The 2008 Black & Red gala raised over $420,000 for the Simulation Center

 

Hartford Hospital staged its 17th annual Black & Red at The Bushnell on Saturday, January 12, 2008. The black-tie event attracted over 800 guests for fine dining and entertainment by “The Fab Four”, a highly acclaimed Beatles tribute band.

 

Since the gala’s inception in 1992, more than four million dollars in net proceeds has been raised for Hartford Hospital’s programs and services. For a complete list of past beneficiaries please click here.
 

The funds raised from this year’s Black & Red benefitted Hartford Hospital’s Simulation Center, the only center of its kind in Connecticut, which is designed to promote excellence in clinical care, advance patient safety and improve multidisciplinary team performance through hands-on, high-fidelity medical simulation.

  

This state-of-the-art teaching environment is the centerpiece of the Hospital’s quest to revamp the educational system and step into the future of how medical education will be delivered during the 21st century.   The success of this year's gala was made possible through the leadership and commitment of the following:   Business & Industry Committee Chair: Brian MacLean, Chief Operating Officer, Travelers   Medical Staff Committee Co-Chairs: Neil S. Yeston, M.D. and Thomas C. Mort, M.D.   Click here to view the complete committee information

John Meehan, President and CEO of Hartford Hospital, Thomas C. Mort, M.D., Co-Chair, Black & Red Medical Staff Advisory Committee, Stephen Donahue, BS RRT, Director of the Simulation Center, Neil S. Yeston, M.D. , Co-Chair, Black & Red Medical Staff Advisory Committee     George Trullinger as Ed Sullivan, Ardy Sarraf as Paul McCartney, Michael Amador as George Harrison, Ramani Ayer, Chairman & CEO of The Hartford, Laura Estes, Chair, Hartford Hospital Board of Directors, Joseph Lacher, Executive Vice President, Personal Insurance & Select Accounts, Travelers, Ron McNeil as John Lennon, Rolo Sandoval as Ringo Starr.