Feinstein Summer Concert raises $3.6M to support medical innovation
Grammy Award-winning, singer-songwriter, multiplatinum recording artist, and co-star of The Voice Gwen Stefani headlined the 19th annual Feinstein Summer Concert, raising $3.6 million to advance innovative scientific discovery at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research.
For over two decades, more than 5,000 researchers at the Feinstein Institutes have made profound discoveries that have transformed the treatment of lupus, arthritis, sepsis, cancer, psychiatric illnesses and Alzheimer’s — directly impacting over 2 million Northwell patients each year.
“The remarkable work at the Feinstein Institutes sets it apart as a global leader that is truly changing the future of how we treat disease,” Northwell President and CEO Michael J. Dowling stated. “Thanks to our generous donors and the collaborative nature within Northwell, we are able to push boundaries in meaningful ways to improve health care for all.”
Since its initial performance, the Feinstein Summer Concerts have raised more than $40 million accelerating research and fueling the development of innovative therapies to treat illness and cure disease — propelling Northwell to pioneer solutions that are impacting the trajectory of medicine around the world.
The event, hosted by Chris Wragge co-anchor of “CBS 2 News This Morning” and “CBS 2 News at Noon was held at Old Westbury Gardens with catering and event design coordinated by Larry Scott of Lawrence Scott Events. The Feinstein Institutes continues to thanks its generous donors and this year’s leadership sponsors, the Susan and Leonard Feinstein Foundation and Donald Zucker and Barbara Hrbek Zucker.
“For 19 years, the Feinstein Summer Concert has fostered an extraordinary community of supporters who champion our mission to discover and invent groundbreaking therapeutic innovations,” asserts Kevin J. Tracey, MD, president and CEO of the Feinstein Institutes and the Karches Family Distinguished Chair in Medical Research. “Philanthropy has a remarkable ripple effect; each supporter and advocate starts a ripple that makes a lasting impact on future health care, locally and worldwide. Our generous donors enable Northwell to alleviate suffering and illness by making medical breakthroughs and leading clinical trials aimed at curing and eradicating disease.”
The Feinstein Summer Concert supports Northwell’s Outpacing the Impossible campaign, a comprehensive $1.4 billion fundraising effort that supports Northwell’s promise to the people it serves. The campaign’s objectives include improving hospitals and clinical programs, accelerating research and funding endowment.
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For over two decades, more than 5,000 researchers at the Feinstein Institutes have made profound discoveries that have transformed the treatment of lupus, arthritis, sepsis, cancer, psychiatric illnesses and Alzheimer’s — directly impacting over 2 million Northwell patients each year.
“The remarkable work at the Feinstein Institutes sets it apart as a global leader that is truly changing the future of how we treat disease,” Northwell President and CEO Michael J. Dowling stated. “Thanks to our generous donors and the collaborative nature within Northwell, we are able to push boundaries in meaningful ways to improve health care for all.”
The event, hosted by Chris Wragge co-anchor of “CBS 2 News This Morning” and “CBS 2 News at Noon was held at Old Westbury Gardens with catering and event design coordinated by Larry Scott of Lawrence Scott Events. The Feinstein Institutes continues to thanks its generous donors and this year’s leadership sponsors, the Susan and Leonard Feinstein Foundation and Donald Zucker and Barbara Hrbek Zucker.
