Hundreds Celebrate Honorees at 37th Annual Westchester Medical Center Gala

More than 600 people were on hand at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx for the 37th Annual Westchester Medical Center Gala to benefit Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and the Behavioral Health Center, all members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth).

The evening’s highlight was the surprise appearance of  Taylor Rose Clarke, 19, of East Rockaway, NY, during the presentation to Physician Honoree David Spielvogel, MD, who was also named Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery during the event. With her heart failing, Clarke spent four months at Westchester Medical Center earlier this year awaiting a transplant. Read more about her  remarkable recovery on page 16.

Pictured: Taylor Rose Clarke was reunited with her surgeon, honoree David Spielvogel, MD. Also pictured: Mitchell Hochberg, Chair, Board of Directors, Westchester County Health Care Corporation; and Michael Israel, President and CEO, Westchester Medical Center Health Network.