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      Pediatric Oncology Support Team Raises Over $290,000



      While Celebrating 25 Years
      Helping Local Children Battling

      Cancer During 2023 Annual

      Gold Ribbon Heroes Luncheon

        Local  families  battling
      childhood cancer have not
      had to walk through cancer
      alone thanks to a one-of-a-
      kind  foundation,  Pediatric
      Oncology  Support  Team                            Dr. Narayana Gowda, Jay, Micah, Emily and Elijah Holland  Polo for Life Brandon Phillips, Dr. Barbara Abernathy
      (POST).  More  than  2,200
      children and their families                        emotional  and  financial  support  to  help  local  families     Following a touching Call to the Heart auction led by Jay
      have benefitted from POST’s                        courageously fight childhood cancer.              Zeager, the luncheon concluded with a special presentation
      support over the past 25                             Featuring  a  Royal  Jubilee-themed  luncheon,  which   from Brandon Phillips and Polo for Life of a $130,000
      years, and those milestones  POST Survivor Hero – Ashley   included a raffle, call to heart and silent auction, the annual   donation.
      were celebrated on May 10  Tiberio, and dad Ralph Tiberio   event welcomed more than 200 supporters to the elegant     “Thanks to all of the support from the luncheon, I am
      during the 2023 Annual Gold                        Frenchman’s Reserve Country Club. At the door, attendees   thrilled to say we have raised a record-breaking amount for
      Ribbon Heroes Luncheon where the nonprofit raised over   were greeted by palace guards before being ushered into the   our mission,” said POST President and CEO, Dr. Barbara
      $290,000 towards their mission of providing compassionate,   London-inspired gala, complete with Beatles-era live music.   Abernathy. “Whether it’s helping parents navigate through
                                                           Once seated for lunch, supporters were greeted by Event   the medical process involved in cancer treatment; gas cards
                                                         Chair Lori McAlear and POST Board Chair Penny Payne   for them to take their child for treatments; helping them with
                                                         who introduced guest emcee, Shannon Cake. Cake revealed   household bills, or just having a compassionate shoulder to
                                                         her personal experience with POST before introducing   lean upon – Pediatric Oncology Support Team is with them
                                                         POST President and CEO, Dr. Barbara Abernathy. After   through every step of their journey, and we couldn’t do it
                                                         Dr. Abernathy shared the many successes and challenges of   without the community’s support.”
                                                         families who struggle with the last news any parent wants     Committee members of this year’s luncheon included
                                                         to hear, Cake introduced the event’s honored guest, Elijah   Event  Chair  Lori  McAlear  and  Men’s  Gold  Ribbon
                                                         Holland, and his dad, Jay Holland.                Ambassador Vic Koziura.
                                                           First diagnosed with cancer at age 5, Holland battled   About Pediatric Oncology Support Team (POST)
                                                         cancer for years until going into remission. Unfortunately, his     Pediatric Oncology Support Team (POST) makes sure
                                                         family faced the devastating news in 2021 that the cancer had   no family walks their child’s journey with cancer alone by
                                                         returned in full force. During that time, POST was there to   providing local children and their families the compassionate
      Dr. Barbara Abernathy and                          help with the family’s bills and lend support while the parents   emotional and financial support they need. Visit postfl.org
      Legacy Supporter Perry  Event Chair Lori and Tim   took Holland to his treatments. Holland is now cancer-free   for more information.
      Weisberg                 McAlear                   and took to the stage during the luncheon to share his story.             Photos by Elizabeth Dashiell
      Jupiter Medical Center Achieves Highest Safety Rating




        The Leapfrog Group has again awarded Jupiter Medical                                               of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge technologies enable
      Center an “A” Hospital Safety Grade for achieving the                                                its award-winning physicians to provide a comprehensive
      highest national standard in patient safety. Jupiter Medical                                         continuum of inpatient and outpatient health care services.
      Center is the only hospital in the Palm Beach and Martin                                             Jupiter Medical Center’s specialty centers of excellence
      County region to receive an “A” rating.                                                              include: comprehensive cancer care, cardiovascular care,
        The Leapfrog Group assigns a grade between “A” and “F”                                             orthopedics, neurosciences, and women’s and children’s
      to more than 2,600 general hospitals across the country. The                                         services.
      grade uses over 30 measures of safety data including rates of                                          For more information about Jupiter Medical Center,
      preventable errors, injuries and infections. It also accounts for                                    please call (561) 263-2200 or visit www.jupitermed.com.
      whether hospitals have systems in place to protect patients                                          About The Leapfrog Group
      from harm. Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades are considered                                              Founded in 2000 The Leapfrog Group is a national
      the “gold standard of patient safety.”                                                               nonprofit  organization  driving  a  movement  for  giant
        “Patient safety is one of the foundational elements for                                            leaps for patient safety. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital
      those deciding where to receive care,” says Amit Rastogi,     “This new update of hospital safety grades shows that,   Survey and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center
      M.D., MHCM, president and CEO of Jupiter Medical Center.   at the national level, we saw deterioration in patient safety   (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital
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      “This national designation by The Leapfrog Group assures   with the pandemic,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO   and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the
      our community that the health care provided by Jupiter   of The  Leapfrog  Group.  “But  Jupiter  Medical  Center   highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving
      Medical Center meets the highest standards. As we continue   received an ‘A’ despite those challenges. I congratulate all   information they need to make informed decisions. The
      to expand access to quality care to our growing community,   the leaders, staff, volunteers and clinicians who together   Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main
      this recognition signifies our commitment to providing the   made that possible.”                    initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on
      best quality, safety and patient experience.”      About Jupiter Medical Center                      their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect
        The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital     Top rated in the region for quality, safety and patient   themselves and their families from errors, injuries,
      ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of   experience, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination   accidents and infections.
      medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is   for world-class health care in Palm Beach County and
      peer-reviewed and fully transparent to the public.   across the Treasure Coast. Jupiter Medical Center’s state-
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