The Miriam Hospital Centennial Celebration

MAY 2, 2026 • 5:30 PM
WaterFire Arts Center- Providence, RI

The Miriam Hospital Centennial Celebration marks 100 years of excellence, innovation, and compassionate care. Held in place of our annual Gala & Auction, this once-in-a-century evening will be unlike any event we have hosted before. We invite you to join Susan Bazar and Susan H. Kaplan, co-chairs of the Centennial Campaign and Centennial Celebration, for this truly momentous occasion.

This commemorative evening will focus on celebration and gratitude as we gather to reflect on our remarkable history, honor the visionary women whose courage and compassion founded The Miriam, and look ahead to a bold and promising future by officially launching our Centennial Campaign. This historic campaign will support the construction of a $125 million, state-of-the-art building that will house a modernized emergency department, two floors of private inpatient rooms and a redesigned main lobby. This urgently needed initiative also includes renovating our inpatient oncology unit.

During the evening program, we are especially honored to recognize Alan Hassenfeld posthumously as our Miriam Person of the Year for his extraordinary vision and enduring commitment as a Miriam Hospital Foundation trustee, and as the honorary chair of our Centennial Campaign. Together, we look forward to celebrating a century of excellence and advancing the promise of The Miriam Hospital for generations to come.

Together, we look forward to celebrating a century of excellence and advancing the promise of The Miriam Hospital for generations to come.