How can I help?
There are many ways you can contribute to the growth of
the Flushing Hospital Medical Center. Each year, we provide
millions of dollars of high quality care that goes uncompensated.
Your donation would help us to purchase new equipment, hire
additional staff, update our facilities or continue our
many community programs.
Flushing Hospital Medical Center has been
designated a financially distressed hospital. The Development
Department is responsible for fundraising to benefit Flushing
Hospital Medical Center as well as the recording, acknowledgement
and designation of all donations. You can reach this department
at 718-206-8613.
Fundraising Events:
Every year, Flushing Hospital Medical Center organizes a
dinner dance. The proceeds from these events benefit an
area within the hospital. This year, all monies raised will
benefit the Disaster Response Fund.
The Renaissance Ball will be held on Thursday,
September 19, 2002 at Russo's On The Bay.
Memorial gifts:
When coping with the loss of a loved one, grieving family
members and friends often decide to make a memorial donation
to Flushing Hospital in the name of the deceased. These
gifts may benefit a specific area of the hospital, or go
to the hospital's general operating funds. For example,
if the deceased was treated in the Coronary Care Unit, a
donor might request that his or her gift benefit that unit.
That money would then be used toward the purchase of new
equipment, recruitment of additional staff or maintenance
of special outreach programs in that area.
Sometimes, family members request that
people paying their respects to the deceased's family make
a donation to an organization in lieu of sending flowers.
Memorial gifts should be in the form of
checks payable to Flushing Hospital Medical Center. The
donor must indicate the name of the person being memorialized
and the area-if any-within the hospital to benefit. If the
donor or donors would like surviving family members to be
notified that a gift was made in the deceased's name, that
information should be provided as well. Memorial gifts should
be mailed to the attention of the Development Department,
Flushing Hospital Medical Center, 45th avenue at Parsons
Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11355. Credit card orders may also
be called in to the Development Department at 718-206-8613.
Naming Opportunities:
Flushing Hospital Medical Center provides opportunities
to dedicate areas of equipment to someone or a company.
A donor may name a medical unit, patient room, building,
or piece of equipment or nursing station. There are several
ways to do this:
- A patient room could have a wall plaque that reads "In
Honor of Mary Smith"
- A building could be named as "The Jane Doe Pavilion"
- A unit could be named such as "The John Smith Emergency
Department"
- A pediatric asthma chair could have a plaque that reads
"Donated by "XYZ Company"
The amount of the donation varies
with the area. For a brochure on naming opportunities, please
call the Development Department at 718-206-8613.
