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QUEENS WEEKLY, AUGUST 18, 2019
Far Rockaway hospital provides kids with school supplies
BY JENNA BAGCAL
A Far Rockaway
hospital is making sure
that local children are
ready for the upcoming
school year in more ways
than one.
On Aug. 2, Saint John’s
Episcopal Hospital held
its third annual Back
to School Fair, where
hundreds of kids got
school supplies and free
health checks.
The hospital
provided backpacks,
notebooks, pencils and
other school supplies to
more than 700 kids. Health
insurers DentaQuest and
HealthPlex provided
around 160 children with
free dental screenings
while over 30 adults
received blood pressure
screenings. Additionally,
more than 30 young
people scheduled an
annual physical exam at
the event.
“By providing
health screenings and
school supplies, we are
helping to enhance the
health and wellbeing of
the families we serve
in our surrounding
communities,” said Chief
Executive Officer Jerry
Walsh. “Studies indicate
that there is a linkage
between education and
good health, and we want
to set our community
members on the path of
leading a healthy lifestyle
from a young age.”
SJEH in collaboration
with the NYPD’s
101st Precinct treated
attendees to a day of
fun, complete with face
painting, basketball,
video games and a rock
wall climb.
Over 40 vendors
participated in the
community event,
including DentaQuest and
HealthPlex, the Queens
Public Library, the New
York State Department
of Health and FDNY,
who educated families on
fire safety.
Summer campers having fun at the fair Photos courtesy of Saint John’s Episcopal Hospital
“St. John’s has served
the health care needs of
the Rockaways for over
110 years. This is our
community, and these
are our community
members,” said Renee
Hastick-Motes, vice
president of external
affairs. “We want to do
our part to help them be
healthy. Plus, nothing
warms the heart more
than seeing the smiles on
the faces of the children
who were in attendance.”
Following Peninsula
Hospital’s closure in
2012, SJEH has become
the only institution
providing emergency and
ambulatory care to the
Rockaways, Five Towns
and southwestern Nassau
County.
Visit the hospital’s
website to learn more.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by email at
jbagcal@qns.com or by
phone at (718) 260-2583.
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