2024 UHF Gala Journal - Flipbook - Page 4
From UHF’s Chair and President
Welcome to United Hospital Fund’s 2024 Gala.
We always look forward to this annual occasion to bring together the hospital
and health care community along with business, civic, and community leaders
to celebrate leadership, vision, and commitment and our work together to build
a more equitable health care system.
Tonight, we are especially pleased to salute four exceptional honorees who
embody United Hospital Fund’s ideals and who demonstrate the importance of
leadership. Each of our honorees has made a pivotal contribution to health and
health care improvement, and it is our great privilege to spotlight the impact they
are making on our health care system—and in the lives of so many, both locally
and across the globe. We thank each of them for allowing us to tell their story,
and we honor them for their work.
United Hospital Fund has a unique role to play in the work of health care
improvement and health equity. Tonight’s support will help us advance three
shared goals: improved quality of care and patient safety; universal, affordable,
and comprehensive health insurance coverage and access to care; and vital
collaborations between the health care system, social service agencies, and
communities to address the social factors that are driving health inequities.
In all we do, UHF prioritizes those individuals and communities facing the greatest
barriers to good health and good health care. Proceeds from tonight’s Gala
advance this important work.
Thank you for joining us and for supporting United Hospital Fund. We look
forward to continuing our work together.
John C. Simons
Oxiris Barbot, MD
Chair
United Hospital Fund
President and CEO
United Hospital Fund
