'Summer Hamptons Evening' With Cyndi Lauper Raises Almost $1M

WATER MILL, NY — A performance by Cyndi Lauper highlighted a "Summer Hamptons Evening" presented by Northwell Health that raised almost $1 million for women's health.

Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning songwriter and performing artist Lauper performed at Northwell Health’s fourth annual SHE on Friday; the event raised $925,000 for the Katz Institute for Women’s Health, organizers said.

The event was held in Water Mill at the home of Victoria Moran-Furman, who hosted alongside presenting sponsors Iris and Saul Katz, the benefactors of the Katz Institute for Women's Health, Eric Moran, and celebrity event planner Larry Scott of Lawrence Scott Events, Northwell Health said.

Northwell’s Katz Institute for Women’s Health has created the only network of experts — including clinicians, scientists and researchers — who are "uniquely qualified to address the healthcare needs of women," a release said.

“Women have been understudied, underdiagnosed and undertreated for too long,” said Stacey E. Rosen, MD, senior vice president of women’s health at the Katz Institute for Women’s Health. “Our experts focus on the unique health needs of women and collaborate to create a new model to improve the health of women. We’ve launched a revolution in women’s health.”

Dr. Rosen joined Tara Narula, MD associate director of the Lenox Hill women’s heart program and CBS News senior medical correspondent, to address attendees during the event, which was emceed by Rosanna Scotto, anchor of “Good Day New York."

Additional sponsors for the evening include the lead sponsor, American Securities Foundation/Michael G. Fisch, and Iris and Michael Smith; premier sponsor Beth and Peter Hammack; and champion sponsors: Christie and Bob Donaldson, Alicia Grande and Grande Cosmetics, Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank, Alyssa and Todd Katz, Dayle and Michael Katz, Dr. Karen Kostroff and Dr. Jon Cohen, Karen and Dr. Lyle Leipziger, The Lipsay Family Charitable Foundation, Denise Neiditch Breger and Ruth and Michael Slade.