CharterCARE Gala
Inaugural CharterCARE gala raises over $350,000
for Elder Care Programs
(PROVIDENCE, RI – December, 2011) – More than 725 people were in attendance at the first-ever CharterCARE Health Partners Gala, which raised more than $350,000 to benefit elder care programs at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, as well as at Roger Williams Medical Center and Elmhurst Extended Care. The gala was held on October 29, 2011 at Twin River Events Center and was chaired by Edwin Santos, chairman of the CharterCARE board of trustees, and his wife Paula. The evening included live and silent auctions, as well as great food, music and dancing.
CharterCARE is home to the state’s most comprehensive geriatric continuum of care. From an award-winning nursing home to inpatient hospital units dedicated to elder care, CharterCARE is known for providing comprehensive and innovative services to older patients. Both CharterCARE hospitals -- Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams -- are involved in the NICHE program, which is specifically designed to improve elder care in the hospital setting. Elmhurst Extended Care, the nursing home affiliate of CharterCARE, is an Eden Alternative site recognized as a leader in the delivery of elder-centered care. Both hospitals also have geriatric-psychiatry units and CharterCARE has a leading home health agency servicing older adults.
“On behalf of the thousands of patients we are privileged to care for, I want to say thank you to everyone who supported this successful event,” said Kenneth H. Belcher, President and CEO, CharterCARE Health Partners. “The generosity of our sponsors and those in attendance will allow us to enhance the great elder care that is a hallmark of CharterCARE Health Partners and its affiliates.”
CharterCARE Health Partners is the corporate parent of Roger Williams Medical Center and St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island. It operates a total of 579 licensed hospital beds, employs approximately 3,200 employees and has annual operating revenues of approximately $330 million.
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(L-R) Ed and Paula Santos, Leslie and Ken Belcher |
The CharterCARE gala, held on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Twin River Event Center,
broke all previous records for attendance and fundraising. Nearly 750 physicians, staff, friends
and community leaders attended this black tie gala which raised over $350,000!
Net proceeds will benefit eldercare services throughout the CharterCARE system.
Underwriting Sponsor
Med Tech Ambulance Service
Presenting Sponsors
Adler Pollock & Sheehan, PC
Anonymous
21st Century Oncology
Dinner Sponsor
Amica Insurance
Anonymous
Atwood Medical Associates
Bay Area Mobile Medical
Citizens Bank
Cox Communications
Delta Dental of Rhode Island
Imaging Network of RI
Millennium Pharmacy Systems, Inc.
Mondor Foundation
New England Anesthesiologist, Inc.
Providence Journal Foundation
Pyramis Global Advisors
Roger Williams Medical Staff
Roger Williams Surgical Oncology Dept.
St. Joseph Health Services Medical Staff
Auction Sponsor
Sundance Rehabilitation
Reception Sponsor
Bank of America
EMC Corporation
Gilbane Company
GTECH
Lutheran Family Health Centers
NES Healthcare
Orthopaedic Associates, Inc.
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC
Paul & Maureen Mihailides
Providence College
RI PET Imaging