Deborah Heart and Lung Center was excited to partner with our neighbors at the Pinelands Family Success Center to help 100 students get off on the right foot for school with a fully stuffed backpack! Volunteers Nicole Rook-McAlister and Midnight McAlister helped fill the backpacks held by Deborah Heart and Lung Center President and CEO Joseph Chirichella and Pinelands Family Success Center Director Jenn Myers. The kids were excited to pick up their back-to-school supplies, ready to tackle a new school year!

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.