DINNER HONORS RETIRING PRESIDENT & CEO - Westfair Communications

Burke President and CEO Jeffrey Menkes accepts the 2022 Burke Award with Board of Trustees Chairman John R. McCarthy (left) and Interim Executive Director Scott Edelman (right).

Community and business leaders from the tri-state area and beyond paid tribute to retiring Burke Rehabilitation Hospital President and CEO Jeffrey Menkes at the Burke Award Dinner held on June 16th at the Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase.

The Burke Award is conferred upon an individual or group who have made significant contributions to the field of rehabilitation, either through personal achievements, the development of research or the establishment of programs and facilities to assist individuals with disabilities. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the Burke Board of Trustees.

Menkes has served as Burke”™s resident and CEO for more than five years, and has been a leader in the health-care industry over the past five decades. He has been part of the Montefiore Health System for 10 years and was instrumental in bringing Burke into the Montefiore system.

“It is an honor to recognize Jeff for significant accomplishments throughout his long career in health care,” said Board of Trustees Chairman John R. McCarthy. “He has demonstrated proven leadership and spearheaded innovation, improving the lives of others. He leaves an indelible mark on the health-care industry, and we are indebted to him. The Board of Trustees wishes Jeff good fortune upon his well-deserved retirement.”

Founded in 1915 through an endowment from philanthropist John Masterson Burke, Burke Rehabilitation is a not-for-profit health care organization devoted solely to acute physical rehabilitation on its main campus in White Plains.