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AtlantiCare Gala Supports Programs and Services; Recognizes Edward R. Knight Award Winners More than 700 people attended AtlantiCare’s 57th Annual Century Club Gala at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in April, during which AtlantiCare recognized Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Atlantic and Cape May Counties; and Joseph DeStefano, MD, with the Edward R. Knight Award for Community and Physician Awards. “We are so grateful for what your joining us here enables us to do each and every day for those whom we are fortunate enough to serve,” said AtlantiCare President and CEO David Tilton. “Tonight we celebrate AtlantiCare and our many supporters who help us build healthy communities.” “The Edward R. Knight Award winners are valiant supporters of AtlantiCare’s work in the community,” said Eugene Arnone, chairman of the AtlantiCare System Board of Trustees. “The significant impacts that Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Atlantic and Cape May Counties, and Dr. DeStefano, have on those they serve, closely align with AtlantiCare’s vision of building healthy
(L-R) Back row: Josh Armstrong, DO; Michael Mehnert; MD; Matthew Pepe, MD; Brad Tucker, MD; and Alvin Ong, MD. (L-R) Front row: Lauren Carruth Mehnert, MD; Caroline Pepe; Stacey Tucker; and Natacha Falcon, DO
communities,” Arnone added. Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Atlantic and Cape May Counties works to ensure that all children in the community are able to realize their full potential. The organization pairs youth with volunteer mentors to serve as positive guiding influences. Dr. DeStefano’s efforts locally, state-wide and nationally have improved the quality of care now offered in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. In addition to delivering more than 5,000 babies in our region, he founded a free women’s clinic for early cancer detection in partnership with the Atlantic City Health Department, and has spent time in Washington fighting for clinical enhancements in support of his patients. Proceeds from the Gala benefit AtlantiCare’s clinical and community programs and services, including the Heart Institute and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC), and AtlantiCare’s Healing Arts Program.
Lori Herndon, president and CEO, ARMC; and Howard Axelrod, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon, ARMC
From left to right, Catherine Dudick, MD, trauma surgeon, ARMC Galloway Township Mayor Don and husband Stephen Dudick, MD; Ayoola Ali, MD, Trauma surgeon, Purdy and his wife Michelle ARMC, and wife Juliana Ali Purdy
(L-R) Back row: Ho Chang, MD; Kamaldeep Grewal, MD; Blair Bergen, MD; Peggy Solomon-Bergen, MD. (L-R) Front row: Magna Dias, MD; Catherine Muhumuza, MD; Jennifer Tioseco, From left to right, David Tilton, Joseph DeStefano, MD, and MD; Jose Mendoza, MD. Eugene Arnone 48
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Kenneth Steinberg, and his wife Patti Steinberg