Seven healthcare organizations have honored their donors in the last few weeks by naming a building or program after them:

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics received a $70 million donation — the largest in the organization's history — which will go toward a new patient tower. 

Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University received a $104 million donation — the largest in the organization's history — to expand treatment options for liver and liver-related metabolic diseases through the new Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health.

Austin, Texas-based St. David's HealthCare will build two new acute care hospitals and a behavioral health hospital and expand services at others through a $953 million investment.

Six healthcare organizations have recently received philanthropic gifts to establish chairs, create programs and support capital projects. Becker's has reported the following since Feb. 3:

Five donations of $50 million or more have been made to healthcare organizations since Nov. 22, 2021, which have gone toward advancing care and capital projects.

Five hospital and health system construction projects worth $1 billion or more have been announced or advanced since Dec. 1, 2021.

New York City-based St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children received a $20 million gift, which will go toward financial stability and launch innovative programs, including remote services delivery.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 8 approved a $1.7 billion capital project for Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in West Carson, Calif.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente filed an application with the state Department of Health Care Access and Information to build a $298 million inpatient tower with 138 beds at Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center, The Sacramento Bee reported Feb. 8.