Jersey Shore Business Journal

February 06, 2008

Brodessers give $1,000,000 gift to Cape Regional

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The Board of Trustees of Cape Regional Medical Center has announced that Thomas Jr. and Claire Brodesser, of Cape May, have made a $1,000,000 gift to the Cape Regional Medical Center Foundation in support of the “Raising the Standard of Healthcare…One Floor at a Time” Capital Campaign.
Tom and Claire Brodesser are the owners of the Beachcomber Campgrounds in Cape May. Tom Brodesser is a past member of the Board of Trustees, and the Brodessers have been longtime supporters of the Medical Center including a three-year, $100,000 gift to the Cancer Center in 2003-2005.
“Claire and I are excited to give back to our community with a gift to Cape Regional Medical Center,” said Tom. “The Medical Center has provided great care to our family and the many campers of our campground.”
In recognition of the Brodessers’ gift, the Cancer Center at Cape Regional Medical Center will be named the “Thomas Jr. and Claire Brodesser Cancer Center.”
“We are very grateful for the support and generosity that Tom and Claire have provided to the Medical Center over the years,” said Henry Brzyski, Chairman of the Board. “The entire community benefits from their gift.”
Cape Regional Medical Center has recently completed a $2.2 million renovation of all the patient rooms and nursing floors. The Foundation’s Capital Campaign Committee headed by Jay Ford of Crest Savings Bank has raised over $1.7 million dollars to date towards the goal of $2.2 million. The campaign is a three year campaign. “The members of the capital campaign committee have done an outstanding job seeking support from the community for this much needed project.” stated Philip Koebig, Chairman of the Cape Regional Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees. “Every patient room now looks like an upscale hotel room, providing our patients with a comfortable and efficient environment to recuperate.”