Boca Raton Fire Rescue Capt. Jason Owens checks on the shark bite victim
before she was taken to the hospital.
Photo provided
By Sallie James
It was an “only in Florida” story if there ever was one: A young woman went for a swim in the ocean and
Jenny O’Sullivan (right), with her husband, Morgan, and children, Caitlin, 6, Sean, 4,
and Molly, 6 months. Jenny O’Sullivan donates breast milk to the Toppel Family Place
at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
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By Lona O'Conno
Irving and Barbara Gutin at their home in Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Over the years, Barbara and Irving Gutin have funded millions of dollars’ worth of projects in South Florida and previously
Philanthropist Elaine Wold led the ceremony for the new home of the Gloria Drummond Physical Rehabilitation Institute. Wold’s $10 million gift named the facility in memory of her friend and founder of the hospital. The new 40,000-square-foot space wi
Dr. Robert Levy in front of the ‘wall of love.’
The entrance to the Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
The center is named for Billi and Bernie Marcus.
Photo provided
By Linda Haase
One hundred guests attended an educational networking event that offered tips on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and raised $2,500 for the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Part of Boca Festiv
Aesthetician Dalia Reichbart applies a mask to breast cancer survivor Annie Rolle of Fort Lauderdale
at the Spa Care Center in Boca Raton.
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By Linda Haase
For Susan Karsin, there’s nothing like a spa visit to relax a
A capacity crowd of almost 1,200 hospital supporters rocked out to the Beach Boys, with special guest John Stamos, at the 52nd annual fundraiser. The ball celebrated the establishment of the Marcus Neuroscience Institute, paid tribute to Honorary Cha
Voice therapist Linda Barrantes helps patient Peter Levine perform
voice exercises at her Boca Raton office.
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By Paula Detwiller
Peter Levine of Delray Beach wasn’t alarmed when his deep, baritone voice began to get
Mature oak trees provide shade to Jaycox Lake with its pulsing fountain,
while a flock of ibis looks for food on the grounds.
Variegated crotons glow in late afternoon light.
Small markers encourage walkers to keep healthy habits.
Photos by Jerry
The annual Walk of Recognition, presented by the Boca Raton Historical Society, added new stars at a ceremony on May 9 under the Mizner statue at Royal Palm Place. The new stars are for Mike Arts and Barbara and Irving Gutin. Arts was presiden
A celebrated roster of 81 PGA Champions Tour players took to The Old Course at Broken Sound Club for the 2013 Allianz Championship vying for a $1.8 million purse. The Moabery Family Foundation pledged an annual ‘champions challenge,’ donating $1,000
An enthusiastic crowd of more than 750 attended the 51st annual affair that celebrated the new Wold Family Center for Emergency Medicine and raised $1 million in the process. Guests paid tribute to Honorary Chairwoman Elaine Wold and 10 physicians.
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Jan. 12, 2013: Guests at the 51st Annual Boca Raton Regional Hospital Ball will pay tribute to Elaine Wold and celebrate the transformation of the Emergency Department into the Wold Family Center for Emergency Medicine at Boca Raton Regional Hospita
Nearly 1,500 excited attendees welcomed celebrity couple Bill and Giuliana Rancic to Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s ninth annual Go Pink Luncheon, ‘Go Pink Goes Hollywood.’ Giuliana Rancic is a breast cancer survivor, and both she and Bill Rancic ar
The Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health and Wellness Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital is one of 10 leading clinical centers in the country to have participated in a new breast ultrasound study.
The study was conducted among women with dense br
Barbara and Dick Schmidt and the Schmidt Family Foundation’s
gift to Boca Raton Regional Hospital follows a $25 million gift
by Billi and Bernie Marcus. Photo provided
The Marcus Neuroscience Institute, scheduled to open in 2014, got a hefty cash
Bernie Marcus, chairman of the Marcus Foundation
and co-founder and former CEO of The Home Depot,
and his wife, Billi, announce their $25 million gift to
Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Images provided
With the new $25 million
Cancer patients who have had to travel out of the county for proton therapy treatments got some good news late in January. That’s when Boca Raton Regional Hospital announced plans to build a $120 million proton therapy center on Glades Road.
Proponen
The Debbie-Rand Memorial Service League Board of Trustees includes
front row, from left: Debbie Leising, Diana Rivellino, Marci Nowak. Back
row: Mildred Schwartz, Barbara Gideon, Eileen Carlins, Diana Bubb, Marty
Lambert, Lois McGinn, Deyse Norwitz
