On April 28, Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS) Foundation welcomed its most generous Design for Healing campaign donors to a celebratory gala. Spirits were high as the 600+ attendees gathered in the David and Patricia Atkinson Pavilion for hors d’oeuvres and then explored the hospital on self-guided tours. Highlights of these tours included access to now-restricted clinical areas such as our surgical suites, robotic technology featuring the da Vinci Surgical System®, and the TrueBeam™ Linear Accelerator, in addition to other clinical and nonclinical areas.
Following the tours, guests gathered for a cocktail reception and program. Program speakers included Campaign Co-chairs JoAnn Heffernan Heisen and Bob Doll, PHCS Foundation Board of Directors Chairman Kim Pimley, PHCS Board of Trustees Chair Don Hofmann, PHCS President & CEO Barry Rabner, and UMCPP President Mark Jones. The program also featured a video with many familiar donors and PHCS staff who spoke about how the remarkable new building was designed for us all.
PHCS also hosted four grand-opening events—for employees, physicians, rescue personnel, and the community. Each event featured self-guided tours, a program, and a dedication. The events were a wonderful opportunity to introduce our guests to UMCPP and to celebrate the great success of our community’s effort to build a new hospital. To mark the occasion, an official ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at the community event, which was attended by over 9,000 area residents.
Premier Sponsors:
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Bank of America–Merrill Lynch, The Pollard Team
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Novo Nordisk
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Turner Construction Company
Celebration Sponsors:
- Hamilton Jewelers and the Siegel Family
- Princeton Fitness & Wellness
Activity Sponsors:
- Duane Morris
- 900 Scudders Mill Rd Lands
Community Partner Supporting the KidZone:
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Article as seen in Foundation News Fall 2012.