The UHF Gala brings together health care, community, and business leaders to support our work to build an effective and equitable health care system for every New Yorker — and to honor exceptional individuals for their efforts to improve health and health care.
Three awards are presented annually: the Health Care Leadership Award, the Distinguished Community Service Award, and a Special Tribute.
To view the 2024 event journal, click here.
To view and download photos from the event, click here.
HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP AWARD
Margaret Crotty and Rory Riggs
For their important work at the intersection of health care, public health, and biotechnology
DISTINGUISHED COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Roderick Wong, MD
Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer, RTW Investments
For founding the RTW Foundation to improve the health of underserved populations and advance health equity in New York City through community initiatives and scientific research
SPECIAL TRIBUTE
Denise Núñez, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
The Pediatric Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Founder, Nino De La Caridad Foundation
For her commitment to the needs of the Latino population in the Bronx, with a special focus on children's health and welfare