Here are five recent donations, grants or gifts given to healthcare organizations by various entities in the past two weeks, beginning with the most recent.
1. UT Health professor receives $2.6M award for brain research
Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, a professor at Houston-based McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health received the Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award, which includes a $2.6 million grant, to advance brain research.
2. Aurora Health Care, Northwestern Mutual collaborate for $10M investment in startups
Aurora Health Care and Northwestern Mutual are joining forces to support technology startups, expected to impact healthcare, in Milwaukee, where both organizations are headquartered.
3. St. Mary’s in Maine receives record-breaking $10M gift with one ask from donor: Use it for people, not buildings
Lewiston, Maine-based St. Mary’s Health System received a record-breaking $10 million gift from the Albert Lepage Foundation, with one caveat — the money must be used on people and cannot be spent on buildings or infrastructure.
4. U of Kansas Hospital receives $10M gift toward its new facility
Kansas City-based University of Kansas Hospital received a $10 million gift from Cheryl Lockton Williams to supply its new tower — Cambridge Tower A — with medical equipment and furnishings.
5. $19M in grants to go toward addiction services in New York State
New York State was awarded $19 million in grants to combat addiction, including $10 million toward integrating primary and behavioral healthcare.
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