VALHALLA, N.Y. (January 13, 2025) – Girls’ Night Out, the annual fundraiser for the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) Heart and Vascular Institute, will feature inspiring stories celebrating heart patients and their healthcare providers. The event promises a fun night of dinner, dancing, and a patient fashion show.
Award-winning news reporter and anchor Tara Rosenblum will emcee the event on Thursday, February 27, at 5:30 p.m. at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel in Tarrytown. The event will also honor WMCHealth Foundation Board Member and former longtime WMCHealth Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Kara Bennorth.
February is American Heart Month, and Girls’ Night Out aims to raise awareness about the importance of heart health, particularly for women whose symptoms may differ from those experienced by men. Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States, causing 1 in 3 deaths, or approximately one every minute, according to the American Heart Association.
The evening will include a fashion show with clothing courtesy of designer Beverley Olivacce, a shopping boutique, Macy’s beauty suite, accessories wall, raffles, dinner, and dancing. Attendees are encouraged to wear red attire.
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This year’s honoree, Kara Bennorth, has nearly 40 years of experience in public affairs, marketing, communications and development in both healthcare and the public sector. Bennorth started her career at Westchester Medical Center in 1995 and progressed to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of WMCHealth. In this role, Bennorth was responsible for overseeing in-network activities, driving organizational development and culture, and fostering interdepartmental collaboration. Bennorth was responsible for the overall brand and image of the organization, including communications, marketing, and philanthropy/grants development for WMCHealth’s nine hospitals, six 501(c)(3) foundations, many ambulatory and community-based programs, and several hospital-based practice locations.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the WMCHealth Heart and Vascular Institute, which offers a wide range of cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and vascular surgery services, including heart failure and heart transplantation, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and many more, to Hudson Valley residents.
To learn more about sponsorships for the event or to buy tickets or donate, visit WMCHealthGiving.org. Tickets can be purchased here.
About Westchester Medical Center Health Network
The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with nine hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. The Network has Level I (adult and pediatric), Level II and Level III trauma centers, the region’s only acute care children’s hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, Comprehensive and Primary Stroke Centers, skilled nursing facilities, home-care services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State. Today, WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated health care in the Hudson Valley. For more information about WMCHealth, visit WMCHealth.org or follow WMCHealth on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X.
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