HUDSON, N.Y. June 11, 2025 – Hundreds of benefactors and friends joined together on June 7 to attend the Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) Foundation’s 37th Annual Ball at The Wire Event Center in Coxsackie, raising $480,000 to support CMH’s network of health care services in Columbia and Greene counties.
The annual gala honored Mr. Kirk Kneller, chair of the CMH Hospital Advisory Board, and member of the Albany Med Health System board, and the joint board of governors for Albany Medical Center, Columbia Memorial Health, and Glens Falls Hospital. Kneller is also a member of the CMH Foundation Board of Trustees.
The event featured a live auction to support a new Ambulatory Surgical Center at Greene Medical Arts in Catskill. The Center will be the only one in the Mid-Hudson Valley, a viable model that will attract new patients, and significantly enhance the quality of care and breadth of services available to patients. The state-of-the-art facility will feature new operating and procedural rooms and enhanced cardiac care services. The Center will serve the counties of Columbia and Greene, which have a combined population of over 111,000.
“We are humbled by the generosity of our friends and supporters,” said James J. Armstrong, chair of the CMH Foundation. “We have a vital need to maintain the highest standard of care possible, and to deliver that care as efficiently as possible. The impact of the funds raised tonight will help ensure that we can continue to meet that very high standard while pushing out more services closer to those who need it. It is with great pride and gratitude to our donors that the CMH Foundation’s Summer Gala will once again be ranked as one of the Capital Region’s most successful fundraising events of the year.”
“The event was a success, and we are grateful to our community for their philanthropy and support,” said Columbia Memorial Health President and CEO Dorothy M. Urschel, DNP. “The Annual Ball again proved to be both a celebration and reminder of the unbreakable bond between CMH and the communities we serve. Columbia Memorial Health and the Albany Med Health System remain committed to our region’s health care needs providing critical health care services to residents of Columbia and Greene counties. Reimagining how we provide health care to our communities is key to our success. I am filled with gratitude to our donors for their generosity.”
The CMH Foundation is grateful to all donors and Ball attendees, including featured sponsors, The Bank of Greene County, Kneller Insurance Agency, and Mid-Hudson Fiber, and premier sponsors USI Insurance Services, Louis A. DiGiovanni, MD, Community Care Physicians; Jerome and Marlene Brody Foundation, Dorothy M. Urschel, DNP; Richard N. McCarthy and Jean D. Hamilton; and the T. Backer Fund.
To make a contribution or to learn more about the CMH Foundation visit: www.givecmh.org/events or contact Barbara Klassen at bklassen@cmh-net.org.
About Columbia Memorial Health:
Columbia Memorial Health has served the Hudson Valley since 1893. Comprised of a 192-bed acute care hospital in Hudson, New York, and more than 37 primary and specialty care centers serving patients in Columbia, Greene, and Dutchess counties, Columbia Memorial Health provides services to more than 110,000 residents, with a focus on primary care, health education, and advanced surgery. Columbia Memorial Health is a member of the Albany Med Health System, which also includes Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses. The region’s largest locally governed health system, it has 1,520 beds, more than 800 physicians, and 125 outpatient locations serving the region’s three million people.
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