{"id":1147,"date":"2021-09-22T12:49:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T12:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.46.89.184\/~bvmior5\/?page_id=1147"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:11:53","slug":"volunteer-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bvmi.org\/es\/volunteer-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Foco voluntario"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Foco voluntario<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Los voluntarios son el coraz\u00f3n de nuestra organizaci\u00f3n.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cada voluntario llega a BVMI con una historia, experiencia, habilidades y expectativas diferentes. Sus experiencias en BVMI var\u00edan tanto como sus antecedentes.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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No importa qu\u00e9 papel desempe\u00f1e un voluntario, todos est\u00e1n aqu\u00ed por la misma raz\u00f3n: ayudar a los residentes de bajos ingresos y trabajadores del condado de Bergen a obtener la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica que necesitan y no pueden pagar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cIn these times of turmoil, I feel that I am doing something important as a way to help others.\u201d Dr. Mitchell Rubinoff is a retired gastroenterologist<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tLee mas "\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cThe difference we make in people\u2019s lives is truly remarkable.\u201d George Reskakis, DDS is a retired dentist who has been a dedicated volunteer since 2022. He<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tLee mas "\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cWe see firsthand through our volunteerism how important the work is and we know BVMI needs our financial support as well as our time.\u201d\u00a0 Kristi and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tLee mas "\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Meet Dr. Shahzadi, board-certified pulmonologist, critical care physician, and BVMl Volunteer Dr. Shahzadi, a native of Pakistan, is a board-certified pulmonologist and critical care physician; she<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tLee mas "\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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On June 10, BVMI volunteer Dr. Josef Machac received one of the American Medical Association’s top honors – the Jack B. McConnell, MD, Award for Excellence\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tLee mas "\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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After 40 years practicing medicine in a traditional environment, Dr. David Isralowitz was looking for a change. He found it at BVMI.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tLee mas "\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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