My late husband Captain Dominick Buscio was a dedicated fire captain of the Jersey City Fire Department. Dom was a wonderful husband, father, brother and son to his family, and a true friend to all who knew him. At the age of 39, his life was unexpectedly taken when he suffered a heart attack during our ski vacation. Dom was the picture of health. In fact, the results of a complete physical he had only 10 months before his death were normal, except for the presence of moderately high cholesterol level. Since he was found to be healthy at that time, he decided not to return for his annual physical the following year. While many people his age made the decision not to seek regular checkups, in his case, it resulted in an inconceivable loss to all of us.

I am sharing our experience with others because I have found that my husband’s death was not a rarity. Heart attacks are the largest single killer of firefighters. For that very reason, I created the program “A Gift from Captain Buscio,” which began in Jersey City and now spans across the State of New Jersey to offer strictly confidential comprehensive medical evaluations with no out-of-pocket cost to all firefighters and officers.

My intention is not to instill anxiety. On the contrary, it’s to provide an opportunity for peace of mind. I’m quite certain that this program would have had Dom’s full support, given the current limited opportunities for firefighters to obtain physicals.

For me, this program, which was founded in Dom’s memory, is an attempt to keep your occupational risk limited to fighting fires.
Sincerely,
Donna Buscio

Welcome to DEBORAH Heart and Lung Center! We are pleased that you have chosen DEBORAH as part of the Captain Buscio program. We hope your experience at DEBORAH is a good one. As part of the Captain Buscio program you will first register in our Ambulatory Care area. We will copy your insurance card for billing purposes but you will never receive a bill from DEBORAH, for any visit.

You will then proceed to our Clinical Lab, Radiology and Pulmonary Medicine Departments for testing. When completed, return to the Nursing Station off the hallway to turn in your paperwork. You’ll then be called back to the exam area to visit with one of our cardiologists. They will have all your test results at that time. After an examination, they will present a verbal report to you. A written one will follow in the mail. Any additional testing, such as a stress test, will be scheduled for a second visit at the recommendation of the cardiologist.

Please feel free to contact the Marketing Department at any time during your visit. We work closely with Donna Buscio and we want to ensure your visit goes well. We can be reached at the following extensions: 609-893-1200 ext 5846, 5289 or 5843.

Thank you again for choosing DEBORAH. We wish you the best of health in the future. It is a privilege for us to serve NJ State Firefighters like yourself.
Sincerely,
The Marketing Department
Tom Campbell, Director
June Lambert, Assistant
Sue Kanzler, Secretary