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Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Ordinary versus Extraordinary Planning around the rebuilding of the United Medical Center in Southeast Washington DC | Part three: the potential for donations around an expanded program

Another reason to take more time and plan the development of a wider range program of health sciences and biotechnology research and industry, anchored around the construction of a new hospital in Southeast Washington, DC is the ability to line up donations to pay towards the estimated $250 million cost of a new hospital as currently planned.

Of course, while way more fundable, the program as outlined in the two entries on "Ordinary versus Extraordinary Planning around the rebuilding of the United Medical Center in Southeast Washington DC"

-- Part One: Rearticulating the system of health and wellness care East of the River
-- Part Two: Creating a graduate health education and biotechnology research initiative on the St. Elizabeths campus
-- Part three: the potential for donations around an expanded program

will be much higher in cost than the current estimate of $248 million to build a 104-bed hospital.

Still there is great opportunity in "naming donations" ("What's in a naming? A lot of money," Crain's Detroit Business), receiving large donations for the construction and other costs of creating a new hospital and new health science schools and research buildings, in return for naming the buildings/schools after the donors.

For example, the Jacobs Family in Buffalo (owner of the Delaware North Companies) donated $30 million to the University of Buffalo for the naming of its medical school.

The Samueli Family gave the University of California Irvine $200 million for the renaming of the College of Health Sciences, incorporating the medical and nursing schools and the planned development of schools pharmacy and public health. Henry Samueli was a founder of the chip technology firm Broadcom and owns the Anaheim Ducks hockey team.  (Earlier they donated $40 million to UCLA for the renaming of the engineering school.)

Sidney and Lois Eskenazi gave $40 million to the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County towards the construction of a new hospital in Indianapolis. The hospital and hospital system has been renamed for the family in recognition of the gift.

Western Michigan University received a $100 million donation toward the creation of its new medical school, which was subsequently renamed the Homer Stryker MD Medical School.

Ferris State University alumnus Phil Hagerman and his wife donated $5 million to the university's College of Pharmacy, which will be renamed to acknowledge the donation.

In 1998, Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation gave $100 million to Cornell's Medical School in NYC, which was renamed. Subsequently, they have donated $500 million in additional gifts for various programs.

In 2009, Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder and chief executive of Los Angeles-based Abraxis BioScience Inc., and his wife, Michele Chan, gave $100 million to St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica for the repositioning of the hospital as an active research facility--$35 million went towards expanding and renovating the hospital; $10 million for attracting doctors and scientists; and $55 million was allocated for the creation of science research centers and funding future projects.

Over the past 25 years, the Huntsman Family has given more than $350 million to the University of Utah for cancer research, through the now named Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Etc.

I am not saying it would be easy to do this. As I have written in the past, in DC and the DC region, federal institutions tend to scoop up the donations of major benefactors, or people fund very particular projects here ("At 37 feet tall, Jeff Koons's flower-draped 'Split-Rocker' demands a whole lotta love," Washington Post) or elsewhere where they can get more publicity, and have much greater control over the final project.

But if you start now and begin asking, the likelihood of raising money is much greater than if you don't ask at all.

And while some people would be satisfied with getting their name on an ordinary hospital building, many more potential donors will see the proposed community health programs, creation of medical and other health and science education schools, the development of a biotechnology research initiative, and bioscience high school education and workforce programs as far more interesting and worthy of funding.

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12 Comments:

At 10:20 AM, Blogger Richard Layman said...

$10MM donation to UMD School of Nursing (Baltimore) for undergraduate and graduate student scholarships. MD one of four states with a forecasted serious dearth of nurses.

http://baltimore.citybizlist.com/article/480341/university-of-maryland-school-of-nursing-receives-10m-gift-to-fund-conway-scholars

5/11/2018

 
At 7:33 AM, Anonymous Richard Layman said...

Massachusetts General Hospital (affiliated with Harvard), has a $3 billion capital campaign of its own, including $1B for expansion.

https://www2.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/25/mass-general-hospital-receives-record-million-gift-endow-vaccine-research-center/ppeGdCGtRWyrrGU4w1CifL/story.html

 
At 10:10 AM, Blogger Richard Layman said...

In Atlanta, the co-founder of Home Depot and owner of the NFL football team just gave $200 Million to the Children's Hospital to build a new facility, named after him.

https://www.ajc.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-arthur-blanks-200m-gift-to-childrens-hospital-is-no-game/JHFWCPKMWVCKRORY23YPD7S4JU/

Gail Miller, owner of the Salt Lake City NBA team, car dealerships, movie theaters, and other stuff, is a lead donor to the expansion program for the Primary Children's Hospital of the Intermountain Health Care System, having donated $50 Million.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/01/21/new-primary-childrens/

10/26/2020

 
At 10:11 PM, Blogger Richard Layman said...

Michael Jordan donates $10 million to open new medical clinics in his North Carolina hometown

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/us/michael-jordan-clinics-donation-trnd/index.html

In 2017, Jordan committed $7 million to Novant Health to open two clinics in Charlotte. The donation came with a pledge to provide resources to communities with little or no health care.

The first Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic opened in October 2019. Last year, it served as a Covid-19 screening and testing site, providing more than 13,000 tests.

Last October, the six-time NBA champion again partnered with Novant Health to open a second medical clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina.
To date, Novant Health said the two Charlotte clinics have brought primary care, behavioral health and social support services to the area's most vulnerable communities, seeing more than 4,500 patients and administering almost 1,000 Covid-19 vaccines.

Novant Health said Jordan's latest donation will help "bring this same integrated care model to more rural and rural-adjacent communities in his hometown."

 
At 6:28 PM, Blogger Richard Layman said...

Insurer will pay $95 million, ending years-long legal fight over nonprofit’s surplus funds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/11/04/carefirst-dc-settlement/

 
At 2:52 PM, Blogger Richard Layman said...

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Penn receives record $125 million to offer free tuition to nurse practitioners to work in underserved communities.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/penn-nursing-gift-leonard-lauder--20220214.html

 
At 9:36 AM, Blogger Richard Layman said...

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/28/uci-health-receives-key-donation-for-new-advanced-care-center/

 
At 1:24 PM, Blogger Richard Layman said...

https://www.inquirer.com/health/nemours-childrens-hospital-sickle-cell-disease-pediatric-cancer-20230302.html

An urban hospital cam pursue an urban relevant health research agenda.

 
At 1:52 PM, Blogger Richard Layman said...

Hoag Health (Newport Beach, Calif.). Hoag Health's unique philanthropic group, Hoag Innovators, has spearheaded many first-in-California technologies. Twice a year, the group meets to hear from leading clinicians at Hoag pitching innovative technology, research, and programs in their respective specialties. In just six years, Hoag Innovators has grown from an idea to a thriving and active group of over 118 philanthropists from more than 60 families. As of May 2023, the group has raised $10,550,000 and has invested $4,650,000 in 17 projects that span cancer care, women’s health, neurologic care, heart and vascular care, radiology and imaging, and infection prevention. Additionally, their endowment has grown to over $10,000,000. Recent projects include Vectra WB360 Whole Body 3D Imaging, which uses AI to map out areas of concern on the surface of patients' skin, and the NK Cell Therapy Program, which is a phase II clinical trial for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

12/6/2023
Becker's Hospital Review

 
At 1:53 PM, Blogger Richard Layman said...

Inova (Falls Church, Va.). ... Since 2022, the system also secured a $75 million gift to accelerate cardiovascular care innovation, expanded its inpatient behavioral therapy capacity and opened the region's first medical clinic for the LGBTQ+ community.

Becker's Hospital Review
12/6/2023

 
At 1:54 PM, Blogger Richard Layman said...

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-pulse/northwestern-opens-st-george-cancer-institute-orland-park

Northwestern's Orland Park cancer center opens with $51 million donation

12/19/23

The Northwestern Medicine St. George Cancer Institute officially opened Tuesday, part of a $51 million gift from the south suburban health charity that historically funded Palos Community Hospital.

The gift from the St. George Corporation, an organization dedicated to promoting the general health of the community in the south suburbs of Chicago, was the largest one-time gift Northwestern has ever received and helped build the center, which provides surgical, gynecologic, radiation and thoracic oncology as well as breast surgery, Northwestern said in a press release. The facility is complemented by cancer care at nearby Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, which Northwestern acquired in 2021.

 
At 6:46 AM, Blogger Richard Layman said...

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin makes largest philanthropic gift in Florida. Where’s it going?

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article286245180.html

Billionaire, philanthropist and Citadel CEO Ken Griffin has donated $50 million to go toward research and developing new cancer treatments at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami. UM President Julio Frenk and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Griffin’s $50 million naming gift for Sylvester’s new 12-story building at a news conference Tuesday morning at Sylvester. UM officials say Griffin’s “landmark” gift will help Sylvester — the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in South Florida — double its research capabilities and help develop new cancer therapies, improve patient care and expand access to clinical trials.

The new research building, which was previously called the Transformational Cancer Research Building, will now be called the Kenneth C. Griffin Cancer Research Building. Griffin’s gift, which is part of UM’s $2.5 billion “Ever Brighter” fundraising campaign, is the second $50 million gift the university has received for the new research building. The first $50 million gift was made anonymously in 2020. The new building, which is still under construction, is expected to open in 2025 and will offer research space to more than 240 cancer doctors and scientists. It will serve as a hub for cancer research, innovation, wellness and patient-centered care, according to university officials.

 

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