A newly formed Campaign Leadership Council is ushering in the next stage of the Campaign for Yale New Haven Health Greenwich Hospital. This successful multiyear fundraising initiative will continue to fuel expansion within behavioral health, children”™s health, heart and vascular, neuroscience and oncology ”“ all areas of clinical importance to the communities the hospital serves. The 24-member Council is composed of hospital supporters and friends from throughout the community. As the Campaign enters its public phase, kicking off at The Benefit on Sept. 22, the Council will work alongside the Greenwich Hospital Board of Trustees and hospital leadership to help reach fundraising goals.
“The members of our Campaign Leadership Council are incredible community partners and champions of Greenwich Hospital,” said Greenwich Hospital Board Chair W. Robert Berkley Jr.
The campaign”™s five areas of health-care excellence are central to Greenwich Hospital”™s expansion plans and commitment to deliver the innovative benefits and physician expertise of a large academic health system within the convenience and personal attention of its local setting.
Over the past four years, while in its silent phase, the campaign has reached significant milestones, including raising $63 million, all of which has advanced key growth areas.
Greenwich residents and council members Gregory and Dana Rogers have been vocal advocates and supporters of Greenwich Hospital”™s NICU for over 25 years. “Greg and I are very pleased to join the Leadership Council at this critical juncture in the campaign,” said Dana. “We are excited to see the progress that unfolds over the next few years within all clinical areas, including children”™s and maternal health.”
Council members Kate and Jim Clark became involved at Greenwich Hospital during the pandemic because they were interested in ”˜giving back”™ to their hometown hospital. “Jim and I feel strongly about supporting such an impressive hospital right here in Greenwich,” said Kate.
Greenwich Hospital, a member of Yale New Haven Health, is a 206-bed regional medical center serving lower Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Westchester County, New York. It is a major academic affiliate of Yale School of Medicine. Founded in 1903, Greenwich Hospital 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..