$1.1 Million Raised for Milford Regional Medical Center

Milford Regional Physician Group President Dr. Patrick McSweeney (far left) is joined by wife Kathy (middle), Emergency Medicine Chair Dr. Jeffrey Hopkins (left) and wife Sarah (far right) and Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Thomas Evans (right).

Milford Regional Medical Center’s Mélange 2022 Gala and Live Auction – “A Lifeline to Our Future”—raised a record-breaking $1.1 million this year. The November 5 fundraiser returned to an in-person occasion and took place at the Willows in Medway. The event was sponsored by Salmon Health & Retirement and attended by more than 400 Milford area businesses and community leaders, sponsors, friends and supporters of the hospital.

Since 2005, the Mélange Gala has been raising funds for the most crucial needs of the hospital. This year’s much anticipated in-person benefit was chaired by Anthony and Susan Consigli. “It was truly amazing for Susan and I to experience the community coming together to support Milford Regional in a such a big way,” said Anthony Consigli. “Raising a record-breaking $1.1 million is a testament to our community’s collective generosity and dedication to our community hospital, which continues to play such a vital role in the lives of so many.”

The live auction portion of the evening was hosted by celebrity auctioneer Paul Zekos of The Zekos Group and included a number of high-ticket bid items such as an eight-day stay in the Tuscan countryside, a two-night stay in Nashville with tickets to the Country Music Awards, a five-night stay in Kildare Ireland and four hours of flight time for 14 individuals on a private jet.

Pledges were also accepted to support the creation of a Congestive Heart Failure program at Milford Regional during the “Fund-a-Need” portion of the auction. CHF affects approximately six million Americans and is one of the most common reasons people age 65 and older go into the hospital, according to the American Heart Association. Heart failure is a serious long-term condition, but with the proper medical treatment and attention, patients afflicted with CHF can enjoy a high quality of life.

“I want to personally thank everyone who contributed to this unprecedented level of philanthropic support of Milford Regional, making this year’s Mélange the most successful to date,” said MRMC Vice President of Philanthropy and Executive Director of the Milford Regional Healthcare Foundation Emily Quinn. “The tremendous and selfless generosity of our many incredible donors, supporters and friends speaks volumes to our community’s commitment to Milford Regional’s mission and the patients we proudly serve.”

“Hero” sponsors ($25,000) included: The Brucato Family, Consigli Construction Co., Inc., Green Site Services Group, ImperialCars.com, Cliff Rucker & the Worcester Railers, SALMON Health & Retirement and Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc.

“Livesaver” sponsors ($10,000) included: A & A Window Products, Inc., Bessa Brothers Construction and New Generation Custom Homes, Vascen J. Bogigian, Boston Children’s Hospital, Brown & Brown of Massachusetts, Inc., Central Travel, Century 21 The Real Estate Group, Community EMS, Inc., Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Family Orthodontics, Hillview Equipment, Hyman & Shirley Hill Foundation, Inc., Kimball Sand Company, Inc., Koopman Lumber Co., Lobisser & Ferreira Construction Corp., Lockheed Architectural Solutions, Inc., MAS Building & Bridge, Inc., Milford Anesthesia Consultants, P.C., Mirick O'Connell, Mohan Family Foundation, Orion Emergency Services, Inc., Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Osterman, Physicians Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, REC Hopkinton, LLC, Riverdale Mills Corporation, Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation, Rubicon Builders, SOS Corporation, Specialty Services of New England, LLC, Sunrise Erectors, Inc., Terva Corporation, UniBank, W. L. French Excavating Corporation and Worldband/Tinio Corporation.

For more information on the event, visit https://foundation.milfordregional.org/getinvolved/specialevents/melange/.

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Milford Regional Medical Center is a full-service, community and regional teaching hospital located in Milford, Mass. and serves patients from more than 20 towns in Central Massachusetts. The 149-bed medical center is a nonprofit, acute-care facility, where more than 300 primary care and specialty physicians are committed to providing exceptional healthcare services to our community with dignity, compassion and respect.