Inaugural Tennis Open Added to 2022 Event Line-up; Proceeds Support Patient Services and Healthcare Heroes at RWJBarnabas Health’s Clara Maass Medical Center
Belleville, N.J. –Former New York Giant and two-time Super Bowl Champion David Diehl, a first-year assistant football coach at the University of Memphis, will return to New Jersey to serve as the Honorary Chairman of the 7th annual Clara Maass Medical Center Golf Invitational & Inaugural Tennis Open, on Monday, October 17, at Montclair Golf Club in West Orange, NJ. Robert V. Gamba, CEO of Prismatic Development Corporation, will serve as Chairman of the event. Mr. Gamba is Chairman of the Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees.
The charitable event, which returns to Montclair Golf Club with a new line-up of activities, kicks-off at 8:00 a.m. with a breakfast for the Inaugural Tennis Open participants, before competing on the six tennis courts located at the Montclair Golf Club Racquet Sports Complex from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Tennis Open will be followed by lunch for the tennis players. Golf participants may arrive at 10:00 am to check in and enjoy brunch before a shotgun-start at 12:30 p.m. The event will conclude with an awards dinner and special sports panel at 6:00 p.m., as Diehl will be joined by popular sports reporter Mike Garafolo (NFL Network) and former NY Giants teammate Shaun O’Hara to discuss the start of the NFL season, the Giants, Super Bowl stories and David’s transition to the college coaching ranks, among other topics.
A line-up of celebrities, current NFL players and several of Diehl’s former NY Giants teammates are scheduled to participate this year, as proceeds from the event will support patient services and healthcare heroes at Clara Maass Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility located in Belleville, NJ.
A limited number of golf (individuals & foursomes) and tennis playing spots are available for those interested in participating the event. Sponsorships, journal advertisements and tee signs are available, as well. For more information, call 973-450-2277 or visit www.claragolf.org.
Diehl, in his 1st year as an Offensive Quality Control Coach for the University of Memphis, has been an advocate of Clara Maass Medical Center since his playing days. Additionally, he has been a longtime ambassador for RWJBarnabas Health and The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes, where he speaks regularly to young athletes, parents and coaches on topics such as leadership, sportsmanship, concussion education and cardiac screenings.
“David’s return to New Jersey to once again serve as Honorary Chairman for Clara Maass Medical Center’s annual event shows his unwavering support for the excellent healthcare we provide to the patients in our community,” said Mary Ellen Clyne, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Clara Maass Medical Center.
Diehl, who spent his entire 11-year NFL career with the New York Giants, won two Super Bowl Championships (2008 and 2012) and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2009. In 2012, Diehl was also the recipient of the prestigious Wellington Mara NFL Man of the Year Award.
About Clara Maass Medical Center
Founded in 1869 as the Newark German Hospital, Clara Maass Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is celebrating more than 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 Medical Center 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, Elective 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 an excellent 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.
ABOUT RWJBARNABAS HEALTH
RWJBarnabas Health is the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, with a service area covering eight counties with five million people. The system includes twelve acute care hospitals – Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Community Medical Center in Toms River, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton in Hamilton, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway in Rahway and Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, three acute care children’s hospitals, Children’s Specialized Hospital with a network of outpatient pediatric rehabilitation centers, a freestanding 100-bed behavioral health center, two trauma centers, a satellite emergency department, ambulatory care centers, geriatric centers, the state’s largest behavioral health network, comprehensive home care and hospice programs, fitness and wellness centers, retail pharmacy services, affiliated medical groups, multi-site imaging centers and two accountable care organizations.
RWJBarnabas Health is among New Jersey’s largest private employers – with more than 38,000 employees and 9,000 physicians– and routinely captures national awards for outstanding quality and safety. RWJBarnabas Health launched an affiliation with Rutgers University to create New Jersey’s largest academic health care system. The collaboration aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers’ education, research and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey – the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center – and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. For more information, visit www.RWJBH.org.
