NIGHTLIGHT: Lenox Hill Hospital Autumn Ball It’s a new day Raises Over Three Million Dollars
Whom You Know attended Lenox Hill Hospital's annual Fall Ball at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The event was mainly a celebration of last May's merger of Lenox Hill Hospital into the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System. We were pleased to cover this event for the second consecutive year! The black tie crowd looked fabulous! At the cocktail reception, we sipped on wine and champagne while feasting on appetizers which included sushi, dumplings, seafood, crudites and duck rolls. The turnout was impressive as the partygoers filled 3 rooms for cocktails and filled all the tables in the main ballroom for dinner (we did not notice one open seat). The ballroom was festively and seasonally decorated for fall with leaves and foliage offset by bright red hues. We enjoyed meeting many accomplished doctors and medical services providers at the event as well as hospital donors and even some former patients. This event is very worthwhile, funds a deserving non-profit and such a quintessential and prominent hospital in the city. An event not to be missed. Our advice--book your reservations, seats and tables early for the event next year which sells out early. A wonderful job by Webster Light Grant!
Peachy Deegan and Whom You Know were pleased to meet and see:
Dr. Ben Gelfand
Rina Ebert
Mover and Shaker Abigail Yap
Michelle Jeffery
Joy Grayson
Jean and Ralph Baruch
(ooh we are excited you love Swifty's too Mr. & Mrs. Baruch
and we hope you enjoy drinking The Peachy Deegan there!)
Chuck Cartelli
Eric Rubin
Jerry Iannone
Colleen and Mike Breslin, CFO of Lenox Hill
Dr. Tamer Seckin
Elif Seckin
Dr. Miodrag Ristich
Dr. Paul Alfano
Jennifer Alfano
Irv Hirsch
Wilson Elser
Mary Mathwich
Melinda Karamitsos, great dress!
Karen Leon
Linda Maniscalco
Eric Walters
Joyce Brooks
Dave Larussa
Jean Soutar
Jenny Suh
Andy Baadh
Eric Berkowitz
Susmita Ayyagari
Roger Webster
Jason Grant
Ann Watt
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Will and Judy Hiltz, Michael and Kathy Dowling, Richard and Candice Goldstein
Dan and Ellen Crown, Charles and Clo Cohen, Bill de Blasio, Jane Hoffman
On Monday, November 1, 2010, Lenox Hill Hospital (LHH) held its annual Autumn Ball at the Waldorf Astoria. The black tie gala drew a crowd of more than 900 and celebrated its newly formed partnership as the Manhattan flagship hospital for the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. Fall foliage and oversized orchids enhanced the Autumn-inspired space while The Stringers provided music that kept the dance floor crowded all night long.
For over a century, the Autumn Ball has been one of the most glamorous evenings in New York City’s fall social season and is also the largest fundraising event for the hospital. William O. Hiltz, Chairman of the Lenox Hill Hospital Executive Committee, announced, “Tonight, we have raised more than $3,000,000 thanks to your generosity in making this evening a resounding success.” Mr. Hiltz thanked Gladys George, who is retiring after 20 years as President and CEO of LHH, for her passion and dedication to the hospital. The guests gave her an enthusiastic standing ovation.
Richard Goldstein, Chairman of the NS-LIJ Health System Board of Trustees, credited LHH’s 153-year history to its dedicated doctors and caregivers, and its focus on providing high-quality care to the surrounding community.
Michael Dowling, President and CEO of the NS-LIJ Health System, highlighted how the partnership will benefit both the Health System and Lenox Hill Hospital with shared goals of enhancing the quality of care. Mr. Dowling thanked the LHH staff for its support and collaboration before going on to announce that the North Shore-LIJ Health System, in conjunction with Hofstra University, will open the first medical school in New York State in 35 years.
The NS-LIJ Health System, the largest integrated healthcare provider in New York State, was recently recognized with the National Quality Forum's prestigious 2010 Quality Healthcare Award.
Guests included the Event Co-chairs Ellen and Daniel M. Crown, Candice and Richard Goldstein, Judith and William O. Hiltz, Phyllis and William Mack, and Roy J. Zuckerberg.
Additional notable guests included: Erika and Peter A. Aron, Phyllis and George Asch, Jean and Ralph M. Baruch, Susan and Mark Claster, Clo and Charles Cohen, Governor Jon Corzine and Sharon Elghanayan, Deborah and Philippe P. Dauman, Kathy and Michael Dowling, Nancy and Robert N. Downey, Bambi and Roger Felberbaum, Gladys George and Dr. Stuart Orsher, Victoria and Lloyd M. Goldman, Diane and Paul B. Guenther, Patricia and Edward Gutman, Marlene Hess and James Zirin, Jane and Michael Hoffman, Jeannie and George Irish, Iris and Saul B. Katz, Nancy and Jeffrey B. Lane, Kay and John T. McEnroe, Charles and Leigh Merinoff, Susan Merinoff, Ornella and Bob Morrow, Deborah Norville and Karl Wellner, Charlotte and Peter Schoenfeld, Mary and Ian Snow, Dr. Howard D.and Gayle Sobel, KT Sullivan and Stephen Downey, and Barbara and Donald Zucker.
Lenox Hill Hospital is the Manhattan flagship hospital of the North Shore-LIJ Health System. A 652-bed, fully accredited, acute care hospital located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Lenox Hill Hospital is recognized for excellence in heart and heart surgery; digestive disorders; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedic surgery and sports medicine; and in maternal/child health. Lenox Hill Hospital physicians are pioneers in the field of minimally invasive cardiac surgery, “off-pump” bypass surgery and many other cutting edge techniques for the treatment of heart disease, including robotic cardiac surgery, and the interventional treatment of carotid stenosis and aortic disease. For more information, go to www.lenoxhillhospital.org.
For over a century, the Autumn Ball has been one of the most glamorous evenings in New York City’s fall social season and is also the largest fundraising event for the hospital. William O. Hiltz, Chairman of the Lenox Hill Hospital Executive Committee, announced, “Tonight, we have raised more than $3,000,000 thanks to your generosity in making this evening a resounding success.” Mr. Hiltz thanked Gladys George, who is retiring after 20 years as President and CEO of LHH, for her passion and dedication to the hospital. The guests gave her an enthusiastic standing ovation.
Richard Goldstein, Chairman of the NS-LIJ Health System Board of Trustees, credited LHH’s 153-year history to its dedicated doctors and caregivers, and its focus on providing high-quality care to the surrounding community.
Michael Dowling, President and CEO of the NS-LIJ Health System, highlighted how the partnership will benefit both the Health System and Lenox Hill Hospital with shared goals of enhancing the quality of care. Mr. Dowling thanked the LHH staff for its support and collaboration before going on to announce that the North Shore-LIJ Health System, in conjunction with Hofstra University, will open the first medical school in New York State in 35 years.
The NS-LIJ Health System, the largest integrated healthcare provider in New York State, was recently recognized with the National Quality Forum's prestigious 2010 Quality Healthcare Award.
Guests included the Event Co-chairs Ellen and Daniel M. Crown, Candice and Richard Goldstein, Judith and William O. Hiltz, Phyllis and William Mack, and Roy J. Zuckerberg.
Additional notable guests included: Erika and Peter A. Aron, Phyllis and George Asch, Jean and Ralph M. Baruch, Susan and Mark Claster, Clo and Charles Cohen, Governor Jon Corzine and Sharon Elghanayan, Deborah and Philippe P. Dauman, Kathy and Michael Dowling, Nancy and Robert N. Downey, Bambi and Roger Felberbaum, Gladys George and Dr. Stuart Orsher, Victoria and Lloyd M. Goldman, Diane and Paul B. Guenther, Patricia and Edward Gutman, Marlene Hess and James Zirin, Jane and Michael Hoffman, Jeannie and George Irish, Iris and Saul B. Katz, Nancy and Jeffrey B. Lane, Kay and John T. McEnroe, Charles and Leigh Merinoff, Susan Merinoff, Ornella and Bob Morrow, Deborah Norville and Karl Wellner, Charlotte and Peter Schoenfeld, Mary and Ian Snow, Dr. Howard D.and Gayle Sobel, KT Sullivan and Stephen Downey, and Barbara and Donald Zucker.
Lenox Hill Hospital is the Manhattan flagship hospital of the North Shore-LIJ Health System. A 652-bed, fully accredited, acute care hospital located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Lenox Hill Hospital is recognized for excellence in heart and heart surgery; digestive disorders; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedic surgery and sports medicine; and in maternal/child health. Lenox Hill Hospital physicians are pioneers in the field of minimally invasive cardiac surgery, “off-pump” bypass surgery and many other cutting edge techniques for the treatment of heart disease, including robotic cardiac surgery, and the interventional treatment of carotid stenosis and aortic disease. For more information, go to www.lenoxhillhospital.org.
And we wanted to show you an example of a Mover and Shaker doing just that! When Whom You Know was a baby, only one month old, we interviewed Abigail Yap of Lenox Hill for Valentine's Day as she works in Cardiology:
Here's Abby!
On Peachy Deegan:
Smile by Cosmopolitan Dental:
Hair by Rodney Cutler:
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Jewelry by BB Jewels:
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Dress by Donna Ricco, makeup by Clinique, Clarins, Dior and Tom Ford.
Writing capability and Education by Miss Porter's and Boston College.
