Donors Rocked Their Socks Off in Support of St. Mary Health 2016 Gala! On Saturday, April 16th the gymnasium at the Bucks County Community College in Newtown was transformed into an American Bandstand-rivaling sock hop for a night of fundraising fun to benefit the St. Mary Cancer Center. With a theme rooted in both pop-culture and fundraising, the St. Mary Foundation and event chairs, Dr. Richard and Mindy Goldstein, welcomed the sold out crowd. Guests dressed in a 50’s retro style, kicked-off their shoes and did the twist, slide and watusi all night long. Danny and the Juniors performed their hits “At the Hop,” “Rock and Roll is Here to Stay,” and more. Proceeds from the Let’s Go to the Hop Gala supported the St. Mary Cancer Center to fund advances in cancer treatments. The event featured a silent auction that includeed an EMS Ride-Along package as well as a cash raffle with $15,000 Grad Prize. View Sponsors View Past Galas Spring Gala 2016 2016 Gala Posed 2016 Spring Gala Dinner Dancing 2016 Gala Cocktail Hour 2016 Gala Flash Mob 2016 Gala VIP Party 2016 Gala Decor All proceeds from the Let’s Go to the Hop! gala benefited the St. Mary Cancer Center to fund advances in cancer treatment Deep Inspiration Breath Hold Device This computer-controlled breath hold technology is used for patients undergoing radiation treatment for left-sided breast cancer and select lung cancers. Breath hold techniques can cut radiation exposure to nearby organs during treatment, specifically the heart and lungs. Breath hold allows the patient to hold his or her breath at full inhalation, lifting the treatment area away...
St. Mary’s newly renovated, state-of-the-art NICU features private bays, a private lactation room, and a family sleeping room, all designed to meet the needs of families with babies requiring special care – such as those born preterm, critically ill babies, and those with congenital conditions requiring specialized treatment. St. Mary is the only hospital delivering babies in Lower Bucks County. About 2400 babies are born annually at St. Mary and about 5.5% of those infants require critical care in the NICU. Watch our OB/Gyn Story Caring for the At-Risk Infant Tiniest patients receive the most specialized treatment “Is my baby okay?” That is a question every mother asks in the delivery room. When the answer is no, a happy experience turns to dread. Then comes the rush of questions; does St. Mary Medical Center have the specialized technology to care for my baby? Is the staff trained for infant care? How will I be able to care for my infant? Is there help for me and my family? Fortunately for those parents, the answers to those questions are yes, yes, yes, and yes. St. Mary Medical Center is fully prepared to care for those at-risk infants, especially now with its newly expanded neonatal unit. For more than twenty-five years, St. Mary Medical Center has been addressing the needs of its tiniest patients who require specialized treatment. The neonatal unit serves newborns who have congenital conditions, are preterm, or are critically ill. The unit is staffed by expert nurses such as Sue Hawkins and Andrea Bernardo who have a combined number of 54 years of nursing experience between...
St. Mary and The St. Mary Foundation host small fundraising events throughout the year to engage and educate the local community. The St. Mary Foundation also offers opportunities to give through individual gifts, tribute gifts, matching gifts, gifts of stock and legacy gifts through a will or estate. All gifts are exclusively designated to the fund of the donor’s choice to support programs and services here at St. Mary Health. 2017 Calendar of Events Saturday, April 29, 2017:...
