Like many patients who receive treatment at the Martin Memorial Wound Medicine Center, David Smythe was impressed with the care he received.
But Smythe, who splits time between Stuart and Summit, N.J., was so impressed he wanted to give something back to the wound medicine center. So he made a gift of $500,000 as a gesture of gratitude to the staff who helped him through the healing process.
“The people over there, I don’t know if you’ll find people like them anywhere,” Smythe said. “You could see that they just wanted to help
people. They wanted to take care of you and they did.”
Smythe has long understood the value of customer service. In 1958 he purchased an American Motor Corp. franchise in Summit and eight years later opened Smythe Volvo there. Today, the Smythe Volvo Organization is celebrating 50 years in the automobile sales industry and is one of the largest Volvo dealerships in the United States.
Smythe began receiving treatment at the wound medicine center in October 2007, going three times a week. The center – which has been named a national award winner as a wound medicine center of excellence – provides a multidisciplinary program of treatment and support for the management of acute and chronic wounds. Since problem wounds are often associated with underlying medical conditions, the program is designed to integrate wound care with ongoing health care.
This fall the center will move from its current location to a larger office at 314 Hospital Ave. It will also come with a new name – the David L. Smythe Wound Medicine Center at Martin Memorial.
“We are extremely grateful to David for this generous gift,” said Arthur M. “Rusty” Brink Jr., vice president and chief philanthropic officer of Martin Memorial. “He has recognized the value of quality health care in our community and the importance of philanthropy in ensuring that those resources are available to our residents.”
But Smythe, who splits time between Stuart and Summit, N.J., was so impressed he wanted to give something back to the wound medicine center. So he made a gift of $500,000 as a gesture of gratitude to the staff who helped him through the healing process.
“The people over there, I don’t know if you’ll find people like them anywhere,” Smythe said. “You could see that they just wanted to help
people. They wanted to take care of you and they did.”Smythe has long understood the value of customer service. In 1958 he purchased an American Motor Corp. franchise in Summit and eight years later opened Smythe Volvo there. Today, the Smythe Volvo Organization is celebrating 50 years in the automobile sales industry and is one of the largest Volvo dealerships in the United States.
Smythe began receiving treatment at the wound medicine center in October 2007, going three times a week. The center – which has been named a national award winner as a wound medicine center of excellence – provides a multidisciplinary program of treatment and support for the management of acute and chronic wounds. Since problem wounds are often associated with underlying medical conditions, the program is designed to integrate wound care with ongoing health care.
This fall the center will move from its current location to a larger office at 314 Hospital Ave. It will also come with a new name – the David L. Smythe Wound Medicine Center at Martin Memorial.
“We are extremely grateful to David for this generous gift,” said Arthur M. “Rusty” Brink Jr., vice president and chief philanthropic officer of Martin Memorial. “He has recognized the value of quality health care in our community and the importance of philanthropy in ensuring that those resources are available to our residents.”
--Scott Samples
Public Information Coordinator
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