May 2009
Hello NewLeaders,
From 2006-2008, NewLeaders raised over $250,000 to support the Departments of Emergency Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. In this time, our support enabled both campuses to provide the best emergency medical care through necessary improvements in patient amenities, both in the waiting rooms and patient bays.
This year, we wanted to focus on a specific Division within the Hospital, allowing our fundraising and educational events to have a greater tie with the cause we support. Pediatric Emergency Medicine is an area of care within the Hospital that many of us feel deserves to have the best medical care available.
The Divisions of Pediatric Emergency Medicine are located in separate, pediatric-focused emergency care centers, offering 24/7 medical treatment for ill and injured children. Each year, the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine’s staff sees over 60,000 visiting patients and over 5,500 inpatient admissions per year. The physicians are A.C.G.M.E. trained and certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and the nurses are trained in caring for children. The focus of the Divisions of Pediatric Emergency Medicine is to provide not only the best pediatric care but also excel in providing family-centered care too.
Our fundraising efforts will provide the best patient care to the Hospital’s youngest patients allowing them to live healthy, happy lives and become the NewLeaders of tomorrow.
Social Event
“4-Mile Run in Central Park with the New York Road Runners”
Sunday, May 31, 2009
8:30 am race start
8:00 am bagels, coffee and stretching session led by NYP Rehabilitation Medicine
Get up and get going on a Spring morning with NewLeaders at a New York Road Runners 4 mile race! Not a runner? Join us at the NewLeaders table in the hospitality area at the bandshell and enjoy bagels & coffee while cheering on your friends as they cross the finish line.
Children’s race & activities will be ongoing throughout the morning in Central Park at the race site.
$20 for New York Road Runners members, $40 for general entry
All participants registered thru the NewLeaders website will receive a NewLeaders dry‐fit t‐shirt, baseball cap or visor, water bottle & bag!
Educational Events
We have had several successful educational events in the last few months:
- Sleep Disorders: What’s Really Keeping You Up?
- Innovations in Surgical Technology
- When to Go In: The Essentials of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
If you have a particular topic of interest or would like to host an upcoming Educational Event, please let us know.
“Innovations in Neurosurgery”
Hosted by Todd and Cheri Davison
Led by physician Howard Riina, M.D.
June 2, 2009
6:30-8:00 pm
Upper East Side
RSVP for “Innovations in Neurosurgery”
“Sports Medicine: Non-Surgical Treatments for Injury”
Hosted by Amy and Jeff Tarr
Led by physician Joshua Dines, M.D.
June 15, 2009
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Upper West Side
This Educational Event is part of the 4-part “NewLeaders on the Run” series.
Click here for more information.
RSVP for “Sports Medicine: Non-Surgical Treatments for Injury”
2nd Annual “Fertility 101 ”
Host: Susie Block Casdin
Led by physician Pak Chung, M.D.
September 2009
2nd Annual “Nips, Tucks and Injectibles”*
*Everything you wanted to know about plastic surgery but were too afraid to ask
Host: Alissa Eig
Led by physician Anthony LaBruna, M.D.
Fall 2009
Future Educational Event Topics in 2009
• Anesthesia
• Personalized Medicine
• Genetic Testing and It’s Applicability
Volunteer at NYP – Interested in volunteering? Let us know!
Our dedicated Volunteer Committee has adopted Neural Connections at NYP/ Weill Cornell as the NewLeaders Volunteer Initiative. Volunteers work directly with patients performing a variety of services, ranging from friendly chats and card games to mealtime assistance and mobilization support. Volunteers commit to one volunteer spot just about every four-to-five weeks, either on a Wednesday evening or Sunday morning. To date, NewLeaders have completed over 150 hours of volunteer service with Neural Connections!
We are once again partnering with Friends For Kids and holding Children’s Craft Days at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital.
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York, Wintergarden in the Lobby
3959 Broadway (At 165th & Broadway)
June 7
August 16
October 18
December 13
Please join us in making it a special day for our youngest patients!
Campaign Newsletter
Check out the latest Hospital Campaign Newsletter to see what’s in store for 2009!
