Ocean University Medical Center—Retired Nurse Gives Back
Retired Nurse Gives Back
For 26 years, Sharon Dymnioski worked in the maternity unit at Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center. She began in labor and delivery, taking care of the soon-to-be moms, and later moved into the nursery, where she attended to newborn babies.
After she retired, she missed the hospital and all her old friends. So, she came back to the nursery, this time as a volunteer, to perform hearing screenings on newborns.
But her hospital service didn’t—and still doesn’t—end there. She currently serves as the president of the Guild of Ocean University Medical Center, a non-profit organization that funds educational and other health care-related services at the hospital and throughout the community.
The hospital is a priority for Sharon—so much so that she recently committed to a $500,000 deferred gift to Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center Foundation. “As the hospital has grown, it’s become more endearing to me,” she says. “There are so many cutting-edge, innovative things available now that simply weren’t accessible to the local community 20 years ago, and I thought, ‘We just have to keep this going.’”
The donation will go specifically to the maternity unit, which offers a unique opportunity. “Sometimes, the maternity unit is the very first time a woman comes into the hospital. When she sees that it’s a place that's warm and comforting, she’s going to remember that,” Sharon says.
As for Ocean University Medical Center, they are grateful beyond measure. “Sharon’s generosity, of both her time and financial support, embodies the true philanthropic spirit,” says Jacqueline Bartley-Oxley, J.D, vice president of gift planning at Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation.
For more information on how you can support your local hospital, like Sharon, through a gift annuity, IRA, retirement asset, bequest or other type of planned gift, please contact our Office of Gift Planning at 848-308-5039 or giftplanning@hmhn.org.