More than 170 guests attended An Evening of Gratitude, a benefit for Baptist Health Mariners Hospital, on Jan. 24 at the Cheeca Lodge & Spa in Islamorada.
The event, presented by Kathy and Steve Holmes, raised nearly $300,000 as the Baptist Health Foundation celebrated its Giving Society members and other donors to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier. All proceeds from the evening will support overall needs at the hospital.
The event featured a cocktail hour, dinner, live auction, live band and more. Speakers included Joe Natoli, Baptist Health executive vice president and chief administrative officer; Emily Carter, event chair; Bette Brown, Mariners Hospital board chair; Audra Hill, foundation council chair for Mariners Hospital; and Drew Grossman, Mariners Hospital and Fishermen’s Community Hospital CEO.
“Exceptional, compassionate patient care is so important to all of us,” said Brown. “The amazing team at Mariners Hospital works hard to provide the quality of care we all want for our friends, families and community.”
“At Mariners Hospital, we provide care for our community when it’s needed most, and we are dedicated to excellence in every respect,” Grossman added. “However, as a not-for-profit organization, we can’t accomplish it without generous support. Community support has been, and is, an essential part of our culture.”
Presenting sponsors of the event were Kathy and Steve Holmes. The live auction sponsor was Islamorada Pools. Silver sponsors included BankUnited, Everglades Alligator Farm, TD Bank and Roxana Zedan. Bronze sponsors included Barb & Mike Benninger and Family, First State Bank, Elaine and William Gilbert Jr., Pam and Bob Kubic, Maureen and Col. William McDonough, MHK Architecture, Radiology Associates of Florida and Holly Raschein.
Founded in 1962, Baptist Health Mariners Hospital in Tavernier is a 25-bed critical access hospital with medical-surgical and intensive care units as well as orthopedics, cancer care, neurology and advanced imaging resources.
