Belleville, NJ – Joseph Wojtecki, Assistant Director of Patient Experience at Clara Maass Medical Center, was installed as President-Elect of the Belleville-Nutley Kiwanis Club of at the club’s meeting. Wojtecki succeeds Mario Drozd, who will become President of the Club board for the next year.
As presiding officer of the club and the board, the president works closely with the board of directors and committee chairmen to establish and follow a strategic plan, set goals for improving the members’ club experience and increase the impact of the club’s service in the community by adding new members to the club.
“All of us at Clara Maass Medical Center are very proud to congratulate Joe on being elected President of the local Kiwanis Club” said Mary Ellen Clyne, Ph.D, President and Chief Executive Officer of Clara Maass Medical Center. “Both Clara Maass and the Kiwanis share a love for community, which is why we are very proud to be supportive of our local club” Clyne said.
“Communities like Belleville and Nutley benefit greatly from organizations like the Kiwanis Club, who love young people and wish to provide them with opportunities in their local towns to help them to thrive, prosper and grow and I am beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to serve as President Elect” said Joseph Wojtecki.
Wojtecki, a resident of Hawthorne, New Jersey since 1992 is the father of three adult sons, Joseph (Veteran–USMC), L.Cpl. Alexander (USMC) and Christian, and is a twenty-five year member of the Hawthorne Fire Department. He is also a Life Member of the Glen Rock Ambulance and Fair Lawn Heavy Rescue Squad and was recently elected to a fifth term on the Hawthorne Borough Council. A parishioner of Saint Anthony’s Church, he serves as a member of the Committee, and in 2012, he was recognized by the New Jersey Healthcare Foundation with the Humanism in Healthcare award.
About Kiwanis International
Founded in 1915, Kiwanis International is a global organization of clubs and members dedicated to serving the children of the world. Kiwanis and its family of clubs, including Circle K International for university students, Key Club for students age 14–18, Builders Club for students age 11–14, K-Kids for students age 6–12 and Action Club for adults living with disabilities, annually dedicate more than 18.5 million service hours to strengthen communities and serve children. The Kiwanis International family comprises nearly 558,000 adult and youth members 82 nations and geographic areas. Visit www.kiwanis.org for more information.
About Clara Maass Medical Center
Founded in 1869 as the Newark German Hospital, Clara Maass Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is celebrating 150 years of service to the community. Conveniently located in Belleville, NJ, Clara Maass Medical Center is a 472-bed hospital that offers a complete continuum of care to residents of northern New Jersey. Clara Maass has completed a state-of-the-art campus expansion of its Emergency Department, Operating Rooms and Post Anesthesia Care Unit with the addition of a four-story, 87,000 square foot medical office building that features a private Intensive Care Unit, main entrance and lobby, retail pharmacy and patient registration area. Designated by the New Jersey Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, the Medical Center has earned national recognition in patient safety and quality from Healthgrades and The Leapfrog Group. The Medical Center leads the state in performing advanced treatment in ophthalmology, and has earned certifications in Disease-Specific Care from The Joint Commission in Acute Coronary Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure, Hip and Knee Replacement, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Advanced Certification in Palliative Care, and has earned accreditation in Bariatric Surgery by the Aetna Institute of Quality program. In partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey -- the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clara Maass Medical Center offers a world class team of researchers and specialists to fight most types of cancer, providing close-to-home access to the latest treatment and clinical trials. Committed to the health and wellness of its community, the Center of Excellence for Latino Health at Clara Maass Medical Center was established to address the social determinants of health within the local Hispanic community. The first in the country to be named for a nurse, the hospitals’ namesake, Clara Louise Maass was posthumously inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2017. For a physician referral or more information about Clara Maass Medical Center, call 1-888-724-7123 or visit www.rwjbh.org/claramaass.
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