwide, the Institute uses state-of-the-art technology and innovative techniques to treat children across South Florida. The Institute’s Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Lab ranks among the nation’s most advanced, allowing for minimally invasive procedures that improve outcomes and reduce recovery times.
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is one of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals, offering a comprehensive scope of healthcare services and programs in a caring, compassionate setting designed specifically for children. The level one pediatric trauma center combines advanced technology, the expertise of some of the region’s most diverse, board-certified specialists, and a patient and family-centered focus to heal the body, mind, and spirit. Part of Memorial Healthcare System, the pediatric hospital in Hollywood, Florida, recently doubled in size, adding four floors, including a comprehensive cardiac care floor, an intra-operative MRI, an inpatient rehabilitation gym, family and staff support areas, and the 14th Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Child Life Zone, among other offerings.
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation focuses on philanthropy to positively impact patients, families, and underwrite programs, facilities, and equipment that support the pediatric facility’s mission.
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