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KIDS OF NYU LANGONE 2017 SPRINGFLING GALA CELEBRATES NEARLY $7.5
MILLION
More Than 325 Guests Honor Pradeep N. Mally, MD
New York, NY, April 28, 2017 —
NYU Langone Medical Center held its 26th annual KiDS
of NYU Langone Springfling Gala on
the evening of April 27, 2017, at The Plaza Hotel. This year’s
event honored Pradeep
Mally, MD,
associate professor in the Department
of Pediatrics,
director of the Division of Neonatology, and director of the
Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine Fellowship Program at Hassenfeld
Children’s Hospital of New York at NYU Langone.
NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France and Amy France attended on
behalf of The NASCAR Foundation, this year’s corporate honoree.
In
2016, The NASCAR Foundation donated $1 million to NYU Langone,
as part of a multiyear partnership to benefit hospitalized
children. Through this partnership, The NASCAR Foundation has
helped to further enhance the Child
Life Program at
the Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital.
“NYU Langone has the absolute best experts in children’s
services anyone could ask for, and we are excited tonight to
celebrate a truly exceptional leader Dr. Pradeep Mally for his
unwavering commitment and dedication to providing the highest
level of pediatric care to our patients,” said Robert
I. Grossman, MD,
Dean and CEO of NYU Langone. “I’m speaking not as the Dean and
CEO, but as the grandfather of newborn twins who were just
delivered here. The outstanding care they received from our NICU
team is the same outstanding care we provide to countless
children and families every day.”
Dr. Mally addressed a crowd of more than 325 attendees, thanking
KiDS of NYU Langone for their critical role in putting pediatric
services front and center. The KiDS of NYU Langone Foundation’s Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit (NICU),
part of Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, provides the highest
level of support for the smallest infants and those with medical
conditions that require advanced medical care. This commitment
to infant care has earned NYU Langone a classification as a
Level IV designated regional perinatal center, which means it
meets the highest standards for infant care as defined by the
American Academy of Pediatrics.
Set to open in 2018 within the Kimmel Pavilion, Hassenfeld
Children’s Hospital’s new dedicated pediatric inpatient facility
will offer children and families a place to receive world-class
medical care that was designed with their unique needs and
perspectives in mind. The Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital name
will continue to encompass NYU Langone’s children's programs and
services across all locations, including inpatient care, the KiDS
Emergency Department,
and all ambulatory services. Most pediatric inpatient care, as
well as outpatient procedures and perioperative services, will
be provided in the new children’s hospital which will have its
own entrance and lobby, as well as enhanced security features to
give parents extra peace of mind.
At
830,000 square feet, the Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Pavilion
will have 374 beds and 11 floors devoted to inpatient care. The
same structure will also be home to the new Hassenfeld
Children’s Hospital inpatient facility, a “hospital within a
hospital,” with a separate entrance and multiple floors
dedicated to the unique needs of young patients and their
families.
The Springfling Gala celebrated nearly $7.5 million including
gala proceeds, and generosity from the KiDS of NYU and NASCAR
Foundations, to enhance clinical and supportive care for
children at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, foster research into
childhood illnesses, and promote an atmosphere that is sensitive
to the unique needs of children and families. Over the past 26
years, KiDS of NYU Langone has funded more than 250 children’s
services programs and projects across NYU Langone.
Guests in attendance included Susan Block Casdin and Alex Casdin;
Elisabeth J. Cohen, MD; Grace and Jack Dayan; Trudy Elbaum
Gottesman and Robert Gottesman; Ken Langone; Stephen Mack;
Shyamli Milam; Abigail Scheuer; Jonathan Schulman; Jill and
Ronald Sedley; Randi and Boaz Sidikaro; Alice Tisch; Lacey Tisch;
and Susi and Peter Wunsch.
About NYU Langone Medical Center
NYU
Langone Medical Center,
a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical
center, is one of the nation’s premier centers for excellence in
clinical care, biomedical research, and medical education.
Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYU Langone is composed of
four hospitals—Tisch
Hospital,
its flagship acute care facility; Rusk
Rehabilitation;
the Hospital
for Joint Diseases,
the Medical Center’s dedicated inpatient orthopaedic hospital;
and Hassenfeld
Children’s Hospital,
a comprehensive pediatric hospital supporting a full array of
children’s health services across the Medical Center. Also part
of NYU Langone is NYU
School of Medicine,
which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and
scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical
history, and the Laura
and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center,
a National Cancer Institute–designated cancer center. The
Medical Center’s tri-fold mission to serve, teach, and discover
is achieved 365 days a year through the seamless integration of
a culture devoted to excellence in patient care, education, and
research. For more information, go to www.NYULangone.org,
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