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NYU LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER’S 133rd ANNUAL
DINNER DANCE
RAISES OVER $800,000 TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF
NYU LUTHERAN’S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
NEW YORK, APRIL 7, 2016 –
NYU Lutheran hosted its 133rd Annual
Dinner Dance at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan on Wednesday, April
6. Emceed by Gus Rosendale, NBC 4 reporter and anchor, the
charity event was attended by more than 500 guests and raised
$800,000 to support the expansion of NYU Lutheran’s emergency
department.
This year’s honorees, Claudia Lyon, DO, section
chief of family medicine at NYU Lutheran; Carla Solomon, trustee
of NYU Langone Health System and member of the NYU Lutheran
Advisory Board; and Antonio Magliocco Jr., president of Bulldog
Ventures Ltd, were celebrated for their years of dedication to
the institution.
The recipient of the Sister Elisabeth Fedde Medal
of Service, Dr. Lyon, was recognized for her 28 years of
commitment to patient care and leadership excellence at NYU
Lutheran. The award, named after the Norwegian deaconess who
laid the foundation for NYU Lutheran in 1883, was established to
recognize individuals who carry on her legacy of service and
commitment to the community.
Emma Graeber Porter, chair of the NYU Lutheran
Advisory Board, addressed the audience during the award
presentation and said, “This is our time, and it is the
opportunity for us to really live out the dream that was
envisioned for this hospital 133 years ago.”
With the rapid expansion of institutions on both
sides of the East River, attendees spoke proudly of being part
of the new clinically integrated healthcare provider network for
the New York metropolitan area.
“Make no mistake, this merger is a game changer,”
said Robert I. Grossman, MD, the Saul J. Farber Dean and CEO,
NYU Langone Medical Center. “All people—poor, rich, and middle
class—deserve the highest quality healthcare and that is what
NYU Lutheran will offer.”
A highlight of the evening was a video
presentation that portrayed NYU Lutheran’s deep roots in
community-based healthcare, and the merging of two world-class
institutions. Featured in the video along with the dinner dance
honorees were Kenneth G. Langone, chair of the NYU Langone Board
of Trustees, Dr. Grossman, Ms. Porter, and NYU Lutheran
President Claudia Caine.
“This has truly been
an inspiring night,” Ms.
Caine said, addressing the Dinner Dance audience. “I
hope you can see why I believe so strongly that our partnership
with NYU Langone has positioned NYU Lutheran to become the
hospital of choice for the borough of Brooklyn.”
Among the evening’s distinguished attendees were
Robert T. Reilly, president of RTR Financial Services, the
event’s presenting sponsor; Dawn Casale and David Crofton; Casey
Cogut, Esq.; Ellen Steiner Dolgin and Carey Dolgin, MD; Ronnie
and William Lane; Karen
and Paul Levy; Laurie Tisch; Carolyn Tisch Sussman and William
Blodgett; Michael Weaver; and Barbara and David Zalaznick.
NYU Langone and NYU Lutheran leadership
supporters of this year’s Dinner Dance included: Casey Box;
Susie Block Casdin and Alex Casdin; Maria Carlson; Dale
Christensen Jr.; William and Margaret Constantine; Elizabeth
Dater; Martha Dietz and Stephen Dietz; Trudy Elbaum Gottesman
and Robert Gottesman; Brenda Grandell; Irma Hilton, PhD; Ken and
Elaine Langone; Joseph Lodato; Gerald Luterman; Emma Graeber
Porter; Douglas Phillips; Alice Tisch; Carla Solomon and Nino
Magliocco; Martha Wolfgang; and Kathryn Wylde.
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