We meet on alternating Mondays at Christ Church in Summit starting at 12:15 pm.
At our first meeting of 2026 we were privileged to have two senior representatives from Overlook hospital address us, Clelia Biamonti, PhD, Chief Philanthropy Officer of the Overlook Foundation and Dr. Dr. Muhammad Feteiha, Chairman of the Surgical Quality Review Committee, and Vice Chairman of the division of General Surgery.
Dr. Biamonti discussed the decade-long expansion and facility enhancements to the hospital, which is now finished. There have been many additions to the hospital’s services including a major upgrade to maternity amenities, modernization of the information system, energy backup system, surgical areas, patient environment and many access improvements such as a major new parking garage for the staff. The $97 million rehab has been extensive and more details can be found here: https://njbiz.com/overlook-medical-center-completes-97m-expansion/. Dr. Biamonti also shared some impressive statistics about the Hospital’s standing in NJ and the country. It is ranked #3 in NJ (behind Morristown, also an Atlantic Health hospital) out of fifty hospitals, and it is ranked in the top 1% of all hospitals in the US.
Dr. Feteiah detailed some of the many improvements made to the surgical areas including twenty operating theatres and a host of the latest surgical tools such as the Globus robot, and systems to significantly improve procedures in areas such as Parkinson’s and lung cancer. He also briefly discussed the increasing use of AI and the emergence of new possibilities through its use.
We greatly appreciated their inputs and know we are lucky to have such an excellent facility in our community.
PROJECT UPDATES:
The Constitution Project has been renewed for 2026 and will be funded through our Foundation account with the Community Foundation of New Jersey and will benefit students in both Summit and New Providence
The Dictionary Project is also underway. This updated edition of A Student's Dictionary contains all the elements of The Best Dictionary for Students; it also includes over 150 pages of supplemental information in the back. Key features include the Constitution of the U.S., the Declaration of Independence, brief biographies of all of the U.S. presidents, world maps, and information about all 50 states, countries of the world and planets in our solar system. sign language, braille and the longest word in the English language. Copies have been ordered for third graders in both communities. For those that need it, a Spanish language edition is also made available.
The Strategic Plan Update will be starting soon. If you would like to participate in setting the goals for our club for the next five plus years, please let Melanie Cohn know and she will add you to the team. Her email is melaco@gmail.com
The Blood Bank is set for next Monday, January 19 … Martin Luther King’s Birthday. We are undertaking all of the volunteer needs for the drive this year. We need volunteers for the 3:30 and 5:00 pm shifts. To sign up for one of the shifts …. Canteen or Registration for a couple of hours, use the email that we sent earlier this week, or simply reply here and we’ll add you to the list.
We meeet on alternating Mondays .... Please call or email us to be sure we are indeed havilng a meeting beore joining us ...... info@snprotary.org or 908-337-9536
