Celine Dion donated a private concert Friday, Dec. 16, a sellout crowd, the extension of the Baptist cardiac & vascular Institute in Miami to benefit. Dion gave cats, founder and Medical Director of the Institute her in gratitude to the Institute for the life-saving procedure on her husband, René Angélil, under the direction of Dr. Barry performed.
"It started a little more than two and a half years. We were pretty afraid. Our primary care physicians found that René had a critical narrowing of the artery to his brain, carotid artery using him a high risk for a stroke, "said Dion presented in a video with her husband at the event.
Angélil said he was a candidate for the surgery, so that his doctors for a less invasive approach. "they had about [Dr. cats] work with non-invasive treatments and she told me basically that he was the best person that make me", Angélil said.
The audience of 1,700 enjoyed a reception before the concert of 20 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater. Presenting sponsor for the event, Audemars Piguet, official timekeeper of the Baptist Hospital, hosted an exclusive dinner after the show.
The extension includes the development of a National Centre for aneurysm treatment, Center for advanced Endo-vascular and structural heart therapy and other special centres. The concert raised $6 million, including in connection with the campaign contributions. Event benefactor Victor E. Clarke, an honorary member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation Health Baptist all posts match up to $5 million for the capital campaign.
"Baptist cardiac & vascular Institute was his time for the last 25 years ahead, and this extension allows leadership team to take the Institute to the next level in the heart circulation excellence", said the Baptist Health South Florida Brian Keeley, President and CEO.
The event chairs were Armando and Margarita Codina and James Susan Carr and Micky and Madeleine Arison were co-chairs. Honorary chairs were Dr. Barry and Judith cats.
Caption: Celine Dion has a Crystal pineapple was a charity concert after performing Friday, Dec. 16, in Miami Beach. Dion maintained a sell out crowd in gratitude to the Baptist Institute cardiac & vascular, cats led Dr. Barry whose doctors saved the life of her husband, René Angélil, links. The singer has helped to kick-off of the Institute capital campaign drive for an expansion of $60 million.
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