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Shore Medical Center is seeking assistance from local knitters and crocheters to make blankets, lap covers, and shawls for adult patients in its care to help provide added comfort during their hospital stay.
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Lisa DiTroia, CAVS, Director of Auxiliary & Volunteers for Shore Medical Center, says since the pandemic, its supply of donated hand-knit items for adults has been completely depleted.
“These blankets, shawls, and lap covers are given to our patients when they could benefit from a home-like feel while at Shore, especially those who are in hospice care,” DiTroia said. “I have received many letters over the years from family members thanking us for the special blanket, and how much it meant to the patient and family. It really does make a difference, and we would love to connect with individual community members and knitting circles to help us replenish our supply of these much-appreciated gifts.”
Blankets should be knitted to approximately 36-40” x 60”; shawls, 24” x 72” and lap covers, 36” square.
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To donate hand-knit or crocheted items, please simply drop them off at the information desk at Shore Medical Center’s main lobby.
For more information, please contact Lisa DiTroia at 609-653-3543 or lditroia@shoremedicalcenter.org.
About Shore Medical Center
At Shore Medical Center, located in Somers Point, kindness complements an extraordinary level of clinical sophistication.
People are the foundation of this modern medical center where advanced technology harmonizes with compassionate, patient-centered care.
Shore Medical Center attracts the area’s best physicians, nurses, and clinicians, and is home to six Centers of Excellence for Cancer, Cardiovascular, Neurosciences, Spine and Orthopedic, Emergency and Maternity, and Pediatric care.
Shore is a member of the Penn Cancer Network and has affiliations with Penn Medicine in cardiology, maternal-fetal medicine, and pulmonology. Shore also has partnerships with Onsite Neonatal Partners, Mayo Medical Laboratories, and Advanced Radiology Solutions.
For more information about Shore Medical Center, visit www.ShoreMedicalCenter.org.