Tuesday, November 18, 2025
SoWa Power Station
550 Harrison Ave
Boston, MA 02118
Dear friends,
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Michael Gustafson, MD, MBA
Chief Executive Officer,
The Schwartz Center
Jean-Paul A. Rebillard
Board Chair
Ellen R. Cohen
Founder
Every year, this event raises vital funds for programs that support the well-being of healthcare professionals so that they can provide compassionate care to patients.
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WELCOME AND HONORING OF PAST SUPPORTERS
SHARON MCNALLY
Schwartz Center Board Vice Chair;
CEO, Camp Harbor View Foundation
OVERVIEW OF TONIGHT'S PROGRAM
TOM STEBBINS
Emcee
THE SCHWARTZ CENTER'S PROGRESS
JEAN-PAUL A. REBILLARD
Schwartz Center Board Chair;
President, MedPro Speciality, MedPro Group
THE SCHWARTZ CENTER'S VISION
MICHAEL GUSTAFSON, MD, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, The Schwartz Center
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
STEPHEN TRAZECIAK, MD, MPH
Co-Author, “Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference”
Recipient, Schwartz Compassion Champion Award
SUPPORTING KEN'S LEGACY
ELLEN R. COHEN, MSW
Schwartz Center Founder
SUPPORTING THE SCHWARTZ CENTER
TOM STEBBINS
Emcee
CELEBRATING THE NATIONAL COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVERS OF THE YEAR AWARD® RECIPIENTS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
STEPHEN TRZECIAK, MD, MPH
Edward D. Viner Endowed Chief of Medicine
Medical Director, Adult Health Institute Cooper University Health Care
Professor and Chair of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Co-Author, “Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference”
Recipient, Schwartz Compassion Champion Award
NCCY AWARD PRESENTATION
STEPHEN TRZECIAK, MD, MPH
Edward D. Viner Endowed Chief of Medicine
Medical Director, Adult Health Institute Cooper University Health Care
Professor and Chair of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Co-Author, “Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference”
Recipient, Schwartz Compassion Champion Award
CLOSING AND DESSERT RECEPTION
TOM STEBBINS
Emcee
We're so grateful for our volunteers and donors who help make this event possible.
Robyn Begley
Joshua Boger, PhD
Ellen Cohen, MSW, Founder, Schwartz Center Board
Wendy Cohen, LICSW
Robert Coughlin, Managing Director, JLL
Ethan Crain, Co-Lead, U.S. Healthcare Practice, Lockton
Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, MPP, Co-founder and Former CEO, Iora Health
Melissa Fitzpatrick, MSN, RN, FAAN
Mishele and Robert Fields, Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, Beth Israel Lahey Health
Betsy Pingree Frawley and James M. Litton
Mary and Tom Grape,, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Benchmark Senior Living
Elizabeth L. B. Greene, Partner, Mirick
Brent L. Henry, Member, Mintz
Michele R. Klau, RNCS, The Danielsen Institute at Boston University
Elizabeth Maringer and Jay Shiland, Partner, MTS Health Partners LP
Sharon McNally, Chief Executive Officer, Camp Harbor View Foundation
Ann Muschett and Michael Blau, Former Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Jean-Paul Rebillard, Schwartz Center Board Chair; President, MedPro Speciality, MedPro Group
Mark Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer, CRICO
Alan and Susan Solomont,
Colette and Daniel Stanzler, Portfolio Manager, Beaumont Financial Partners, LLC
Marjorie and Paul Stanzler,
Kathy and Tony Starr, Partner, Mintz
Elizabeth Vernaglia, PhD, and Lawrence Vernaglia, Partner, Foley and Lardner LLP
Lynn Wiatrowski, Former Executive Vice President, Bank of America
STEPHEN TRZECIAK, MD, MPH
Edward D. Viner Endowed Chief of Medicine
Medical Director, Adult Health Institute
Cooper University Health Care
Professor and Chair of Medicine
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Co-Author, “Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference”
Recipient, Schwartz Compassion Champion Award
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Read MoreThe Schwartz Center reflects the vision of Ken Schwartz, a Boston healthcare attorney who died of lung cancer at age 40 and found that what mattered to him most was the human connection he felt with his caregivers, which he said made “the unbearable bearable.” He established the Schwartz Center in 1995 – just days before his death – to ensure that all patients and families are treated with compassion.
Since 1999, the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare has honored outstanding healthcare professionals who display extraordinary devotion and compassion in caring for patients and families.
This is the 30th anniversary of the National Compassionate Caregivers of the Year Award, which recognizes extraordinary healthcare professionals from across the country who embody the characteristics of compassionate care and whose professional achievements have helped to create healing healthcare environments for patients, families, colleagues, and communities.
The Schwartz Center is grateful to CRICO for its generous support of the National Compassionate Caregivers of the Year Award. For close to 50 years, CRICO has provided industry-leading medical professional liability coverage, claims management, and patient safety resources to all of the Harvard medical institutions and their affiliates, and is a recognized leader in evidence-based risk management.
We are grieving the loss of several longtime supporters and friends of the Schwartz Center, including:
Ruth Koblenzer was the mother-in-law of Ken Schwartz, and mother of founding Board Members Ellen Cohen and Margie Stanzler. She was a supporter of the Schwartz Center since our inception, and we are grateful for her longtime advocacy.
Betsy and Stephen Corman were cherished friends of the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare. Together with his late wife Betsy, Steve made a lasting contribution by naming the Schwartz Center in his will. Steve and Betsy’s extraordinary commitment to advancing compassionate healthcare led to the creation of the Corman IMPACT Honors, a program that has recognized and elevated programs that promote innovative, compassionate care.
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