Service to Humanity Gala

Get ready for yet another fabulous Gala event on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, at the Saint Paul RiverCentre! Plenty of wonderful items will be available for your bid in both the live and silent auctions, including trips and cruises. You can mingle with hundreds of people during our signature martini reception.

During the Service to Humanity Gala, we present the Service to Humanity Award to both a community member and a physician associated with United Hospital who have demonstrated selfless dedication and exemplary leadership in improving the health and welfare of St. Paul residents and the communities we serve.

Service to Humanity Award Honorees

The 2008 honorees are Elaine S. Larson, a long-time donor and special friend of United Hospital Foundation and Jerone Kennedy, MD, a neurosurgeon with United Neurosurgery Associates.

To purchase tickets to the Gala please contact the United Hospital Foundation at 651-241-8022 or download the attached Pledge form

The 2007 Gala raised $1.6 million to benefit the Emergency Department expansion and the Peter J. King Family Health Center, the new home for United Family Practice Health Center. More than 1,600 people attended the event at Saint Paul’s RiverCentre.

Win this car

The 2008 Service to Humanity Gala features a raffle for a 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK 300, Mars red exterior, beige leather interior, 7-speed automatic, Sirius Satellite radio, rain sensing wipers, heated seats, heat-ventilated headrest and loaded with much more.
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Creating a state-of-the-art Emergency Department

Serving as a front door to our community

• The main entry point for those needing urgent/emergent health care - 24/7
• Serving more than 43,000 people annually
• More than 42 percent of emergency department patients are admitted
• Increase from 17 beds to 36 beds plus 12 observation beds
• 6 bay ambulance garage
• Total project cost - $24 million


For more information, please contact David Byrd, United Hospital Foundation, at 651-241-8025.