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Phelps Hospital Raises $625,000 At 35th Annual Champagne Ball Phelps Hospital Raises $625,000 At 35th Annual Champagne Ball
Phelps Hospital Raises $625,000 At 35th Annual Champagne Ball For the first time since the pandemic began, 325 devoted friends, guests, and supporters of Phelps Hospital, part of Northwell Health, gathered on Friday, October 21 at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club for the 35th annual Phelps Champagne Ball fundraiser. The black-tie affair, the largest fundraiser for the hospital, raised more than $620,000 in support of the hospital’s mission to care for the community. The evening’s Fund-a-Cause, which supports the hospital’s Comfort Care program, set a new fundraising record raising nearly $375,000 of the night’s total. The evening event honored three tr…
NYP Lawrence Hospital Oncologist Empowers Patients To Cope With Cancer NYP Lawrence Hospital Oncologist Empowers Patients To Cope With Cancer
NYP Lawrence Hospital Oncologist Empowers Patients To Cope With Cancer WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- At the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center, cancer care goes far beyond diagnosis and treatment with support and programs that empower patients to cope with cancer and improve their quality of life. “Our goal is to deliver the highest quality, comprehensive cancer care in a community setting that is close to the patient’s home,” said Dr. Michelle Boyar, a medical oncologist who specializes in gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers at the Cancer Center and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. “Our oncolog…