From hospital construction projects to advancing research, here are how seven health systems are spending donation funds, as reported by Becker's since May 6:
1. San Francisco-based UCSF Health and the UCSF Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation received a $5 million gift to develop an automated artificial intelligence monitoring platform for clinical care.
2. Mark Keroack, MD, president and CEO of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health, and his wife, Ann Errichetti, MD, have created an endowed fund to support future physicians who will train at the health system. The fund will support the work of the chair of the Department of Medicine. The chair is able to use the fund for capital, education, research or patient care initiatives to support the department.
3. The Nationwide Foundation is gifting Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children's Hospital $100 million. Nationwide Children's will receive the funds over the course of 10 years and will be used to fund the hospital's strategic plan. That plan includes Advancing cutting-edge treatment and discovery through integrated clinical care and research, as well as creating a national model for expanding access to behavioral health services.
4. Phoenix-based Banner Health Foundation received a $1 million gift from professional baseball team the Arizona Diamondbacks. The donation will support the development of professional-level baseball training for young players. Additionally, Banner's Sports Medicine's High Performance Center will be made available to all athletes who want to train at the professional level.
5. Children's Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center received a $100 million donation to support the development of a new pediatric medical campus in Dallas.
6. Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network received a $5 million gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation and Highmark Health, which will support the cardiovascular institute and rename its electrophysiology program to the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Care at AHN.
7. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston received a $20 million gift from a longtime donor that will go toward advancing research on Alzheimer's and other types of neurodegenerative diseases.