St. Vincent's Hosts 2006 New York Giants Kickoff Luncheon
09/20/2006
Contact: Maura Duffy
(212) 604-2675
--Fundraising Event Introduces the 2006 Giants and Recognizes 2005's Players of the Year; ex-player Karl Nelson to Receive Giants' Alumni Man of the Year Award--
August 30, 2006, New York, NY - The 2006 New York Giants Kickoff Luncheon marked the 40th Anniversary of the Giants benefit supporting St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan and the John V. Mara CYO Camp. Funds raised from this event go to the John V. Mara Cancer Research Unit to conduct cutting-edge cancer research into new therapeutic options and expanded cancer treatment opportunities and the John V. Mara CYO Camp to provide opportunities for young people.
'We are extremely proud to celebrate 40 years with the New York Giants and to kick-off its 2006 football season,' said Len Walsh, executive director of St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan. 'Our partnership over the years has been a tremendous success, raising money for cutting edge research and positively influencing the lives of young people.'
In addition to introducing the 2006 Giants and recognizing the 2005 players of the year, former offensive tackle Karl Nelson will be honored with the Giants Alumni Man of the Year Award. Nelson was a Giants third-round draft choice in 1983 who played for the team through the 1988 season. In addition to his outstanding performances on the field, he is remembered for courageously battling Hodgkin's Disease in the prime of his career. The illness forced him to miss the entire 1987 season.
The luncheon was held on Wednesday, August 30, at 11:45 a.m. at the Sheraton New York Hotel, Seventh Avenue and 52nd Street.
About Saint Vincent's
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers is one of the New York metropolitan area's most comprehensive health care organizations, serving nearly 600,000 people annually. Saint Vincent's was established in 2000 as a result of the merger of Catholic Medical Centers of Brooklyn and Queens, Saint Vincents Hospital and Medical Center of New York and Sisters of Charity Healthcare in Staten Island. Sponsored by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brooklyn and the president of the Sisters of Charity of New York, Saint Vincent's serves as the academic medical center of New York Medical College in New York City.
The system includes six hospitals: Mary Immaculate Hospital, Queens; St. John's Queens Hospital; St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan; St. Vincent's Hospital Staten Island; Bayley Seton Hospital, Staten Island; and St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester. Resources include over 2,500 physicians, four skilled nursing facilities, a system-wide home care service, a hospice and over 20 ambulatory care sites which provide a broad array of medical, psychiatric and substance abuse services. In 2005, Saint Vincent's recorded over 82,000 inpatient discharges, more than 1,000,000 outpatient visits, and nearly 650,000 home care visits. Its emergency rooms, which include three Level 1 trauma centers, received 240,000 visits in that same year, while Saint Vincent's is the largest private provider of EMS services in the New York City Fire Department's 9-1-1 service. In 2003, St. Vincent's Midtown (formerly St. Clare's Hospital) became affiliated with the healthcare system.
