Members of the Rutgers University men’s baseball team visited The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital on Friday, May 31, to donate more than $6,000 in support of childhood blood and cancer programs at the hospital. Rutgers players raised more than $13,000 for those charitable goals by shaving their heads after a home game held early last month against the University of Connecticut. The remainder of the funds was given to the Vs. Cancer Foundation, which is dedicated to saving children’s lives by empowering athletes and communities to fund lifesaving childhood cancer treatments. Pictured are: standing, left to right, Rutgers players Nate Roe, Rob Smorol, Steve Zavala, and Tyler Gebler; kneeling, players Rob Corsi, Jeff Melillo, patient Leila Hunter, 7, of Trenton, patient Cody Enos, 19, of Flemington, and player Sam Hasty. Each is holding an autographed baseball signed by the players for children in the hospital. Read More...

The Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities has awarded a grant of as much as $20,000 to Saint Peter’s University Hospital for the purchase of primary care medications to be used at five health clinics established by Saint Peter’s as part of its mission to provide health services in Santa Rosa County, Guatemala. The grant is payable on a one-to-one basis for every dollar that Saint Peter’s spends. Read More...

Princeton artist Phyllis Lifschutz will present her art at The Breast Center in the CARES Building at Saint Peter’s University Hospital on Wednesday, May 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. The paintings are for sale with proceeds to benefit the Breast Center and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Read More...

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System was awarded a $5,995 grant from the Gannett Foundation to purchase Snoezelen® products for the “Quiet Room” in the healthcare system’s Adult Day Center in Monroe. The aim of the Snoezelen® experience is to provide a stimulating environment for dementia patients. Read More...

The Vs. Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving kids’ lives by empowering athletes and communities to fund lifesaving childhood cancer treatments, will donate half of the funds raised at this Sunday’s Rutgers University-University of Connecticut baseball game to The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital hematology/oncology program. Read More...