Arthur Hurvitz Named The Miriam Hospital’s Person of the Year
(posted November 3, 2009)
Arthur Hurvitz of Providence was recently named The 2009 Miriam Hospital Person of the Year for his leadership and support of The Miriam Hospital for more than 35 years. Hurvitz was presented with the honor at the hospital’s annual meeting.
Hurvitz joined The Miriam Hospital Board of Trustees in 1974, serving as both a trustee and an officer, in addition to numerous committee assignments during his tenure. Upon completion of his term as trustee in 2004, he joined The Miriam Hospital Foundation Board, where he co-chaired The Campaign for the Next Generation. The campaign, the largest in the hospital’s history, raised more than $30 million to support the construction of the Victor and Gussie Baxt Building – a patient and surgical services center housing ten state-of-the-art operating rooms, a 25,000 square-foot radiology suite and 36 private patient rooms.
“Arthur Hurvitz has been a mentor for so many of us who volunteer at The Miriam. He leads by example in establishing the highest standards for quality and philanthropy,” said Edward D. Feldstein, chair of The Miriam Hospital Board of Trustees.
“Because of Arthur, we have an outstanding new building and are recognized nationally as a leader providing the highest quality of hospital care among academic medical facilities,” Feldstein added. “We are proud of Arthur for all he has done, and we thank him for permitting us to honor him as The Miriam Person of the Year.”
Hurvitz and his wife, Joyce – both strong supporters of nursing education at The Miriam – also established the Hurvitz Nursing Scholarship Fund, which has provided ongoing education for the hospital’s award-winning Magnet nurses.