6 YEARS IN A ROW
lyn jurick: Supporting Boca Raton Community Hospital with passion and fire in her heart When Jim Morris, MD, medical director of the Lynn “There were so many good things happening at our hospital, Heart Institute, scheduled Lyn Jurick for her cardiac bypass I felt I needed to help spread the word.” With the assistance surgery, she told him “OK, I’ll be there. Don’t be late.” of her friend Mimi Leeds and several other neighbors at St. Andrews Country Club, Lyn organized a series of Town At age 80, Lyn Jurick is not about to let major heart surgery Hall Meetings with hospital physicians and administrators slow her down. She has a full roster of things she plans to to educate the residents about the hospital’s services and accomplish, and her top priority is promoting awareness programs. and appreciation for the services available at Boca Raton Community Hospital. Shortly thereafter, Lyn learned that her aortic valve had to be replaced and she had two blockages that required by-pass Lyn has been a passionate advocate of accessible, quality care surgery. Although her children implored her to return to all her life. In her early 20s, affected by New York for surgery, Lyn insisted a neighbor’s child who was mentally that she would have the surgery right retarded, she started the first auxiliary here. “I had just been researching the for the Association for the Help of Lynn Heart Institute for an upcoming Retarded Children in Nassau County, Town Hall Meeting, so I knew it was Long Island and eventually presided an exceptional program and I was over 30 auxiliaries. She also served as very impressed with Dr. Morris’ chairman of the board and a leading credentials,” Lyn explains. fundraiser for the region’s United Way. After her surgery, Lyn was enthusiastic Because of her advocacy for families, about the comprehensive care she had Lyn was named a trustee of Long received as well as the speed of her Island Jewish Hospital in 1979, and recovery. had a major impact on the quality of care that continues to this day. She “Boca Raton Community Hospital was the driving force to build a Ronald McDonald House and she spearheaded LYN JURICK is an entire network of support and care. I was treated with sensitivity and a fundraising campaign to build the Monter Cancer Center at compassion in every aspect of my care. The staff explained North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. everything to me and cared for me with assured, capable hands. I felt they were by my side every step of the way.” “I believed then, as I do today, that it is critically important that we have access to good health care where we live. I don’t Lyn brings the same energy and passion to supporting Boca want to have to travel to other parts of the country – I want to Raton Community Hospital as she did to her causes decades ago. be able to stay close to home when my family members and I need medical care,” she says. “Our Hospital is an incredibly valuable community asset. We need to raise funds and build awareness about the services Although Lyn and her husband Bob had been Boca Raton available, about the expertise of the physicians and staff, about snowbirds since the early 80s, they moved to Boca the quality of care we have right here in Boca Raton. We can all permanently several years ago. At the time, the news about contribute our expertise and support so that our community Boca Raton Community Hospital focused on the cancelled hospital continues to deliver life saving care for generations to teaching hospital and the financial losses, yet when Lyn spoke come.” to people connected with the hospital, she was impressed with what she learned. <strong>Vision</strong> 2010 |3
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