Gerald Monter Donated Cancer Center

Many successful people leave a legacy behind them. Gerald Monter wanted to be a part of that noble tradition when he gifted the Monter Cancer Center on Long Island. Gerald Monter put a lot of thought into where he wanted to create his cancer center and as a real estate developer, he decided that Long Island was the perfect location.

Gerald Monter has always been a generous donator. Throughout his many years as a working professional he's donated to a number of charities and programs including a performing arts program connected with Long Island University. It was his charitable spirit that lead Gerald Monter to help people suffering from the physical and emotional strains of cancer. 

Gerald Monter participates in different organizations all dedicated to helping cancer patients. He is a board member and fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. In his 29 years of work with the organization, Gerald Monter served two terms as its Chairman of the Board.

The Monter Cancer Center opened in March 2006, and was named in honor of the Monter Family Foundation. Gerald Monter's center was a $17 million creation with different cancer services ranging from nutrition counseling to a bone marrow-stem cell transplant program. Gerald Monter wanted the cancer center to provide the top oncology care. In order to best serve patients the center has social work and support services, over thirty private chemotherapy treatment bays, 23 examination rooms, and a conference room with teleconferencing abilities. 

Millions of people suffer from cancer. How people react to it differs but that doesn't mean they don't deserve the best care possible. Gerald Monter knows the Monter Cancer Center will be his longest lasting legacy other than his family-owned business. Donating the cancer center was Gerald Monter's greatest way to help people in his local community.