Jun 21, 2019 RWJUH's Quarters 4 Meds Spring Challenge Winners

Congratulations to RWJUH's Quarters 4 Meds Spring Challenge Winners!

Department Challenge Winner

RWJUH’s Change Healthcare/Medicaid Office won the department challenge with the highest fundraising total.

RWJUH's Quarter 4 Meds Spring Challenge WinnersSchool Challenge Winner

New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School’s 10th grade, Homeroom 306 under the leadership of teacher Linda Ashworth won the school challenge by collecting the most quarters.

Student Recognition

The following students were recognized for their efforts:

  • Liliana Vela Gutierrez, who collected the most quarters.
  • Christopher Espana Fernandez, received the Q4MEDS Youth Ambassador Award.
  • Mary Carmen Bravo Martinez, received the Q4MEDS Youth Ambassador Award.

The Q4MEDS Youth Ambassador Award is given to student leaders in recognition of their efforts to promote Q4MEDS throughout the school.

About Quarters 4 Meds

RWJUH’s Quarters 4 Meds campaign encourages employees and members of the community to fill empty prescription vials with quarters. The funds are then collected and donated to the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation’s Medication Assistance Fund to benefit patients who lack the necessary insurance coverage to afford their medicine.

The idea for Q4MEDS came from RWJUH Care Transitions Director Andrew Thomas who said, “I noticed that a quarter fits perfectly in the vial. As I dropped more quarters into the vial, you could fit a total of 40 quarters in each vial, which is the equivalent of $10.”

To the average person, $10 may not seem like much, but for someone without insurance and in need of medicine, it can cover the cost of two months’ worth of essential, life-sustaining prescription medications.