Approximately 1,340 leaders, supporters, faculty, staff, and friends of the Mount Sinai Health System celebrated a year of growth and accomplishments on Thursday, May 7, at the 30th annual Crystal Party. Under a festively adorned tent located in the Central Park Conservatory Garden, guests enjoyed cocktails, dinner, and dancing on a clear spring evening.
This year’s Crystal Party was hosted by Mount Sinai Trustee Joel I. Picket and his wife Joan, who chaired the event, and helped raise $3 million for the Health System.
Peter W. May, Chairman, Boards of Trustees, Mount Sinai Health System, welcomed the guests and said that in less than two years since its formation, the Health System had become increasingly unified.
“As I look around this room, I no longer see physicians and staff from individual hospitals spread throughout New York City,” Mr. May said. “Instead, I see true members of one integrated family—the Mount Sinai Health System. Our broad geographic footprint allows us to service one of the most ethnically diverse communities in the world. With seven hospital campuses and over 200 neighborhood health care providers, virtually every New Yorker is now within walking distance of a Mount Sinai facility. We are in the best position of any health care system in the northeast to address the changes and challenges in medicine today.”
Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System, said, “Many people have said this is a time when the delivery of health care and the pursuit of science is filled with frustration and obstacles. But we believe it is a time filled with opportunity. We see a health care system of tomorrow that provides greater access to care with a focus on prevention and lower costs. We see unparalleled opportunities for scientific discoveries. We will enhance our focus on wellness and prevention, and use some of our most sophisticated analytics to identify at-risk patients. We will enhance our ambulatory centers to improve access to our care. And we will grow our scientific enterprise.”
Special guest U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who also spoke at the podium, congratulated the Health System on its success and called Mount Sinai “a crown jewel of New York.”