Browns Mills, NJ — Deborah Hospital Foundation’s 20th Annual Red Tie Gala, a roaring ‘20s-themed event held in November at the Hilton at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, raised more than $270,000 for cardiac and pulmonary care at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, New Jersey’s only specialty heart, lung and vascular hospital.

The foundation honored longtime executive vice president and chief operating officer, Joseph Manni, who retired after nearly 40 years of dedication and leadership at Deborah Heart and Lung Center. Mr. Manni was praised for his many accomplishments that strengthened both the hospital and the foundation, as well as for his compassion and strength of character.

For more information, or to make a donation to support life-saving cardiac, pulmonary and vascular care, visit www.DeborahFoundation.org.

About Deborah Hospital Foundation

Deborah Hospital Foundation provides philanthropic support to Deborah Heart and Lung Center, a renowned specialty-care teaching hospital dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, research, and prevention of heart, lung, and vascular diseases. For more than a century, Deborah has been committed to ensuring access to high-quality specialized care with no out-of-pocket costs to patients treated at Deborah Heart and Lung Center.

About Deborah Heart and Lung Center

Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey, is a teaching hospital in the prevention, diagnosis, research and treatment of heart, lung and vascular diseases. Founded in 1922, Deborah has treated more than 2.3 million hearts from every corner of the United States and 87 countries. From performing the first adult and pediatric open-heart surgeries in New Jersey, to achieving the lowest open heart surgery mortality risk in the state as recognized by the New Jersey Department of Health, Deborah is consistently recognized as a leader overall and in patient care from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It is ranked among the top hospitals in New Jersey for patient satisfaction; holds a top-tier Society of Thoracic Surgeons rating which places Deborah among the best cardiac surgery programs in North America; and is rated High Performing in five specialties, Heart Arrhythmia, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure, and Pacemaker Implantation by U.S. News & World Report. Deborah is an Alliance member of the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute.