Lawrence Memorial Hospital CEO Gene Meyer, center, poses for a picture while Michael Hajdu reaches over and makes bunny ears over Meyer's head during the Hearts of Gold Ball hosted by Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association on Friday evening, April 8, 2016 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway.

The 2016 Hearts of Gold ball aimed to give patients just that.

Proceeds from Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association’s biennial black-tie affair benefit a specific need of the hospital. This year, the beneficiary is the Cardiovascular Specialists of Lawrence’s Heart Catheterization Lab.

Larry and Jacqueline Gadt show off some moves on the dance floor during the Hearts of Gold Ball on Friday.

The evening included cocktails and a silent auction, dinner, a live auction and dancing with entertainment by Dave Halston and The Little Big Band, all at Corpus Christi, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway. Tables for 10 sold for $2,000; individual tickets cost $175.

With the nearly $2 million in planned renovations, new lab equipment will take better-quality images and expose patients and caregivers to less radiation, and updates to the lab will allow more room, privacy and comfort for patients and their families, according to LMH.

In 2015, 457 patients had procedures in the lab, and patients made 9,062 visits to the cardiovascular specialists, according to LMH.

The last Hearts of Gold ball helped to raise a portion of $4.2 million for renovations of the Fourth Floor Rehabilitation Center, which opened for business in February.