St. John's Hospital's ICARE is off to a flying start

Established in May and celebrated with an official launch party last month, Episcopal Health Services Inc.’s St. John’s ICARE Foundation has already racked up an impressive resume of accomplishments. Episcopal Health Services operates St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway.

ICARE (innovation, compassion, respect, empathy) raised $20,000 for a new GE Giraffe incubator care station and $20,000 for four GE Billi soft phototherapy systems through the Giving Tuesdays campaigns.

The foundation gathered $100,00 for the hospital’s labor and delivery project and $120,000 for equipment at the newly opened Margaret O. Carpenter Women’s Health Center through the golf tournaments.

Through the Covod-19 emergency fun $10,00, in-kind donations of food, personal protective equipment and comfort items were collected for a recharge room for St. John’s health care “heroes.” More than $400,000 in private grant money was obtained to support projects, including Telehealth and the new mobile health unit.

More than 3,000 holiday toys for children, 2,000 school backpacks and more than 1,000 baby bags for new mothers and holiday gifts for over 100 families were distributed through the Adopt-a-Family program.

“The ICARE Foundation will both enhance and focus our fundraising efforts so we can maximize the value of our donations and ensure that we are providing aid and services to those that need it most,” Renee Hastick-Motes, ICARE’s president said in a news release.

A launch party cocktail reception with 200 guests was held at the Rockaway Hotel on Sept. 29 to toast the newly created foundation.