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TGH Foundation Fund Helps receive the care they need, when they need it,” said Frann
Leppla, senior vice president and chief philanthropy officer
East Coast Patients Access of the TGH Foundation.
Along with the Patient Support Fund, TGH’s Health
Cutting-Edge Care Ambassador Program offers patients the ability to
communicate with a nurse with specialized expertise who
Since 2020, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) has been will coordinate all aspects of their care.
creating a framework of state-of-the-art services connecting As Florida’s leading academic health system for more
patients in Palm Beach and Martin counties with the expertise than 50 years, TGH is committed to “health care for all,”
and innovation of a preeminent academic health system. For and serves as the state’s safety net hospital, refusing to turn
patients on Florida’s East Coast needing a higher level of care, patients away regardless of their lack of insurance or ability
this has been great news. With a clear path to TGH, patients to pay for services. As the hospital’s philanthropic arm, the
no longer have to leave the state when they need complex TGH Foundation provides a crucial source of funding to
care or procedures. support these cases, furthering TGH’s mission to heal, teach, With its network of practices in Palm Beach County,
Now, to further help patients access complex care, the innovate and care for everyone, every day. patients receiving complex procedures or treatment at TGH
nonprofit hospital’s TGH Foundation recently initiated a TGH is dedicated to pioneering breakthrough treatments, will be able to follow up with their TGH practitioner on the
special fund for those demonstrating a need for financial conducting game-changing clinical research and training East Coast upon returning home.
assistance with travel costs to Tampa. The Patient Support the next generation of health care professionals through its For more information about TGH and its network of health
Fund will cover expenses like transportation, gas and hotel partnership with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine care services on Florida’s East Coast, please visit TGH.org/
accommodations. at the University of South Florida. TGH is also consistently ThePalmBeaches or call (561) 739-4TGH (4844).
“Money raised will help remove possible financial barriers recognized as “one of the Nation’s Best Hospitals” by U.S.
for East Coast patients so they can easily travel to Tampa to News & World Report.

Cats And Wine from page 1 Additional sponsorship facebook.com/humanesocietyTC and Twitter at https://www.
support is generously twitter.com/hstc1. For more information, visit https://www.
The preregistration provided by TC Palm. For hstc1.org or call (772) 223-8822.
event cost is $30 per person, sponsorship opportunities, Photos by Doreen Poreba
which includes admission contact Development
and one free raffle ticket, Manager Ashton Standish
with all proceeds benefiting at (772) 600-3216 or
the Humane Society’s Astandish@hstc1.org.
shelter animals. Attendees For more information,
must be 21 or older. The contact Alyssa Bean,
link to buy tickets is hstc1. community events
org/post/Kitty-Catalina- specialist, at (772) 600-
Wine-Mixer. At the door 3215, or Events@hstc1.org. Kelly Huber was among the
the cost is $40. Attendance Sarah Fisher stands ready to Follow the HSTC on raffle winners at last year’s
is limited to 75 people. serve guests. Facebook at https://www. Kitty Catalina.

Guests have the opportunity to stroll the Humane Society’s
garden before viewing the adoptable cats in the shelter.

Guests Valerie Philipp, Beth Ernst and Kenya Webb Alyssa Bean and Courtney Zanetti pull the winning raffle tickets.

EVERY SUNDAY | FLAGLER PARK
9AM-1PM Volunteers Tonya Roberts, Lynn Fischer and Pam Brunelle

Live Music

Fresh Local Produce
Artisanal Foods

Specialty Beverages

Unique Handcrafted Goods

Kids Market

1st & 3rd Sunday Monthly
The adoption fee will be waived during the event for felines
over one year old.

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