Deborah Heart and Lung Center

11/14/2024 | News release | Archived content

Ron Jaworski’s Foundation, Jaws Youth Playbook, Donated $100,000 to Deborah’s Children of the World Pediatric Programs

Ron Jaworski's Foundation, Jaws Youth Playbook, donated $100,000 to help fund Deborah's Children of the World® pediatric programs ensuring the highest quality of diagnostic procedures and clinical treatments are available to our youngest and most vulnerable patients.

Pictured: Jim Andrews, President & CEO of Deborah Heart and Lung Center | Ron and Liz Jaworski, Founders of Jaws Youth Playbook | Steve Toal, Chief Development Officer of Deborah Hospital Foundation | Joseph Chirichella, President Emeritus of Deborah Heart and Lung Center

About Jaws Youth Playbook

Jaws Youth Playbook (JYP) is the foundation of Former Eagles QB and NFL Analyst, Ron Jaworski and his wife, Liz Jaworski. This 501(c)(3) non-profit has been working hard to improve the overall health and wellness of at-risk youth in the Greater Philadelphia Region for over 40 years. JYP invests in youth and their future through building playgrounds and ballfields, providing much needed sports equipment, supporting Summer Meals programs and healthy nutrition in underserved communities, and more.

About Deborah Heart and Lung Center

Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey, is a teaching hospital in the prevention, diagnosis, research and treatment of heart, lung and vascular diseases. Founded in 1922, Deborah has treated more than 2.3 million hearts from every corner of the United States and 87 countries. From performing the first adult and pediatric open-heart surgeries in New Jersey, to one of the highest-volume left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant programs in the nation, Deborah is consistently recognized as a leader overall and in patient care from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It is ranked among the top hospitals in New Jersey for patient satisfaction; holds a top-tier Society of Thoracic Surgeons rating which places Deborah among the best cardiac surgery programs in North America; and is rated High Performing in five specialties, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure, COPD and TAVR by U.S. News & World Report. Deborah is an Alliance member of the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute.