The last time Lyric saw Beauty and the Beast, she was sitting on the lap of her father – the voice of Beast, when it was originally released twenty years ago. (This time Lyric will be in her own seat!)

You don’t need 3D glasses to view the trailer below:

Beauty and the Beast 3D

Benson has had four open-heart surgeries at four different hospitals over the past 27 years for a congenital valve defect. In May of 2010 he had a successful reverse Ross Procedure at The Cleveland Clinic by the only man in the world who performs them, Dr. Gosta Pettersson. Impressed by the history of The Cleveland Clinic and the entire system headed by innovative CEO Dr. Delos ‘Toby’ Cosgrove, Robby speaks from real patient experience when he says he believes The Cleveland Clinic is the world leader in excellent and empathetic patient care, and should be the template for healthcare in America. Cleveland Clinic Heart Care has been ranked #1 in America for 16 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Robby recently completed his upcoming book, I’M NOT DEAD… YET! a medical memoir of surviving a congenital valve defect while forging ahead with a dynamic career in and out of Hollywood. Benson’s goal is to help open heart patients and their loved ones get through surgery and recovery with knowledge and humor. He has mentored many cardiac patients and their families over the past twenty-seven years. Robby has spoken before the Senate Appropriation Committee in Washington, DC on behalf of heart research funding for the NIH, and he represented the American Heart Association with the late Senator Ted Kennedy and Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, in support of the Kennedy Hatch bill to stop tobacco companies from sponsoring sporting events and promoting their products to minors.

Below is information about the patient experience movement and May Summit from The Cleveland Clinic Website:

No provider can afford to offer anything less than the best clinical, physical and emotional experience to patients and families. As patients become savvier, they judge healthcare providers not only on clinical outcomes, but also on their ability to be compassionate and deliver excellent, patient-centered care.

Patient Experience: A Key Differentiator
The Empathy and Innovation Summit is a three-day, multidisciplinary conference devoted to exploring patient experience as a key differentiator essential to the future of healthcare delivery. Click here to see the complete agenda.

Summit Format
The Summit’s unique format provides specialty tracks for healthcare social media experts and a special agenda for nurses on Sunday, May 22. Click here to see the complete agenda.

Expert Panelists
The Summit features expert panel discussions about the national patient experience movement. The Summit provides participants from all disciplines the opportunity to identify shared challenges and inspire innovative solutions that will transform the patient experience and elevate customer satisfaction as a competitive differentiator.

Call for Abstracts
You are invited to submit an abstract describing established programs or developing programs which build empathy between caregivers and patients. Programs may be in developmental stages for consideration in the poster session. Programs with outcomes will be given highest priority.

Stakeholders include: Global thought leaders and providers in healthcare, academia and business.

Sponsors
The Empathy and Innovation Summit is sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Office of Patient Experience and the generous support of these sponsors:

Partner – GE

Gold Sponsor – Press Ganey

Photos by Karla DeVito (the one with her and Robby taken by Disney’s fabulous Melinda Johnson)

Robby and Paige

Seth Rudetsky’s SiriusXM radio show LIVE ON BROADWAY celebrated it’s 2nd Anniversary with Robby Benson and Paige O’Hara of Disney’s award-winning film BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (being rereleased next week on Blu-ray and DVD) and  Broadway’s original Beast, Terrence Mann, and original Lumiere, Gary Beach, plus Gaston, Marc Kudisch, and Belle, Andrea Burns — that’s a lot of talent in one room! Seth and his producer Julie James put on a great show and the audience has a blast! The best kept entertainment secret on Broadway at the Information Center between 46th and 47th St — every Wednesday at noon — and it’s free!

Robby interviewed by ABC News on September 6, 2007 for his new book, “Who Stole the Funny”.

This is Robby’s interview on Good Day LA, with Steve Edwards, on August 31, 2007 for his new book, “Who Stole the Funny”.

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