Baptist Health Foundation’s An Evening of Gratitude Celebrates Major Donors to Baptist Health Fishermen’s Community Hospital
MARATHON, Fla. – April 17, 2025 – Nearly 200 guests attended An Evening of Gratitude benefiting Baptist Health Fishermen’s Community Hospital, which was held on April 4, 2025 at Oceanfront Park in Marathon, Florida. The event raised over $300,000 as the Foundation celebrated its Giving Society members and other donors to Fishermen’s Community Hospital. All proceeds from the evening will support the hospital’s most critical needs.
The event, which honored Baptist Health Foundation donor, Lynn Voit featured a cocktail hour, dinner, live auction and live band. Speakers included Aleta Williamson, Baptist Health Foundation Fishermen’s Community Hospital Council chair; Wendy Gentes, Baptist Health Foundation AVP & Chief Development Officer; Janice Roehl-Anderson, Fishermen’s Community Hospital Operating Board chair; Drew Grossman, Mariners Hospital and Fishermen’s Community Hospital CEO and Alex Villoch, Baptist Health Foundation CEO. The program also featured a personal testimony by Baptist Health patient, Margie Casey.
“Our goal is to ensure Fishermen’s Community Hospital always has the ability to deliver the best, compassionate care to our community and we understand how important high-quality healthcare is to each and every one of us,” said Drew Grossman.
Alex Villoch added, “Today I join you in honoring Lynn Voit, who established the first Fishermen’s Community hospital endowment fund – helping to ensure cancer care needs in the Middle Keys are met for years to come. And we are truly grateful to this incredibly generous Keys community for your commitment to the Foundation and your local hospital.”
Gold sponsors of the event included Charley Toppino & Sons Inc., Lookout Foundation Inc.
Media Counselors, Small Hospital Innovations and Rosemary Thomas. Silver sponsors included Kelley & Joan Bergstrom, Betty & Jim Howe, Judith & Nick Rifkin, Dee & Don Swatik and Aleta & Dean Williamson. Bronze sponsors included First State Bank of the Florida Keys, Rebecca Godchaux, Trane and David and Sue Williamson. Copper sponsors included Gayle & Eddie Maimo and Radiology Associates of South Florida, P.A.
Located in Marathon in the heart of the Florida Keys, Fishermen’s Community Hospital is a state-of-the-art 22-bed facility that was built from the ground up with generous community support. It opened its doors in the summer of 2021, providing critical services close to home, including a 24/7 emergency department, intensive care unit, inpatient rooms, laboratory, imaging services, oncology services, surgery and pharmacy. Baptist Health Foundation promotes philanthropy to assist Fishermen’s Community Hospital in providing outstanding, compassionate patient care, as well as enhancing medical resources in the Middle Keys.
About Baptist Health Foundation
The mission of Baptist Health Foundation is to inspire philanthropy and build extraordinary donor relationships in support of excellence, innovation, community wellness and global leadership in healthcare at Baptist Health. Through philanthropy, the Foundation supports and expands Baptist Health’s ability to provide outstanding patient care and bring the latest treatments to patients and families affected by a serious illness. Donor contributions also allow the Foundation to assist Baptist Health facilities in keeping pace with technology and equipment advances, perform cutting-edge research and offer continuing education opportunities to medical staff. Learn more at BaptistHealth.net/Foundation and connect with us on Instagram and Facebook.
About Baptist Health
Baptist Health is the largest healthcare organization in the region, with 12 hospitals, more than 28,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices spanning Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned institutes specializing in cancer care, brain and spine care, heart and vascular care and orthopedic care. In addition, it includes Baptist Health Medical Group; Baptist Health Quality Network; and the Baptist Health PineApp, a virtual health platform. Baptist Health South Florida is an academic and clinical affiliate of Florida International University. A not-for-profit organization supported by philanthropy and committed to its charitable mission of medical excellence, Baptist Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and is the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida by U.S. News & World Report. For more information, visit BaptistHealth.net/Newsroom and connect with us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn.
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