CABARET RAISES
MORE THAN $3.6 MILLION TO BENEFIT
NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN
AND WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
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Sheryl Crow Provided
Entertainment at Black Tie Event
NEW YORK (November 14, 2017)
– NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine’s annual Cabaret benefit
dinner raised more than $3.6 million to support the
institutions’ ongoing work in patient care, research and medical
education. The event, which took place on Nov. 8, drew more than
900 guests to Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan.
Guests joined hosts Dr.
Steven J. Corwin, president and CEO
of NewYork-Presbyterian, and Dr.
Augustine M.K. Choi, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of
Weill Cornell Medicine, at the event, where the extraordinary
achievements, cutting-edge discoveries and world-renowned care
happening every day at the institutions were celebrated.
In addition to dinner and cocktails, guests enjoyed a special
performance by Grammy Award-winning singer Sheryl
Crow.
The event was co-chaired by Helen
and Bob Appel, Jessica
and Natan Bibliowicz, Charlotte
Ford, Barbara and Peter
Georgescu, Kim and Jeff
Greenberg, Peter
S. and Mary Kalikow, and Amy
and Richard Ruben.
NewYork-Presbyterian
NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation’s most comprehensive,
integrated academic healthcare delivery systems, whose
organizations are dedicated to providing the highest quality,
most compassionate care and service to patients in the New York
metropolitan area, nationally, and throughout the globe. In
collaboration with two renowned medical schools, Weill Cornell
Medicine and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian
is consistently recognized as a leader in medical education,
groundbreaking research and innovative, patient-centered
clinical care.
NewYork-Presbyterian has four major divisions:
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NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital is ranked #1 in the New York metropolitan area
by U.S. News and World Report and repeatedly named to the
Honor Roll of “America’s Best Hospitals.”
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NewYork-Presbyterian
Regional Hospital Network comprises hospitals and other
facilities in the New York metropolitan region.
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NewYork-Presbyterian
Physician Services, which connects medical experts with
patients in their communities.
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NewYork-Presbyterian
Community and Population Health, encompassing ambulatory
care network sites and community healthcare initiatives,
including NewYork Quality Care, the Accountable Care
Organization jointly established by NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia.
For more information, visit www.nyp.org and
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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/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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