Installation of Shabbos Elevator Celebrated at Good Samaritan Hospital

By Yitzy Fried 

Hospital officials at Good Samaritan, along with community and business leaders, celebrated the ribbon cutting on Monday for the installation of a Shabbos elevator at the hospital after decades of serving the Shomer Shabbos population in Rockland County.

For all this time, Shomrei Shabbos visitors to patients–even the elderly–had to walk up many levels of stairs in order to reach their loved ones. One elderly visitor was present at the unveiling today and blessed those involved in the project for the relief it will bring to many visitors. 

Meyer Tauber, CEO of Metrex, has been involved with the hospital since 2019 when he organized a menorah lighting at the hospital and donated the menorah. He has continued this relationship to this day. He noted that the hospital leadership was presented with the idea of installing a Shabbos elevator, and they worked with the town of Ramapo to bring this addition to the hospital, culminating with the unveiling on Monday. 

Mayer notes that when Dr. Mary Leahy, the CEO of the hospital, was offered to place the elevator in the back of the hospital, her response was, “No, I want it in the front lobby. I am proud to bring this elevator to our community .”