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CABARET RAISES
RECORD $3.5 MILLION TO BENEFIT
NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN
HOSPITAL AND
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
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Jennifer
Hudson Provided
Entertainment at Black Tie Event
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medicine's
annual Cabaret benefit
dinner raised more than $3.5 million, a record amount, to
support the institutions ongoing work in patient care,
research and medical education. The event, which took place
on Thursday, October 8, drew 1,000 attendees to the Park
Avenue Armory.
Guests joined event hosts Dr.
Steven J. Corwin, CEO
of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Dr.
Laurie H. Glimcher, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean
of Weill Cornell Medicine; and paid tribute to Barbara
and Peter Georgescu and Sandra
and Edward Meyer for
their dedication
to the medical center.
In addition to dinner and cocktails, guests
enjoyed a special performance by Grammy and Academy Award
winning singer and actress Jennifer
Hudson.
Additional guests included Charlotte
Ford, Joan
Weill, Lisa
Perry, Jessica
and Natan Bibliowicz, Miraldina
and Tony Meyer, Renée
and Robert Belfer, Helen
and Bob Appel, Arriana
and Dixon Boardman, Peter
and Mary Kalikow, and Ann
and Andrew Tisch.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, based in New
York City, is one of the nation's largest and most
comprehensive hospitals and a leading provider of inpatient,
ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of medicine.
With some 2,600 beds and more than 6,700 affiliated
physicians and almost 22,000 employees, NewYork-Presbyterian
had more than 2 million visits in 2014, including some
14,000 infant deliveries and more than 262,000 emergency
department visits. NewYork-Presbyterian comprises six
campuses: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center,
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center,
NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital,
NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Westchester
Division and NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital.
The hospital is also closely affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson
Valley Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital and
NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. NewYork-Presbyterian is the #1
hospital in the New York metropolitan area, according to
U.S. News & World Report, and consistently named to the
magazine?s Honor Roll of best hospitals in the nation.
Affiliated with two world-renowned medical schools, Weill
Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons, NewYork-Presbyterian is committed
to excellence in patient care, research, education and
community service. For more information, visit
www.nyp.org
Weill Cornell Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine is committed to
excellence in patient care, scientific discovery and the
education of future physicians in New York City and around
the world. The doctors and scientists of Weill Cornell
Medicine faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill
Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Weill
Cornell Physician Organization are engaged in world-class
clinical care and cutting-edge research that connect
patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention
strategies. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side?s
scientific corridor, Weill Cornell Medicine's powerful
network of collaborators extends to its parent university
Cornell University; to Qatar, where an international campus
offers a U.S. medical degree; and to programs in Tanzania,
Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Weill Cornell Medicine
faculty provide comprehensive patient care at NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower
Manhattan Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. Weill
Cornell Medicine is also affiliated with Houston Methodist.
For more information, visit
www.weill.cornell.edu
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