Numerous healthcare organizations recently received donations to fund research, advance treatments, improve patient care and start renovations.
Here are 15 recent donations, grants or gifts given to healthcare organizations by various entities in the past week, beginning with the most recent.
1. Beebe Healthcare receives record-setting $10M gift from the Ma-Ran Foundation
Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare received a record-setting $10 million donation from the Rollins family's Ma-Ran Foundation to support a $180 million facility expansion.
2. Marin General Hospital receives 2 record-setting gifts in 2 weeks
After disclosing a record-setting gift of $10 million last week, Kentfield, Calif.-based Marin General Hospital received a bequest twice the amount, according to the Marin Independent Journal.
3. NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn receives $25M gift from Bezos Family Foundation
NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn received a $25 million pledge from the Bezos Family Foundation to advance health initiatives, establish partnerships and create new staff positions to improve health outcomes for children.
4. Kaleida Health receives $17M grant to save two cash-strapped hospitals
The state of New York granted $17 million in funding to Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health to help save two financially strained hospitals, according to Buffalo News.
5. Running group donates shoes to Providence Medford Medical Center to help homeless patients
Providence Medford (Ore.) Medical Center received over 100 pairs of running shoes from the Oregon Running Enthusiast Group to help homeless patients have shoes on their feet, according to NBC 53.
6. New York allocates $7.9M in funding for new hospital in Hornellsville
The state of New York awarded $7.9 million in funding to Hornell, N.Y.-based St. James Mercy Hospital to support the construction of its planned new facility, according to the Evening Tribute.
7. Glen Falls Hospital receives $20M grant
Glen Falls (N.Y.) Hospital received a $20 million grant from the state of New York to construct a 30,000 square-foot comprehensive outpatient facility to cut down on emergency room visits, according to WNYT.
8. Children's Hospital of LA to rename inpatient floor after donation from Panda Express
The Children's Hospital of Los Angeles received a $10 million pledge from Panda Express to maintain services at the Marion and John E. Anderson Pavilion, which opened in 2011.
9. Holyoke Medical Center receives $100k
Holyoke (Mass.) Medical Center obtained a $100,000 gift from the Hazen Paper Company to help fund the hospital's recently opened emergency department, according to MassLive.com.
10. TLU nursing program receives $1.9M grant
Seguin-based Texas Lutheran University's nursing program received a $1.9 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to sustain a project that expands BSN career opportunities for disadvantaged groups, according to the Seguin Gazette.
11. National nonprofit hands out millions to seven states to improve rural healthcare: 3 things to know
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust's Rural Healthcare Program has donated over $300 million to seven states to improve rural healthcare since the program was established in 2010, according to the StarTribune.
12. Shaggy donates $529k worth of equipment to Bustamante Hospital for Children
Orville Richard Burrell, known by his stage name Shaggy, donated approximately $529,000 worth of equipment, hospital furniture, parts and accessories to Kingston, Jamaica's Bustamante Hospital for Children, according to DanceHallHipHop.com.
13. Carilion Clinic receives $53k from Virginia Health Care Foundation to expand children's access to care
Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic received a $53,237 Project Connect grant from the Virginia Health Care Foundation to hire an application assistant that will help enroll more than 350 children in the state sponsored health insurance program, FAMIS, according to TheRoanokeStar.
14. Mary Kay Foundation awards $1.2M total to 12 healthcare organizations for cancer research
The Mary Kay Foundation's Scientific Review Committee selected 12 medical schools and research organizations to receive $100,000 grants to advance research projects in the fight against cancer affecting women.
15. Vermont bank awards $25k to Southwestern Vermont Health Care
Bennington-based Southwestern Vermont Health Care received a $25,000 donation from The Bank of Bennington to establish several interactive, child friendly waiting areas, according to the Bennington Banner.