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Recognition
Reception Honoree Richard Montalbano, Vice President of Management Services at Abington Memorial Hospital, has a long history of contributing to the community. His commitment to making Abington Township a better place for its residents to live in stems from his belief that a major part of outstanding citizenship is how people deal with and help each other. From an early age, Rich learned the importance of volunteering and helping others. He was fortunate to have had a number of mentors during his youth who demonstrated for him first hand what a difference a concerned and giving person can make in a young person's life. In his position at the hospital, where he has worked for 13 years, Rich has been instrumental in strongly steering the hospital in directions that support our community and address its needs. He has consistently helped to articulate and implement the hospital's philosophy that a vibrant community requires more than the physical health of its citizens. His personal philosophy and that of the hospital coincide in their common belief that the hospital has a responsibility to be a participating and caring member of the communities it serves. As the hospital representative, he has participated with Citizens and Police Together (C.A.P.T.) and the Economic Development Committee. He has served on the Boards of the Abington YMCA, the American Red Cross, the American Lung Association, and the American Heart Association. He has been critically involved in the hospital's efforts to serve in times of local disasters, such as the damaging floods the community has experienced. An advocate within the hospital for the needs of the community, Rich has been a key figure in developing Abington Township into a unique community of involved, caring, and cooperative individuals and agencies. A thread running through Rich's life is his belief that individual interests must be subservient to the common good. He believes that Abington can be a violence-free community that is also free of substance abuse. He envisions Abington being a community where our youth are challenged and prepared to be the leaders of tomorrow. He hopes to find ways to give our youth more opportunities to learn and understand community responsibility and to work toward collective purposes. Rich lives with his wife Deborah and their 13-year-old son Daniel. His hobbies include golf, skiing, hiking, and spending precious time with his son.
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