2025 UHF Gala Journal - Flipbook - Page 4
From UHF’s Chair and President
Welcome to United Hospital Fund’s 2025 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.
During these very challenging days, 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. 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 disparities.
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
