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Hospital donors receive leadership award
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital named Florence and Herbert Irving the inaugural recipients of the Samuel Bard Leadership Award for Commitment to Health Care.
The award honors individuals who have demonstrated a remarkable level of commitment to improving health care through philanthropy and advocacy.
The Irvings have donated more than $200 million to NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center over the past three decades, with focused efforts on cancer care, allowing NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia to expand its range of cancer services and facilities.
Among those achievements are the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center; the Irving Pavilion; the Herbert Irving Division of Child and Adolescent Oncology; the Irving Inpatient Oncology Unit; the Irving Radiation Oncology Center; and the Irving Bone Marrow Transplant Unit.
“With vision, dedication, and compassion, the Irvings have distinguished themselves in the fight against cancer,” Steven J. Corwin, MD, CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, said in a press release. “They have sought the best in care and caring for cancer patients, offering them both comfort and hope. We are immensely grateful to the Irvings for their leadership and incredible generosity. Through their longstanding commitment, they have transformed the full spectrum of cancer care at our medical center, and have touched the lives of countless patients and families.”
The Samuel Bard Leadership Award is NewYork-Presbyterian’s most prestigious award. The honor is named after Samuel Bard, who was instrumental in founding Kings College Medical School and New York Hospital, two institutions that still exist today as Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.