Jay and Azize Grunin will be Recognized with the Naming of the Conference
and Education Center
BOCA RATON, FL – July 8, 2021 – Through his Foundation, new
Boca Raton resident Jay Grunin has made a gift of $3 million to Keeping
the Promise…The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital. The
Grunin Foundation joins many other seven-plus figure donors in support
of the hospital’s long-term vision. The gift brings the total raised
for the campaign to an astounding $208 million, surging toward a goal
of $250 million.
“We welcome Jay and his wife Azize to Boca Raton and are delighted
by the Foundation’s generous commitment to this project, our vision,
and Boca Raton Regional Hospital,” said Lincoln Mendez, CEO of Boca
Raton Regional Hospital. “We know Jay Grunin to be an extraordinary
philanthropist who understands the values and benefits of his generosity,
and how it will help people in their times of need. To say we are grateful
he has selected Boca Regional is an understatement, and we heartily welcome
them to our hospital family.”
Jay Grunin began his philanthropic pursuits many years ago in Ocean County,
New Jersey, where he still has a home in Toms River. He and his first
wife, Linda, who sadly passed, practiced law together, and at the same
time added real estate and other business investments to their career
pursuits. Through the years, the Grunin family has sought to improve the
quality of life for all residents in New Jersey by thoughtfully investing
in the arts, education and healthcare.
“The Grunin Foundation is well known for its generosity, and Jay
Grunin is the ultimate philanthropist, one who gives with his heart,”
said Stan Barry, co-chair of Keeping the Promise. “The Grunins will
be a wonderful asset to the Boca Raton area and to Boca Regional. We will
recognize the Foundation’s outstanding gift by naming the Conference
and Education Center in its honor.”
The new Conference and Education Center will be located on the first floor
off the main lobby. The space will be flexible and adaptable to the needs
for one auditorium or several conference rooms and has a breakout area,
making it ideal for luncheons and other gatherings. The new Center will
house state-of-the-art video conferencing and other communication technologies.
This Center will be widely used by administration, employees and physicians.
When available, the much-needed conference space can be utilized for Boca
Regional community-based programs and educational offerings, as well as
continuing education classes. Additionally, the Center will connect Boca
Regional professionals with other leaders and experts nationally and internationally.
Keeping the Promise is the largest campaign in Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s history
and is supporting its most ambitious period of growth and expansion. The
campus redevelopment plans include at the centerpiece, the new Gloria
Drummond Patient Tower where patients will be welcomed in the inviting
new Louis B. and Anne W. Green Lobby with plans for retail, dining, meeting
space, a sanctuary, outdoor courtyards and other conveniences for visitors.
The new tower features all new surgical suites and all private patient
rooms exceeding the latest safety standards for patient care. In the current
hospital building, all existing rooms will be converted to private in
a comprehensive renovation of all patient units including maternity, oncology,
and orthopedics. An expansion of the Marcus Neuroscience Institute is
well underway with emphasis on neurovascular/stroke, central nervous system
tumors, spine, and epilepsy/seizure disorders. The recently opened 972-car
Schmidt Family Parking Facility will be connected to the Marcus Neuroscience
Institute once the new tower construction is complete. Also included in
the plans is the new Toby and Leon Cooperman Pavilion, to be located across
the street from the medical campus with an outpatient surgery center,
physician offices and adjacent parking. These investments are the initial
steps toward an even broader vision for the campus with greater access
points and even more specialties.
“Quality healthcare is an urgency, a grave necessity, in any region,
and Boca Raton Regional Hospital has developed an exciting, progressive
plan for the future of the region and beyond,” said Jay Grunin.
“We are honored to be a part of this initiative and wanted to not
only participate but to help make this hospital a better resource for
our new community.”
About Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation
The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization
for Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Boca Raton Regional Hospital is part
of Baptist Health South Florida, the largest healthcare organization in
the region, with 11 hospitals, nearly 23,000 employees, more than 4,000
physicians and more than 100 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities
and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and
Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers
of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine,
and neurosciences. In addition, it includes Baptist Health Medical Group;
Baptist Health Quality Network; and Baptist Health Care On Demand, a virtual
health platform. Baptist Health has been recognized by Fortune as one
of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and by Ethisphere as
one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. Boca Raton Regional Hospital
is supported by philanthropy to strengthen its mission to deliver the
highest quality patient care, satisfaction and safety. If you would like
to learn more about supporting the mission of Boca Raton Regional Hospital,
visit our website at donate.brrh.com. For more information, visit BRRH.com
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Media Contacts: For Boca Raton Regional Hospital:
Michael Maucker
mmaucker@baptisthealth.net
954-559-6896
For Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation:
Jennifer Rohloff
jrohloff@baptisthealth.net
561-955-3329