Hospice News

Livingston Bank Supports the Mission of Hospice

West Orange/Livingston, NJ -- The Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center (BHHPCC), an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System located in West Orange, recently received a generous donation of $1,000 from Livingston’s Regal Bank.  Pictured above, left to right, are Louis Urban, BHHPCC Board of Trustee and Manager of Bernheim Apter Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel in Livingston, Lorraine Sciara, FACHE, Executive Director, BHHPCC, Monte Ehrenkranz, Vice President for Business Development, Regal Bank and Daniel M. Tower, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Regal Bank.

“Donations such as this generous gift from Regal Bank are used to cover the costs we incur for uncompensated care provided to patients who lack health insurance or the ability to pay,” explains Ms. Sciara.  “We also utilize these donations to assist in funding the free bereavement services we offer to families and the community.  We rely on the support of donors and local organizations such as Regal Bank to continue to help us to fulfill our mission of delivering quality care to patients and caregivers facing advanced illness.  We are grateful to Regal Bank for their gift.”

An affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, BHHPCC provides New Jersey residents with exceptional end-of-life care through its locations in West Orange; at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch; and at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark. Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative Care Center, also a Saint Barnabas Health Care System affiliate, is located at Community Medical Center in Toms River.  For more information, please call 973-322-4800 or visit www.barnabashealthhospice.org.

Regal Bank is a full-service community bank with two branch locations in Livingston.  For more information about Regal Bank, please call 973-716-0600 or visit www.regalbanknj.com.

Date: March 11, 2010

Contact: Public Relations, 973-322-4924

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