Jean and Martin Shafiroff Host the Southampton Hospital Foundation Summer Kick Off Party

Jean and Martin Shafiroff hosted nearly 150 guests at their elegant Southampton, New York home to celebrate the launch of the fundraising season for the Southampton Hospital Foundation (SHF).

Philanthropists, socialites, medical leaders, and friends joined Jean, a trustee for SHF, and Martin for an evening of delicious canapés, cocktails, and music by Alex Donner. Notable attendees included Julia McCormack, President of Southampton Hospital Foundation and Chief Development Officer of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital (SBSH), and Emily Mastaler, Chief Administrative Officer of SBSH and President of the Southampton Hospital Association, alongside her husband, Jon McAuliffe.

The event also saw the presence of Southampton Hospital Association board members, including Chair Jim Forbes and his wife Hollis, Treasurer John Wambold and his wife Melanie, and directors J. Oscar Molina and his wife Ana Harsanyi, Dr. Florence Rolston, and Allison Morrow. Summer Party co-chairs Sarah Wetenhall and Elena Ford mingled with this year’s honorees, Father Alexander Karloutsos and Dr. Daniel Van Arsdale, who will be celebrated at the 66th annual Summer Party on August 3rd, 2024. Sarah, who is on the SHF board, was joined by her husband, Andrew Wetenhall, while Elena, on the Southampton Hospital Association board, was accompanied by her husband, Mitch Seldin.

Other notable attendees included SHF Vision board member Elizabeth Bowden, Lisa Crawford, SHF Vision board member Kingsley Crawford, Leslie and Katerina Feldman, Alan Glatt, Henry and Barbara Gooss, Ann Grimm, John Hadlock, Peter Hallock, Debbie and Noel Hare, Sylvia Hemingway, Raya and Clifton Knight, Sheila and Steven Landsberg, Ann Liguori, Nancy Jane and Jeffrey Loewy, Patty Kraus, fashion icon Fern Mallis, Ellen Hermanson Foundation Co-Founder Julie Ratner, Steven Stolman and Rich Wilkie, and NYS Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright.

Proceeds from the event support Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, the only hospital on the South Fork of Long Island, in its mission to provide first-class, compassionate healthcare. SBSH is home to the first Level III Trauma Center in Suffolk and the only catheterization laboratory on the South Fork. The hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group, a national independent nonprofit watchdog that sets the highest standards for patient safety in the United States.

About Southampton Hospital Foundation, Inc. (SHF)

The Southampton Hospital Foundation, Inc., a separate nonprofit corporation with an independent Board of Trustees, supports Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s mission to deliver healthcare services and expand clinical programs to meet community needs. The Foundation focuses on increasing critical philanthropic support to ensure high-quality healthcare for all residents and visitors on the East End of Long Island.

About Stony Brook Southampton Hospital (SBSH)

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital (SBSH), with 124 beds, is staffed by over 280 physicians, dentists, and allied health professionals across 48 medical specialties. SBSH offers a wide range of clinical services, from primary medical care to specialized surgical procedures, including cardiac catheterization, orthopedics, and bariatrics. As the sole provider of emergency care on Long Island’s South Fork, SBSH is a Level III Trauma Center. The hospital includes The Phillips Family Cancer Center, a Heart and Stroke Center, Breast Health Center, The Center for Advanced Wound Healing, Wellness Institute, and 32 satellite care centers throughout the South Fork of Long Island. SBSH is the largest employer on the South Fork, with over 1,200 employees.