Newark, NJ--The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation has renewed their grant to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center for $53,000 to be used as emergency funds for children who are battling cancer and are being treated at the Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Hospital of New Jersey.
“Through the foundation’s generosity, families with limited resources who have been further strained by their child’s medical costs can receive relief and assistance for basic needs,” says Peri Kamalakar, MD, Director of Pediatric Oncology for Barnabas Health’s three Valerie Fund Children’s Centers. “We are grateful for this funding, which allows our staff to alleviate some of the monetary concerns that already anxious families are facing at a time when they need to focus on a sick child.”
The Jay Fund’s mission is to financially and emotionally assist families with children who are undergoing cancer treatment. With last year’s $50,000 grant from the Jay Fund, The Valerie Fund Children’s Center was able to assist 20 families.
Tom Coughlin, the head coach for the New York Giants, is the founder of the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund, named in memory of Jay McGillis, one of his former players at Boston College, who succumbed to leukemia in 1996. Coach Coughlin witnessed first hand the financial and emotional struggles the family suffered through and vowed to help people in the same situation if he ever had the opportunity.
Last year, Cough Coughlin surprised children at the Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders with a visit and gifts to make their stay more pleasant.
“The Jay Fund has been a lifeline for many of our families, and we thank Coach Coughlin for making a difference in their lives,” adds Dr. Kamalakar.
About NBIMC
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, (NBIMC), a 673-bed regional care teaching hospital, provides comprehensive health care to its local communities and well beyond. NBIMC has more than 800 physicians, 3,200 employees and 150 volunteers with over 300,000 outpatient visits and 25,000 admissions annually. NBIMC is fifth in the nation in the number of heart transplants with better than expected outcomes, has the only lung transplant program in New Jersey, and combined with Saint Barnabas Medical Center, both Barnabas Health affiliates, is third in the nation for kidney transplants, by volume. To learn more, visit us on line at www.newarkbeth.com
About CHoNJ
Children's Hospital of New Jersey, located at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and part of Barnabas Health, the state's premier hospital caring for children, with specialized services to treat ill and injured children from newborn to adolescent years and has the most comprehensive pediatric cardiac care program in the region as well as preventive programs that promote wellness in the community. For a referral to a pediatrician or pediatric specialist, please call 1-888-724-7123.
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September 28, 2011
Beth Salamon
Public Relations
Ph: 973.322.4926
esalamon@barnabashealth.org
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