Greenwich Hospital”™s enthusiastic supporters and friends gathered in celebration at Greenwich Country Club on May 20 for the hospital”™s annual benefit to raise funds for key areas of growth in oncology, behavioral health, heart and vascular, children”™s and neuroscience.
Honored at the benefit were former Greenwich Hospital Board of Trustees Chair Arthur C. Martinez, Mrs. Elizabeth Martinez and family, as well as Dr. James A. Brunetti. Former “Today Show” co-host and longtime Riverside resident Kathie Lee Gifford delighted guests as the event”™s master of ceremonies, and a rousing live auction was led by renowned auctioneer Lydia Fenet of Christie”™s Auction House.
“Our sole purpose is to help those in the community who depend on us to provide quality health care, no matter what. In everything we do, it is the talented people ”“ our staff, clinical partners and volunteers ”“ who are the bedrock upon which our work flourishes. That is what tonight”™s philanthropy is all about. We are thrilled to honor this team and our treasured friends for all they have contributed to this hospital”™s continued growth and to this community,” said Greenwich Hospital President Diane P. Kelly as she addressed guests.
One of the evening”™s most poignant moments took place when a poem was read from a book created by Greenwich Hospital”™s Emergency Department staff about their experiences during the pandemic. Throughout the reading, images of Greenwich Hospital”™s employees during the height of Covid-19 illuminated the stage. Upon completion of the reading, members of the Greenwich Hospital frontline took to the stage and were met with a standing ovation. Their backdrop was a reproduction of the mural created by artist Rick Garcia, commissioned by C. Parker Gallery, signed by the community at the Reindeer Festival and presented as a gift to Greenwich Hospital in recognition of the hospital”™s work over the past two years.
“The power of investment made possible by all who supported this year”™s Benefit directly impacts the continued growth of Greenwich Hospital”™s centers of excellence within clinical areas important to our community,” said Noël Appel, Greenwich Hospital senior vice president and chief development officer.
Greenwich Hospital is a member of Yale New Haven Health. Since opening in 1903, it has evolved into a progressive medical center and teaching institution representing all medical specialties and offering a wide range of medical, surgical, diagnostic and wellness programs.
