PRESS RELEASES
Bistrong Portrait Unveiled
Northeast Health Foundation Hosts Tribute Dinner for Outgoing Chairman
New Main Lobby Dedicated in Honor of Herbert Bistrong, M.D.
(Beverly, MA) - The Northeast Health Foundation (NHF) hosted a private tribute dinner on Thursday, May 10 to honor outgoing Northeast Hospital Corporation Chairman Herbert Bistrong, M.D. The evening also included a pre-opening reception for Beverly Hospital’s new main lobby, which is dedicated in honor of Dr. Bistrong, emergency department and surgical waiting areas.
The reception celebrated the pre-opening of the new main lobby, emergency room and surgery waiting areas at Beverly Hospital. Major campaign donors were recognized during cocktail hour, which was followed by a tribute dinner for Dr. Bistrong. A commissioned portrait was unveiled and a parting gift was presented to Dr. & Mrs. Bistrong.
“Dr. Bistrong has been one of Northeast Hospitals’ most important figures,” says Michael Valentine, president of Northeast Health Foundation. “I am pleased to have the opportunity to thank him, and our generous donors, for their outstanding contributions to Northeast Hospitals.”
An internal medicine specialist, Dr. Bistrong co-founded The Medical Group practice in Beverly in 1970. It has since grown to become the largest multi-specialty group practice in the area. For more than three decades, he cared for the health and well being of the North Shore community as an active member of the internal medicine staff at Beverly Hospital. Dr. Bistrong has been involved in the leadership of Beverly Hospital and Northeast Health System for nearly as long, serving in a variety of roles, from Chief of Medicine to Vice President and President of the Medical Staff to Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Northeast Hospital Corporation.
About Northeast Health Foundation
Northeast Health Foundation is the fundraising arm of Northeast Health System, which is based in Beverly on Massachusetts’s North Shore. The Foundation works to build philanthropy for Beverly Hospital, Addison Gilbert Hospital, BayRidge Hospital, CAB Health & Recovery Services, and Health & Education Services, Inc. -- all not-for-profit affiliates of Northeast Health System. For more information: www.CareYouDeserve.org
Bistrong Family with portrait of Dr. Bistrong.
