Topping-Off Ceremony Brings Out the Best at Jamaica Hospital

Amidst the sounds of drilling and hammering, hard hat wearing executives, excited nursing home residents and supportive employees gathered on October 17th for the Steel Topping-Off Ceremony for the New Nursing Home Project.

During the morning event, David P. Rosen, President and CEO, Bruce J. Flanz, Executive VP & Chief OO and Greg Bradley, Executive Vice President of Trump Pavilion, offered up celebratory words to hospital staff and current Trump residents about the finalizing stage of construction for the new building.

“It’s a pleasure for all of us to enjoy such an auspicious occasion and we look forward to the day when we complete this project and are able to move our residents from the current Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home to this new, beautiful, modern Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home,” said Mr. Flanz.

The steel beam, adorned with the American flag, was signed by Administration and Trump staff, as well as Kathleen Lewis, long time resident and President of the Trump Pavilion’s Resident Council, before being lifted into place.

“I’m looking forward to being in a new facility,” expressed Ms. Lewis. “We have fun here and I can’t wait to play BINGO in the new building.”

With an expected completion date of Spring 2009, the new 226 bed facility will provide patients with state-of-art sub acute rehabilitation and skilled nursing care. The nursing home will be four stories high and feature a four-story atrium at the entrance.

Since opening in January 1975, Trump Pavilion has built a reputation as one of the finest nursing and rehabilitative centers. The 204 bed facility serves Queens and the surrounding communities, providing short and long-term stays for individuals requiring 24-hour nursing care and rehabilitation.

“The new nursing home means progress and growth,” she said Giselle Porter, Director of Recreational Therapy and Trump employee since the facility first opened. “We are now able to look at nursing homes in a positive light and not with the negative connotation previously associated with it.”