Dade Medical College Donates $250,000 to the Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation

MIAMI, FL, July 29, 2011 (Press-News.org) In a continuing effort to aid area charitable efforts, Dade Medical College has agreed to donate $250,000 to the Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation, the Miami Beach, FL-based Mount Sinai Medical Center's philanthropic arm. The college announced the donation and presented a check to foundation Executive Director Michael Milberg on Friday, July 15, 2011 during a ceremony that also featured a very special guest - Florida Senator Bill Nelson.
"We are extremely fortunate and happy to be able to make this type of donation to Mount Sinai's foundation," says Dade Medical College President & CEO Ernesto Perez. "We find their mission to be well worthwhile, especially for the residents of Miami Beach and the surrounding communities."

Mount Sinai is one of an array of training hospitals affiliated with Dade Medical College, helping to train end educate students under the watchful care and direction of staff physicians and nurses. The college is dedicated to delivering outcome-based educational opportunities to students and like the college, the foundation strives to make a difference in the lives of all those that pass through it's doors.

Senator Nelson, a Miami native in town to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Port of Miami tunnel project, took the opportunity to tour the college's Miami Campus. He applauded the assembled Dade Medical College staff for their role in educating the area's healthcare professionals of tomorrow and also marveled at the quality of the facilities.

About Dade Medical College
With more than 400 full-time employees staffing Dade Medical College's four area campuses and corporate office, the school features a fully-licensed and certified faculty whose commitment to excellence in education are unmatched by other area colleges and institutions. A majority of the faculty and administrative staff originates locally, with many having been educated at other prestigious local and national institutions. The college offers Associate of Science degrees in programs such as nursing, radiologic technology, cardiac sonography, diagnostic ultrasound, medical billing and coding and more. Classes start every four weeks; next session begins August 8, 2011. Online course offerings will be available soon. For more, visit http://www.DadeMedical.edu, follow them on http://www.facebook.com/DadeMedicalCollege or call 305.644.1171.

About Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation
Mount Sinai Medical Center was founded in 1949 by a group of philanthropists who sought to establish a place where Jewish physicians could freely practice medicine and all persons regardless of "race, creed or color" could receive high quality medical care. More than five decades later, Mount Sinai remains a not-for-profit hospital providing vital health care services to all citizens. To meet the public's expectation for Great Medicine, regardless of a patient's ability to pay, Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation preserves the hospital's rich tradition of philanthropy and community support. For more, visit http://www.msmcfoundation.org.