DENVILLE, N.J. -- Saint Clare’s three hospital auxiliaries have pledged a total of $2.1 million to the healthcare system’s Miracles capital campaign. The combined pledge is the largest in the auxiliaries’ history. The combined gift is the third largest commitment received during the fundraising campaign, following a $5 million gift by Saint Clare’s Foundation trustee Kate Tiedemann and a $3 million pledge by the Saint Clare’s medical staff.

The Saint Clare’s Hospital Auxiliary/Denville and Boonton Township pledged $1 million to the new Roberta C. Ferguson Pediatric Center to be built at the Denville hospital. The new facility will feature all-private rooms with the latest medical equipment, a new reception and interactive play area, a treatment room, family center, meeting room and an expanded Children’s Neurology and Epilepsy Center. Saint Clare’s Hospital Auxiliary/Dover pledged $1 million to support the renovations to the emergency department at the Dover campus. The new emergency center, featuring 4,000 additional square feet of clinical space, 28 exam rooms, a new registration area, a new waiting area, a new triage room, and an expanded “fast track area,” opened in May.

Saint Clare’s Hospital Auxiliary/Sussex pledged $100,000 to support a new emergency department at the Sussex hospital. The new facility will feature 4,000 square feet of clinical space, a new nursing station, upgraded treatment rooms, a pediatric room with “kid friendly” décor, an enlarged patient entry area, improved ambulance access, an upgraded trauma room, and a dedicated cardiac treatment room. The new facility is expected to open by year’s end.

Saint Clare’s Auxiliaries Pledge Support to Miracles: Saint Clare’s Health System’s three hospital auxiliaries have pledged a total of $2.1 million toward the Miracles capital campaign. Pictured at a recent campaign function were the three auxiliary presidents. Pictured (from left) are Camille M. Milsom, president of the Dover auxiliary; Deborah Fisher, president of the Sussex auxiliary; and Lucile Noonan, president of the Denville/Boonton Township auxiliary. The Miracles campaign, launched in May, has raised gifts and pledges of nearly $27 million toward its Phase One goal of $30 million.

“Since their inception, Saint Clare’s auxiliaries have dedicated themselves to helping our hospitals grow to meet the needs of our region,” said Gary J. Blan, Saint Clare’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Their fundraising efforts through the years have been the back bone of our community outreach. We are extremely grateful now that they have stepped forward to make this extraordinary commitment to the Miracles campaign.”

Dover Auxiliary Presents Miracles Contribution: The Saint Clare’s Hospital/Dover Auxiliary recently presented their latest contribution to the Miracles capital campaign, in support of the newly renovated Emergency Department at the Dover hospital. The contribution is part of the Auxiliary’s $1 million pledge to the campaign. Pictured (l-r) are: Vasilios Diamantopolous, M.D.; Jeff Snyder, former Chief Administrative Officer; Camille Milsom, Dover Auxiliary President; Margit Verdes; Dover Auxiliary Assistant Treasurer; and Lucy Duffy, RN, Administrative Director of Nursing.

“Over the years, we have always been able to rely on the unwavering support and generosity of our auxiliaries,” said Bruce and Gale Bott of Flanders, N.J., General Co-Chairs of the Miracles campaign. “The auxiliaries are an incredible group of people who do everything with the hospitals’ well being in mind. Through the years, they have made so many programs and facilities possible through their fundraising efforts. We want to thank them for these extraordinary commitments and for all they do to support Saint Clare’s every day.”

Saint Clare’s hospital auxiliaries conduct fundraisers, operate the hospitals gift shops, and provide numerous amenities for patients and their families.

Saint Clare’s Miracles capital campaign was launched in May with a goal of raising $50 million over the next several years. Phase One of the campaign, with a goal of $30 million, will be completed by next summer. To date, the campaign has raised gifts and pledges of nearly $27 million toward that goal. Miracles will support a host of projects and new facilities system-wide, including new emergency departments at the Denville, Dover and Sussex hospitals; a new pediatrics center; a new cancer center; and enhanced behavioral health programs for children and adults.

For more information on the Miracles campaign, call (973)983-5300.

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