William
O. Hiltz, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lenox Hill Hospital, thanked
more than 900 guests at the elegant Waldorf-Astoria’s Grand Ballroom
on Monday November 9, 2009 and saluted the Autumn Ball Vice Chairs: Deborah
and Allen Grubman; Pat and Ed Gutman; and Drs. Virgie and Marty Ellington,
whose leadership helped raise over $2.2 million dollars, an outstanding
feat in our new economy.
Guests included: Lizzie Grubman and Chris Stern,
Ellen and Daniel Crown, Dawn Robinson and Dre Allen, Dori Cooperman,
Beth Shak, Jennifer Bruder Lavin and Ted Lavin, Bunny and Jay Weinrib,
K.T. Sullivan, Howard and Gayle Sobel, Kay and John McEnroe, Sr., Cece
Cord, Jean and Ralph Baruch, Dr. Lauren Cassell, Dr. Sherrell Aston and
Muffie Potter-Aston, Ann and Thomas E. Dewey, Jr., Marlene Hess and James
D. Zirin, Susan and Richard Braddock, Nancy and Robert Downey, Catherine
and Richard Foster, and Richard Nye and Francesca Stanfill.
All were
gathered to salute Dr. Armando Grassi, Chairman Emeritus, Department
of Neonatology and Pediatrics in recognition of his 30 years of remarkable
service to Lenox Hill Hospital’s most precious patients. Dr. Grassi
was bestowed the hospital’s Medal of Distinction for building a
world-class center for newborn babies with life-threatening illnesses.
Dr. Grassi now joins an impressive list of past Lenox Hill Hospital Medal
of Distinction awardees including Robin Roberts, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,
Beverly Sills, Lena Horne, Neil Simon, Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Harry
Belafonte, Joe Namath, Katie Couric, John McEnroe, Tom Brokaw, Julie
Andrews, Bette Midler, and Al Roker and Deborah Roberts.
Lenox Hill Hospital,
a 652-bed acute care facility located on Manhattan's Upper East
Side, was ranked among top 50 hospitals in Heart and Heart Surgery, Digestive
Disorders, and Neurology and Neurosurgery by U.S. News and World Report
in its 2009 annual "America's Best Hospitals" survey." It
is internationally recognized for excellence in cardiovascular care,
orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, neurology and neurosurgery, digestive
disorders, maternal and child health, bariatric surgery, ophthalmology
and otolaryngology.
