The 20th Annual Salem Township Hospital Foundation Golf Gala on Friday raised $27,000.
That brings the total for the 20 years of the event to $462,800.
Hospital President and CEO Alex Nazarian says a capacity 37 teams participated with 70 hole sponsors.
Nazarian says the amount raised is impressive, very impressive. He notes all the money raised goes to purchase equipment and support patient care.
Nazarian when addressing the golfers after the event noted the importance of keeping the local hospital strong as many health care problems have to be taken care of in a short period of time to prevent more serious complications.
The Golf Gala had to be canceled last year due to COVID-19 mitigations and was delayed this year. The Foundation promised those in attendance the Golf Gala would be back again next year.
