The newly renovated lobby of Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center has been named the Morris L. Shapiro Lobby in recognition of the Shapiro family’s donation of more than 10 acres of land in the early 1970s. The medical center was built on the land on Route 72 in Manahawkin, and a special plaque in honor of the gift is now on display inside where visitors and employees enter the medical center.

Courtesy of: Hackensack Meridian Health and Meridian Health Foundation
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