Upstate Gala
Friday, November 21, 2025
Each fall, the Upstate Foundation hosts its premiere signature event, Upstate Gala. During its 45-year history, this gala has raised nearly $10 million to impact patient care, education, research, and community health and well-being.
Upstate Gala – 2024 recap
The theme: This year’s Gala was a “colorful” one. That is, it was a party casual attire evening with a theme based on the colors of Upstate Medical University. So may colors to choose from: navy, sky blue, teal, lime green or purple?
Supporting Upstate Medical University’s Department of Emergency Medicine
The 2024 Upstate Gala will benefit Upstate Medical University’s Department of Emergency Medicine which provides expert emergency and urgent care for more than 130,000 adult and pediatric patients annually across four emergency departments and one pediatric urgent care setting. The Department of Emergency Medicine is home to the region's only Level 1 trauma center; is a New York State Designated SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner) site; and provides the region’s only comprehensive pediatric, hyperbaric, toxicology and burn center services. The department handles all types of medical emergencies and cares for patients transported by ground or air from throughout Central New York and beyond.
Upstate Emergency Department rolls out state-of-the-art portable ultrasound machines
Upstate University Hospital emergency departments are being equipped with new portable machines that will allow staff to better diagnose and treat patients.
The new MindRay TE X Portable Ultrasound Machines feature better images, the ability to make calculations healthcare professionals had to do manually before, an interface with patient records in EPIC and an artificial intelligence component used strictly for educational purposes.
Read full story about the ultrasound machines you helped purchase for the Emergency Department…