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Gift Ensures Ocean Medical Center Is
Meridian Health
Growing Together with
Our Community
Hirair and Anna Hovnanian
The Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Emergency Care Center will more than triple the size of the existing
Emergency Department at Ocean Medical Center. It’s part of a transformational gift of $5 million made by
the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation Inc. to Ocean Medical Center in 2012.
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Nearly 50 years ago, Armenian
immigrant and philanthropist
Hirair S. Hovnanian
purchased a parcel of land in Brick
and developed his first Holiday City
project. Since then, his company,
Hovsons Inc., has built tens of
thousands of homes and developed
thousands of acres of land, much of
it in Ocean County.
With such close ties to the
community, it’s not surprising that
the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian
Foundation Inc. decided to make a
transformational gift of $5 million to
Ocean Medical Center in April 2012 as
part of the Medical Center’s Master
Facility Plan, which includes a new
Emergency Department.
Originally designed to treat
17,000 patients, Ocean’s Emergency
Department now sees more than
51,400 patients annually. Ranked
among the best hospitals in the
nation by U.S. News & World Report,
Ocean is committed to upgrading its
service as the community’s premier
emergency care provider.
The Hirair and Anna Hovnanian
Emergency Care Center, named for
Hirair and his wife of 53 years, Anna,
will more than triple the size of the
existing department.
“My parents are deeply invested
in both the local community and
the Armenian community through
philanthropy,” says Edele Hovnanian,
vice president and director of
the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian
Foundation Inc., which also includes
her four siblings. “My father is forever
indebted to Ocean County for so
much of his success, and he has made
a conscious effort to ingrain in his
children the importance of giving
back to the community.”
The gift, one of the largest ever
given to an organization in Ocean
County, was presented as a Challenge
Gift. That means they will match,
dollar for dollar, all funds raised from
the community, up to $5 million.
“As a foundation, we feel strongly
that we should select projects that
will have a lasting impact on the
Help Us Invest in Ocean County’s Future
community,” explains Edele. “Health
care is constantly changing, and it is
important for providers to be ahead
of the curve and anticipate the future
health care needs of the community.
Ocean Medical Center is continuously
designing their services for tomorrow,
and we really respect that.”
This inspirational gift will transform
the way emergency care is provided.
“The miracle of healing, the science
of medicine, and the spirit of caring
are provided every day at Ocean
Medical Center. The generosity of
our donors is essential to continue
this important mission and to fund
clinical innovation,” says Dean Q. Lin,
president of Ocean Medical Center.
The new facility is anticipated to
open in February 2014. •
— Gabriella Heizler
The Growing Together Capital Campaign will fund emergency care
enhancements at Ocean Medical Center and its satellite Emergency
Department, the Ocean Care Center, in Point Pleasant. For more information
about giving, call 732-751-5116.
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