Partners in Progress Awards Gala

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, and RWJBarnabas Health facility, hosted their 19th Annual Celebrating Newark: Partners in Progress awards gala at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

The October 9, 2024. event celebrated the innovative community outreach initiatives the hospital has embarked upon and sustained over the years. In attendance were 1986 NY Giants Captain and Super Bowl XXI Champion George Martin and NBA Basketball Legend, Businessman, and Entrepreneur Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who delivered the keynote address.

Monica Slater Stokes, managing director of Corporate and Government Affairs at United Airlines received the 2024 Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Partners in Progress Corporate Award for more than a decade delivering the Fantasy Flight program to patients at Children’s Hospital.