Medicine Ball 2013

Medicine Ball Honoree: Jeffrey D. Peterson
The 2013 Medicine Ball honoree will be the late Jeffrey D. Peterson, beloved former president of Abbott Northwestern Hospital, who died in March at the age of 55. He is photographed above at the ball in 2009.

Save the date for Medicine Ball 2013 - "Black Tie. Cape Optional" - on Oct. 12 from 6:30 p.m. to midnight at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.

The event, chaired by Sue Slattery-Burke, will celebrate the "superheroes" of Abbott Northwestern Hospital with proceeds going to the Emergency Department.

The evening includes dining, dancing and a program, with no fundraising at the event.

Table sponsorships are available now for $6,000 to $25,000. Single tickets will be available Sept. 1 for $500 each.

For more information, contact the Foundation at 612-863-4612 or medicineball@live.com.

Support the work of "super heroes"

Each year, the doctors, nurses and employees of Abbott Northwestern's Emergency Department care for 45,000 patients in need of urgent, and even life saving, medical care.

Given our community’s population growth and increasing health demands, the Emergency Department must become equipped to serve 60,000 patients annually.

To do that, a redesign and remodel are planned for the Emergency Department with support from the Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation. Proceeds from the Medicine Ball will help support:

• a new trauma resuscitation center
• an isolation waiting room to decrease the spread of infectious diseases
• enhancements to better prepare for community-wide emergencies
• the availability of integrative therapies, such as massage and meditation, to help reduce stress and pain
• a secure area for mental health patients.