Because Breakfast Doesn’t Take a Summer Vacation
Florida Medical Center is pleased to announce that it donated 50,636 servings of cereal to the Boys and Girls Club, a member of the Feeding America network during its Healthy Over Hungry® Cereal Drive, which ran from June 2-9, 2017.
“Good nutrition is essential to good health, and we wanted to help lead the fight against hunger in Broward County. The donations we collected during our ‘Healthy Over Hungry® Cereal Drive’ will help provide local children and adults struggling with hunger with a healthy breakfast during the summer, and I am so grateful for the support of our staff and community in this effort,” said Trey Abshier, chief executive officer of Florida Medical Center.
“Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County strives to have a significant impact on members and their families through supplementing household grocery budgets and teaching youth the importance of a healthy diet and exercise. Through the support of Florida Medical Center and its parent company, Tenet Healthcare, we are able to do just that with the donation of this cereal during the summer. Great partners allow us to go farther and truly affect change in the homes of families who need help,” said Brian Quail, President/CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County.
About Florida Medical Center
Florida Medical Center, a campus of North Shore is a 459-bed acute care hospital founded in 1973. Located at 5000 West Oakland Park Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Florida Medical Center is the home of The Heart Institute of Florida, the hospital’s center for cardiac services which offers a Hybrid Operating Suite, Heart Valve Clinic, Chest Pain Center and the Aortic Disease Institute of Florida.
The hospital is one of the only Comprehensive Stroke Centers in Western Broward County as designated by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration, allowing physicians and staff to offer a higher level of stroke care to its patients. Florida Medical Center’s Surgical Weight Loss Center is also a designated Bariatric Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Florida Medical Center offers a broad range of medical and surgical services including: neurology and neurosurgery, a comprehensive orthopedics program, urology, psychiatry, gynecology, diagnostic imaging, pain center, wound care, diabetes education and 24-hour emergency services. Florida Medical Center has also recently opened a dedicated Senior Care Unit and Senior ER to accommodate the needs of the aging community. Florida Medical Center is the first hospital in Florida to achieve full Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Resuscitation Accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care.
