PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.  – Pace University Department of Athletics and Recreation announced Northwell Health as its Official Healthcare Partner starting with the 2023-24 athletics season and continuing for the next five seasons.
 
The exclusive partnership includes a medical services agreement, which connects Northwell Health and Pace Athletics through the Setters' athletic training and sports medicine department, as well as a marketing and branding component that includes naming rights to Pace University's multi-sport stadium – Northwell Stadium.
 
"This partnership accomplishes a great deal as it associates our Athletic Department with a top health care system in the region while ensuring our student-athletes will be receiving world class medical care from a team of elite doctors in the Tri-state area," remarked Pace Director of Athletics, Mark Brown.  "Nothing is more important than the health and wellness of our students and this relationship fortifies this priority."
 
Completed in spring 2015, the stadium is home to both the Pace University football and women's soccer teams in the fall and the nationally-ranked men's and women's lacrosse teams in the spring. The multi-purpose field features an artificial turf surface, lights, seating for more than one thousand fans, a video board and an enclosed press box. Last spring, the stadium was home to the 2023 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse first and second rounds, as the Setters won the Northeast Regional title on their home turf.
 
"We are excited to partner with a collegiate sports powerhouse and look forward to bringing the expertise and compassion of New York State's largest health care provider to Pace Athletics," said Kevin Beiner, senior vice president and regional executive director of Northwell's Western Region. "It's through our two Westchester hospitals, Phelps and Northern Westchester, that we'll forge a pathway, both on and off the field, to build a healthier and stronger community and student body."
 
The team physician will be Victor Khabie, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon and Co-Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Northern Westchester Hospital and member of Somers Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Group. Dr. Khabie has worked with professional sports teams, including the LA Lakers, LA Dodgers, LA Kings, Anaheim Ducks, LA Sparks and the USC Trojan football team.
 
In addition to naming rights, Northwell Health will receive a variety of co-branded marketing opportunities with Pace Athletics, which include presenting sponsorship for the Pace Athletics Hall of Fame (Oct. 22, 2023), Pace Athletics Senior Awards, the Pace Athletics Alumni and Friends Golf Challenge and the Setter Sports Wrap email newsletter.
 
The 2023-24 season kicks off at Northwell Stadium on Saturday, September 9 as the Pace Football team hosts University of Findlay.
 
For a complete list of Pace Athletics current partnerships, click here.


About Pace University Athletics
Pace University Athletics is a member of NCAA Division II, competing within the Northeast-10 Conference (NE10). Pace Athletics sponsors 14 NCAA sponsored sports along with Esports, dance team, cheer and pep band. Known as the Setters, Pace's official mascot is known as T-Bone. The mission of the athletic department is to complement and support the larger Pace University mission and motto of "Opportunitas," continuing to offer athletic and internship opportunities to a wide range of students in which student-athletes can achieve their academic and athletic goals. In 2022-23, the Setters squads appeared in six NCAA championships, including claiming an NCAA title in women's lacrosse, as the overall GPA for the Setter student-athletes was a 3.35 in 2022-23.
 
About Northwell Health
Northwell Health is New York State's largest health care provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals, about 900 outpatient facilities and more than 12,000 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 85,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,900 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We're making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.