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NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN
KOMANSKY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
RAISES $2.5 MILLION AT
13th PLATES FOR
PEDIATRICS
In Collaboration with
Saks Fifth Avenue, Event Helped Raise
Funds for Pediatric Services
NewYork-Presbyterian
Komansky Children’s Hospital of
Children’s Hospital of New York raised
$2.5 million at the 13th Plates for
Pediatrics benefit. A collaboration
with luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue,
the benefit drew more than 400 attendees
to Cipriani South Street at Casa
Cipriani on Tuesday, February 25.
The
benefit was hosted by Dr.
Sallie Permar, pediatrician-in-chief
at NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky
Children's Hospital and chair of the
Department of Pediatrics at Weill
Cornell Medicine, along with co-chairs Michelle
Antonini, Beth Cayre, Robin Chaus, Kate
Davis, Jessica Page Greenberg, Breanna
Khoury, Lindsay Kraus, Brittany Morgan
Kurz, Cheri Mowrey, Courtney Nataraj,
Amy Pack, Colby Podolsky, Jillian Simon,
Alexandra Toccin, Lesley Vecsler.
“If it weren’t for
NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s
Hospital, I don’t know what would have
happened with my son or where we would
be today,” said Candice Johnson, mom of
a pediatric kidney transplant patient
whose story was featured at the event.
“They are the biggest reason why he is
who he is today, and I just want to
thank them for taking care
of him.”
The event raised funds
for several hospital-based pediatric
programs, including Child Life
Services, a program that helps
alleviate children’s fears surrounding
the hospital experience by offering
activities geared to the social,
emotional, and educational needs of
young patients and their families; the Pediatric
Simulation Center, an invaluable
teaching resource in medical education
that reduces medical errors, creates a
culture of patient safety, and improves
patient care; Care for Children with
Complex Medical Needs, which expands
multi-specialty care teams and
coordination programs that serve
children who need a higher level of
care; Residency Education, a
three-year pediatric residency program
designed to provide a supportive and
educationally rich environment through
which residents can develop into
outstanding general pediatricians,
pediatric subspecialists, and physician
scientists; and Pediatric Mental
Health, a program that trains
pediatricians to work alongside mental
health providers to recognize, treat,
and prevent mental health issues in
children of all ages.
Guests included Jerry
Speyer, co-chair of NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital’s Board of Trustees; Kate and Andrew
Davis, member of NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital’s Board of Trustees; and Harrison
LeFrak, member of NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital’s Board of Trustees.
Other notable guests included John
Antonini, Matt Brown, Andrea DeVos
Abraham, Travis and Nick
Acquavella,
Allison and Jay
Aston, Sana Clegg, Rebecca
Hessel Cohen, Merrill and Ashton
Curtis,
Marcella Hymowitz, Molly Knauer,
Samantha Miller Lawi, Nyssa and Chris
Lee, Lizzie and Chris
Livingston,
Stacey and Terrence
Lowenberg, Hilary and David
Matt,
Grace and Jason
Pomeranc,
Nicole Hanley Pickett, Erica
Samuels,
Mariel and Jamie
Sholem, Daniela
Tisch, Alyssa Varadhan, and Rachel and Ronnie
Wexler.
About NewYork-Presbyterian
Komansky Children’s Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian
Komansky Children’s Hospital, part of
the Children’s Hospital of New York,
collaborates with world-class doctors
from Weill Cornell Medicine to provide
the best available care in every area of
pediatrics in a family-friendly and
technologically advanced setting.
NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the
nation’s most comprehensive, integrated
academic healthcare systems,
encompassing 10 hospitals across the
Greater New York area, nearly 200
primary and specialty care clinics and
medical groups, and an array of
telemedicine services. For more
information, visit http://www.nyp.org/komansky.
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