Hospital to Name the Center for Graduate Medical Education
BOCA RATON, FL – November 2, 2021 – Boca Raton residents and philanthropists Michelle and Michael Hagerty
have made their third seven-figure gift to
Keeping the Promise…The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Their latest, a $5 million contribution in support of the residency programs,
brings their total giving to
Keeping the Promise to $8.5 million. Their support is one of many other seven- and eight-figure
donors to a campaign that has surpassed $212 million raised.
“Michelle and Michael Hagerty are deeply embedded in our mission
at Boca Raton Regional Hospital,” said Lincoln Mendez, CEO of Boca
Raton Regional Hospital. “When donors make repeated gifts to our
capital campaign, it’s clear they believe in our vision for the
future. We are grateful for their role in the success of the campaign
and their demonstration of faith in our campus initiative is irreplaceable.”
Boca Regional serves as the primary teaching site for Florida Atlantic
University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine offering residency
programs in Internal Medicine, General Surgery and Neurology. The program
plays a pivotal role in the hospital’s transformation to a tertiary
academic medical center. Expansion plans include more than doubling the
size of the space housing the existing programs providing a new learning
center, conference room, computer lab, surgical simulation center, and
much needed administrative and educational space for all three programs.
This new space will help Boca Regional recruit and retain top medical
school graduates for world class training in Boca Raton.
“There is no substitute for quality healthcare,” said Ms. Hagerty.
“When we moved down here, it became obvious to us that the hospital’s
mission was inextricably linked to our passion to help bring the highest
quality care to this area. This campus-wide initiative is a spectacular
step forward to realize that mission and our dreams.”
The latest gift from the family will be recognized in the naming of the
Michelle and Michael
Hagerty Center for Graduate Medical Education. Previously, the couple made
a $2.5 million gift with recognition at the Michelle and Michael Hagerty
Courtyard on the northern tip of the new Gloria Drummond Patient Tower
and other gifts totaling $1 million to name the Michelle and Michael Hagerty
Education Center at the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness
Institute.
Michelle Hagerty is a prominent philanthropist and strong advocate for
children in the South Florida community. She has been involved with various
organizations locally in addition to the hospital, including Place of
Hope, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, and Florida Atlantic University,
among others. Prior to moving to South Florida, Michelle worked in New
York for her family business, White Rock Distilleries. Michelle and her
husband, Michael, have two children and live in Boca Raton.
“You can tell by the breadth and scope of the Hagerty family giving
that they care deeply for others,” said Stan Barry, co-chair of
Keeping the Promise. “That personal commitment is at the heart of all philanthropy,
and Michelle and Michael define generosity better than most. They are
wonderful people and we are blessed to have them as part of the Boca Raton
Regional Hospital family.”
The $250 million
Keeping the Promise Campaign is the largest fund-raising initiative in Boca Regional’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 underway is
the new Toby and Leon Cooperman Medical Arts Pavilion with outpatient
surgery, physician offices and adjacent parking.
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.
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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
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