Mt. Sinai Medical Center Foundation Mount Sinai Medical Center, South Florida's only private, independent, not-for-profit, teaching hospital, has built a reputation as a world class medical center dedicated to quality patient care, progressive education, probing research and extensive community outreach. Located in Miami Beach, Florida, on a 55 acre campus adjacent to beautiful Biscayne Bay, the 707 bed medical center admits more than 22,000 patients annually and provides outpatient services for approximately 1,000 people each day. h1 addition, Mount Sinai employs more than 3,000 people, making it Miami Beach's largest employer. Since its inception in 1949 Mount Sinai has built a reputation as a world class medical center, where state-of-the art technology and medical expertise are brought together in a warm and compassionate setting. It is considered a leader among health care providers in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America. Mount Sinai remains at the forefront in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of heart disease. Its physicians perform more than 1,200 heart surgeries and 4,000 cardiac catheterizations each year, a testament to their skill and proficiency in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. Research is a cornerstone of the medical center's cardiac program. Its physicians have made great advances in a variety of areas, such as improving cardiac function through pacemaker implantation and reducing the risk of women's cardiac disease through estrogen replacement therapy. Mount Sinai Medical Center's Foundation provides support for advancing medical excellence. Each year the foundation helps donors translate philanthropy into capital improvements, new teaching programs and research. For further information about Mount Sinai Medical Center, contact: Shari Gantman 4300 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33140 Tel. (305) 674-2777 Barry Gibb For vocalist and songwriter Barry Gibb and his brothers Robin and Maurice, singing in harmony is as natural as breathing. They began performing when Barry was 9 and the twins were j ust 6, singing hits of the day at a local cinema. After the family emigrated to Australia, the brothers achieved stardom as a teen pop group, earning their first No. 1 in 1966 with "Spicks and Speck". They used the money from that hit to finance their return to England where they hooked up with legendary impresario Robert Stigwood. The first four UK Bee Gees albums contained a stream of hit singles, among which include "Massachusetts " , "To Love Somebody " , "Holiday", "Gotta Get a Message to You". At the same time, the Bee Gees songs were being recorded by some of their idols including Elvis Presley, Al Green, Sarah Vaughn and Janis Joplin. Always inspired by R&B music, the Bee Gees began making soul-drenched records in the 1970 ' s. 1977's "Saturday Night Fever" prompted a cultural revolution and became the highest selling soundtrack in history with No.l hits "Staying Alive ", "Night Fever " , and "How Deep is Your Love " , making the Bee Gees the biggest group in the world at the time. In the 1980's, the brother took a break to work with some of their favorite singers, writing and producing "Guilty", Barbara Streisand's Grammy-Award winner, with three top ten singles including No. 1 "Woman in Love"; Diana Ross' UK No. 1 "Chain Reaction", Dione Warwick' s "Heartbreaker"; and Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers ' "Islands in the Stream " , the most successful single in RCA Records' history and the most played country single of all time. The 1990's have been marked by continued international success with hit albums "HIGH CIVILIZATION", and "SIZE ISN'T EVERYTHING". Never content to rest on past success, having set trends and transcended fads in music for thirty years, the Bee Gees are heading for the millennium with creative spirit. The Bee Gees have had No. 1 chart records in the UK in each of the last four decades and are among the Top 5 Most Successful Recording Artists of all time. They are the only recording artists to write and produce six straight No. 1 singles, and the first composers to have five songs in the top ten at the same time. Among a lifetime of honors, they have earned 16 Grammy Awards. They are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in both the U.S. and Australia, Songwriters Hall of Fame, named by the Brit Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Music, earned Lifetime Achievement honors from World Music Awards and American Music Awards.