$5 million capital campaign for private patient rooms and new senior living campus
It began with a vision: a place where seniors could remain a part of the Randolph community as they aged, and private patient hospital rooms to accommodate state-of-the-art medical care.
This month Gifford Medical Center officially launched a $5 million campaign to fund a multi-phased project that makes the vision reality: a new Menig Nursing Home anchoring the Morgan Orchards Senior Living Community in Randolph Center, and 25 private patient rooms at the hospital.
The “Vision for the Future” committee, led by Dr. Lou DiNicola and Lincoln Clark, has already raised 68 percent of the $5 million goal in the 18 months leading to the public launch: $3.4 million has been pledged, thanks to generous early support from members of Gifford’s volunteer Board of Trustees and Directors, medical staff, employees, and the hospital’s Auxiliary.
“I am humbled and energized by this start,” said Ashley Lincoln, director of Development. “Now we will need everyone’s help to raise the remaining $1.6 million by the end of 2015. Our goal of $5 million may seem lofty, but this campaign will help us continue to provide our community with the best possible health care for years to come.”
In May Gifford’s Menig Nursing Home will relocate to Morgan Orchards, a 30-acre campus that will grow to include independent and assisted living facilities. The hospital wing vacated by Menig will be converted into 25 industry-standard, private patient rooms to promote faster healing, offer patient privacy for provider consultations and family visits, and accommodate the latest medical technology.
“When it comes to improvements at the hospital, this project is the most dramatic change for inpatient care that we’ve had since I’ve been here,” said Dr. Lou DiNicola, campaign co-chair and a pediatrician who came to Gifford nearly 40 years ago in 1976. “This sets us up as a state of the art physical plant for at least the next 25 years.”
