Forty Potted Mums Donated to the Hospital
Brothers Nicolas and Andres Chavez, who are also scout members in Boy Scout Troop #112, recently came to the hospital where they donated forty potted mums for replanting on the campus. The mums were purchased and donated as a troop fundraiser and community service project.
The brothers, who are respectively a freshman and senior at Northern Burlington Regional High School, have used the monies raised from previous fundraisers for scout hiking and camping trips. Nicolas said he enjoys scouting for the life experiences and leadership skills he’s developing. “And when we do a community project, I love to see everyone’s smiling faces.”
Andres, who has also already made Eagle Scout, said they selected Deborah as their project recipient because their mother (the family is stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst) needed the hospital for an unexpected cardiac evaluation.
“My mom got great care here and we were thankful it was so close. We thought, ’let’s do something for the hospital’.”
The mums were planted throughout the campus, where they can be enjoyed by patients and visitors.
Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, NJ is an 89-bed teaching hospital that specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, research, and treatment of heart, lung, and vascular diseases. Founded in 1922, Deborah has been a regional and nationally recognized leader throughout its 100-year history, during which time it has healed 2.3 million patients from every corner of the United States and 87 countries in the world. From performing the first open heart surgeries (adult and pediatric) in New Jersey, to running one of the highest volume left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant programs in the region, Deborah has stood at the forefront of medical innovation, all while never wavering from its founding mission “there is no price on life.” Deborah is consistently recognized as a leader in patient care from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, ranked among the top hospitals in New Jersey for patient satisfaction; holds a top-tier Society of Thoracic Surgeons rating which places Deborah among the best cardiac surgery programs in the country; and is designated a national Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. Deborah is an Alliance member of the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute.
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