On Friday, May 9, 2025, members of the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center donor community gathered at the Mansion in May Designer Showhouse and Gardens at Wildfair in Chester, New Jersey, to celebrate Visionaries – Morristown Medical Center’s most elite group of philanthropists. Visionary status is attained by donating $1 million or more to the medical center, […]

As parents, there’s nothing more terrifying than seeing your child in danger. For Marissa and Glenn, that moment arrived on June 10, 2024, when their son Jake was struck in the chest by a baseball during a local game. Jake’s heart stopped, and he collapsed on the ground. Fortunately, two nurses from Atlantic Health System […]

It was a sunny Sunday afternoon in early October 2023, and Dale Jayne – a life-long motorcycle enthusiast – was on his Harley Davidson heading home, winding through the backroads near Oldwick, New Jersey. The next thing he remembers was lying in gravel hearing the whirl of helicopter blades nearby. Dale was left with a […]

As his highly impactful five-year tenure as chair of the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center Board of Trustees draws to a close, we reflect on the remarkable contributions of Robert B. Tafaro. Throughout his time as chair, Bob Tafaro exhibited unwavering dedication, strategic philanthropy and a passion for the advancement of extraordinary health care for […]

On December 3, 2024, clinical experts Jason E. Lowenstein, MD, Marie Foley, PhD, RN, and Laura Reilly, RN, and Eric Whitman, MD, gathered with a passionate donor community at Spring Brook Country Club in support of Morristown Medical Center and its vital programs. The evening featured remarks from Jennifer Smith, chief philanthropy officer for the Foundation for […]

The Foundation for Morristown Medical Center is pleased to announce that more than $363,600 was raised to benefit Morristown Medical Center at our fourth annual Golf Classic! The event took place on October 21, at the beautiful Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, and would not have been possible without the generosity of our sponsors, […]

As we celebrate ten years since the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center’s first Memorial Wall Dedication, we sincerely thank our community for helping to make this event an honored annual tradition at the medical center. Over the past decade, the Memorial Wall Dedication has become an important time to reflect, remember and celebrate the lives […]

Nationwide, a growing nursing shortage has led hospitals to explore novel ways to meet the challenge of staying at the forefront of innovative medical treatment and patient-centric care. “Statistics show that one million nurses will retire by 2030, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), which is a startling number to imagine,” […]

During her time as a volunteer at Morristown Medical Center, the late Judy Abrams always found new ways to make patients more comfortable during their hospital stay. The Washington Partner* and member of the Brookfield Legacy Society first began thinking about the patient experience when her late husband Joe was undergoing cancer treatments at the […]

“I guess I was lucky. I was a high school dropout, but my success over the years has left me with a lot to give away.” – Robert “Dick” Deskovick As a Morris Township resident for close to 70 years and self-proclaimed patriot who reads the Constitution regularly, Robert “Dick” Deskovick knows that giving to […]