SPRINGFEST GALA 2025 TO HONOR ECMC HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
Largest Gala in WNY; National Musical Acts to Perform
WHAT: ECMC Springfest Gala 2025
WHO: Emcees: Claudine Ewing, WGRZ TV and Clay Moden, WYRK FM
Remarks: Thomas J. Quatroche Jr., PhD, CEO, ECMC Corporation
Honorees:
Jennifer L. Pugh, MD, MBA, FACEP
Chief of Service, Department of Emergency Medicine, ECMC Corporation
Immediate Past President of ECMC’s Medical Executive Committee
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UB Jacobs School of Medicine Thameena
Thameena Hunter, MS, RN, CCISM
Director System Health and Safety, ECMC Corporation
Susan M. Gonzalez
Immediate Past Executive Director, ECMC Foundation
WHEN: Saturday, May 10, 2025; Beginning at 6:00 PM
6:00 PM: Convention Center Exhibit Level: Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres Reception with “Saxy Jazz” by Will Holton
7:00 PM: Dinner Seating and Program
8:45 PM: Entertainment by: Vin Rock & KayGee of Naughty by Nature, Skee-Lo, La Bouche, Quad City DJs Late Night Buffalo Buffet with music by DJ Milk & DJ Yes
9:30 PM: Lower Level: Coffee & Biscotti Station with Entertainment by Todd Mertens
WHERE: Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, Convention Center Plaza, Bflo., NY 14202
WHY: The community comes together to celebrate excellence in health care and gratitude at the annual Springfest Gala. Featuring national entertainment, dinner and dancing, the event honors physicians and nurses who help ECMC deliver “True Care.”
ABOUT ECMC FOUNDATION: From lifesaving surgery for trauma patients to the extra support that makes a difficult time easier for visiting families, ECMC offers true care at every level. ECMC Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation, enhances what ECMC offers to our patients and community, secures the resources that make all the difference, and takes on initiatives to financially support the lifesaving work of ECMC. As our community hospital, ECMC serves a range of patients and families across Western New York. Through generous community support and building connections throughout our region, the Foundation strives to make more possible for our patients, their families, and our community.
ABOUT ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (ECMC) CORPORATION: The ECMC Corporation includes an advanced academic medical center (ECMC) with 573 inpatient beds, on- and off-campus health centers, more than 30 outpatient specialty care services and Terrace View, a 390-bed long-term care facility. ECMC is a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center, a regional center for burn care, behavioral health services, transplantation, medical oncology and head & neck cancer care, rehabilitation, and a major teaching facility for the University at Buffalo. Most ECMC physicians, dentists and pharmacists are dedicated faculty members of the university and/or members of a private practice plan. More Western New York residents are choosing ECMC for exceptional patient care and patient experiences—the difference between healthcare and true care™.