Hospital staff treated 81 year old Thomas Richards from Manahawkin, Ocean County to cake, with the Yankees emblem.
He admits to being a transplant to Phillies country, but he is crediting the staff with saving his life.
In March, after being treated for a heart attack, Richards suffered a stroke just as he was about to head home.
"They didn't make you scared, you weren't nervous, or am I gonna drop dead or what, no, wasn't like that, never had a feeling like that at all. Honestly, and here I am"
Richards, who is a retired police officer, says he now wants to promote the importance of knowing the signs of heart attack and stroke.