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Black Tie International:
Mount Sinai Crystal
Party Raises More Than $3 Million
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Lisa Blau &
Jeff T. Blau
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Jon & Lizzie Tisch
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MOUNT SINAI CRYSTAL PARTY
RAISES MORE THAN $3 MILLION
Photos by: Stan Wan Photography
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Approximately 1,300 leaders, staff, and
friends of The Mount Sinai Medical Center gathered on
Thursday, May 5, under an enormous tent at the Central Park
Conservatory Garden to celebrate a year of significant
discoveries and accomplishments for Mount Sinai, at the 26th
Crystal Party. The annual spring event, hosted by Mount
Sinai Trustee Jeff T. Blau and his wife Lisa, raised more
than $3 million that will be used to support medical
research initiatives at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Guests enjoyed cocktails, a
three-course meal, and live music as they danced and
mingled. The event was held within view of Mount Sinai’s new
12- story Center for Science and Medicine. The building is
scheduled for completion in 2012
“We are witnessing an era of tremendous
growth for Mount Sinai, and your support makes it all
possible,” said Peter W. May, Chairman, Mount Sinai Boards
of Trustees. “Over the past year we have recruited
exceptional talent in science and medicine, and we have
continued to grow the skyline in this part of town. With six
full floors of laboratories and two floors of outpatient
clinical space, the Center for Science and Medicine embodies
Mount Sinai’s commitment to translating therapies between
bench and bedside.”
He added, “I am proud to count myself
among this community of willing and determined leaders who
transformed this vision into a reality for Mount Sinai.”
Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and
Chief Executive Officer, The Mount Sinai Medical Center,
said there was “much to celebrate” this year on a number of
fronts. “Our national rankings are better than ever, our
grant portfolio is at an all-time high, and our bond rating
is as good as it has ever been. But for me, the last 12
months are most remarkable for the exponential growth we
have seen in our cancer programs. ” He concluded,
“Generations of patients, physicians, and scientists have
recognized Mount Sinai’s expertise in the most complex—and
the most common—conditions of the heart and brain. The same
can now be said for all cancers. For that and more, I thank
you all for your support and for being here tonight.”
About The Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses both The Mount
Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Established in 1968, Mount Sinai School of Medicine is one
of few medical schools embedded in a hospital in the United
States. It has more than 3,400 faculty in 32 departments and
15 institutes, and ranks among the top 20 medical schools
both in National Institute of Health funding and by U.S.
News & World Report. The school received the 2009
Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service from
the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is a 1,171-bed
tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility and one of
the nation’s oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary
hospitals. In 2009, U.S. News & World Report ranked
The Mount Sinai Hospital among the nation’s top 20 hospitals
based on reputation, patient safety, and other patient-care
factors. Nearly 60,000 people were treated at Mount Sinai as
inpatients last year, and approximately 530,000 outpatient
visits took place.
For more information, please visit
www.mountsinai.org
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