Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program receives HHS funding and has Federal PHS deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.
BHCHP’s 2023 Medicine that Matters Gala was a warm, inspiring and successful evening!
We are deeply grateful to our longtime friend Jack Connors for co-chairing the Gala along with Dr. David F. M. Brown, President of Massachusetts General Hospital and Sharon McNally, President of Camp Harbor View and Chief of Staff of the Connors Family Office. Together they made a formidable team, tirelessly leading the way in helping to secure $1.1million for the care of our patients. Their genuine commitment to our mission is a priceless gift!
We were honored with the presence of Tracy Kidder, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, who entered our world, met our patients and staff, observed our street outreach, and captured it so eloquently in his book Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People. And then, to listen to the engaging conversation between Tracy and Dr. Jim O’Connell, two remarkable icons in their respective fields of literature and medicine, felt very important and memorable. We cannot thank Tracy enough for taking the time to craft the story of our Rough Sleepers and our devoted and skillful staff who care for them each day.
Another key highlight of the event was a video of profound gratitude from several of our patients who serve on our Consumer Advisory and Board of Directors. Please see below to listen to their deep thanks to our donors, our staff and to Tracy Kidder for shining a light on their lives.
Please scroll below to view a list of sponsors and a gallery of photos from the event. Photo credit to Justin Knight Photography.
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Photo Gallery
Dr. O'Connell, Stephanie Sullivan, PhD and Gala Co-Chairs
BHCHP CEO Stephanie Sullivan, PhD
Dr. O'Connell, Tracy Kidder and conversation moderator Margaret Boles Fitzgerald
View of Reception Area
David Brown, MD, Eileen Connors, Jack Connors and Deborah Brown
Emerging Leaders Board with Tracy Kidder
Jim Brett, Joanne Guarino and Derek Winbush
Jean Tempel, Jim O'Connell, MD, CeCe Plahn, MD and Denise De Las Nueces, MD
Katie Koh, MD, Howard Koh, MD, Tracy Kidder and Fran Kidder
BHCHP Staff Volunteers at Registration
Melvin Brooks of MGH and Tracy Kidder
AT&T guests: Nathan Caruthers, Nelson Silverio Rodriguez and Amgad Kakhtar
Celeste Robb-Nicholson, MD, Sharon McNally, Jean Tempel and Brian McNally
Boston Scientific guests: Caitlin Comer, Leigh Wynne, Marina Vornle von Haagenfels, Jamie Mercurio
View of Event Space
