Howard County General Hospital’s annual “Heroes in Health Care,” an evening benefitting the hospital, raised more than $200,000, a record amount since the event started four years ago. More than 350 guests attended the evening of June 8 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.
Howard Hospital Foundation board member Gary Garofalo; Kelly Garofalo; honorary event chair and Howard Hospital Foundation board member Zack Shariff
The fundraiser honored the heroic acts of hospital caregivers in the emergency, intensive care, cardiac catheterization and cardiac rehabilitation departments and included dinner and dancing to the music of The Junkyard Saints. Guests heard from heart-attack survivor Patti Caplan of River Hill in Columbia.
Howard Hospital Foundation President and Howard County General Hospital Vice President of Population Health and Advancement Elizabeth Edsall Kromm; Jonathan Kromm; Jaki Ulman; Ken Ulman; Karen Nitkin; Howard County General Hospital Chief of Staff David Nitkin
“Once I got into the hands of people who knew what was happening and how to take care of me, I was confident I would come through,” Caplan said. “That is what happened that night. Everyone jumped into action. I realize how fortunate we are to have the incredible medical resources that we have in Howard County, and I feel I am here today because of the great care I received.”
Howard County Council members Deb Jung and David Yungmann with Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and Howard County Council Chair Christiana Mercer Rigby
Howard Hospital Foundation board member Zack Shariff and Louann Magi-Shariff were the honorary chairs of “Heroes in Health Care” this year. Howard County General Hospital will hold the next “Heroes in Health Care” on June 13, 2020, with honorary chairs Howard Hospital Foundation board member Gary Garofalo and Kelly Garofalo.
Howard County General Hospital board of trustees Chair Paul Skalny; Howard Hospital Foundation President and Howard County General Hospital Vice President of Population Health and Advancement Elizabeth Edsall Kromm; Howard County Executive Calvin Ball
About Howard County General Hospital
Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine is a not-for-profit health care provider with 245 licensed beds located in Columbia, Maryland. A comprehensive, acute-care medical center, Howard County General offers a full range of services, from neonatal care and oncology to outpatient treatment and critical care.
The hospital has a professional staff of more than 900 physicians and allied health professionals, representing more than 90 specialties and subspecialties; a workforce of more than 1,800 individuals and over 300 volunteers.
