Here are six recent donations, pledges or bequests reported by Becker’s Hospital Review since March 1, beginning with the most recent.
1. Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, S.D., received a $300 million donation from Denny Sanford. The donation will be used to improve rural care in South Dakota, expand graduate medical education opportunities, build a virtual hospital and expand the health system’s sports complex in Sioux Falls.
2. Providence Tarzana Foundation received a $50 million donation to support the expansion and renovation of Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in Los Angeles. The gift, from Donald and Andrea Friese, is the largest ever given to a Providence hospital in California.
3. Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City received a $35 million donation to support construction of its 12-story medical tower. The donation was from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
4. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., received a $60 million donation from philanthropist Helene Houle of St. Paul to support healthcare delivery in Minnesota.
5. Cleveland Clinic received a $15.5 million donation from the Charles L. Shor Foundation to advance neurological care and epilepsy research. Cleveland Clinic said $10 million of the gift will support its future Neurological Institute building. The other $5.5 million is earmarked to support an epilepsy study that is exploring the link between stress and seizures.
6. Mohawk Valley Health System in Utica, N.Y., received a $50 million donation from the family foundation of billionaire real estate developer and casino owner Steve Wynn. The record-breaking donation will be used to purchase equipment and expand services at a hospital the system is building in Utica.
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