Monmouth Medical Center Board Member Makes Holiday Brighter for Young Patients

Patricia Howard, a member of the Monmouth Medical Center Board of Trustees, made the holiday season a little brighter by coordinating a toy drive to benefit young patients at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center through the United Way of Monmouth and Ocean County.

Howard (center) is pictured with members of her family, including her husband, Carl, center, back row, who traveled to Monmouth Medical Center with her on Christmas Eve to distribute the toys, and Margaret Fisher, M.D., Monmouth Medical Center Chair of Pediatrics and Medical Director of The Unterberg Children’s Hospital.

About Monmouth Medical Center
Located in Long Branch, N.J., Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, along with The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, is one of New Jersey's largest academic medical centers and has been a teaching affiliate of Philadelphia’s Drexel University College of Medicine for more than 40 years. From its earliest days, Monmouth Medical Center has been a leader in surgical advancement and has introduced many technological firsts to the region, including robotic surgery and other minimally invasive techniques. Monmouth Medical Center is the only hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties to consistently receive an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization of employer purchasers of health care and the nation’s leading experts on patient safety. It is one of eight New Jersey hospitals to receive a four-star rating from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the highest hospital rating in the state.