Heritage Gala: Historic event launches $623 million capital campaign
TJoe’s Reunion. She was born there, as was Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks’ he St. JosephHospital Foundation has daughter, and retired financierWalt certainly hosted its share of fundraisImhoff. ers, but none so grand as Saturday’s Others seen mixing and mingling throughout Heritage Gala. Chaired by Charlie and Dr. the museumwere Michael Slubowski, presi
the hospital’s former vice dent/CEOof the Sisters of Charity of Leavenpresident of medical affairs and chief medical worthHealth System; Bain Farris, the hospiofficer, the event brought 630 people to the tal’s chief executive officer; foundation board History Colorado Center for a fun-filled night chairBob Boswell; Drs. thatwas a delicious mix of old and new.
St. Joe’s, as it is commonly known, is Denver’s oldest private teaching hospital, established in 1873 by the andDon Sisters of Charity of Leavenand worth. andNancy
Doctors and administraandNancy Mitors recalled milestones in and Anne St. Joseph’s 140-year history and offered a glimpse of Anthony Davis, left, and and Dr. what’s to come when the
Dr. MarkWatts. new, 830,000-square-foot St. and Joseph Hospital opens its and doors in December 2014. And 84-year-old and Dr. Gary Friedland.
described the lifesaving The gala launched theHeritage Project, a care she received as a heart patient there. $623 million capital campaign headed by Judi
Before sitting down to a halibut and beef Kent Gervasini, who in 1994 endowed the short rib dinner from Continental “Divine” hospital’s Gervasini Library; Catering, there was plenty of time for socialding, the firstwoman to serve on the hospital izing and bidding in a silent auction that board of directors; SisterMelissa Camardo, consisted of adornments from Trice Jewelthe hospital’s vice president of mission and ers and works of art by photographer John sponsorship; andColleen Sandrin, the founand oil painter Raj Chaudhuri. dation’s president and chief executive officer.
secretary of the St. Joseph Hospital Foundation board and a forJoanne Davidson: 303-809-134, davidson@ mer first lady of Colorado, was on the lookdenverpost.com or twitter.com/getitwrite out for those who had been born at St. Joe’s;
Online: she wanted to be sure they were on the mailing list for the June 22 Coming Home to St.