The American Cancer Society received a $9.1 million grant from the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation to establish the American Cancer Society Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Cancer Stem Cell Consortium, the organization said Jan. 19. 

Six donations have been made to healthcare organizations in the last month to improve care, establish chairs, create institutes and spur innovations, Becker's reported.

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A $1 million gift to Doylestown (Pa.) Health has created the Marvin and Dee Ann Woodall Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery, which was named after the donors.

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health received a $25 million gift from Dorothy Byrne of the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation to establish an interdisciplinary cancer research institute at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the system said Jan. 19. 

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has created a fund to find more effective cancer treatments after receiving a $100 million gift from the Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller Foundation.

Eight donations of $50 million or more have been made to healthcare organizations since September, which have gone toward advancing care, education and construction projects.

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After receiving major donations, several hospitals and health systems named buildings and centers after their donors or their donors' loved ones in 2021.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos donated an undisclosed amount of money to Wailuku, Hawaii-based Maui Memorial Medical Center, which will be used for the hospital's emergency department expansion, Maui Now reported Dec. 21.

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Nashville-based HCA Healthcare has given its third consecutive contribution of $500,000 to the American Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program.

Six hospitals and health systems have recently honored their donors by naming a building after them:

Houston Methodist announced Dec. 16 it is donating $50 million to Houston-based Legacy Community Health to support two capital projects for centers in North Houston and Pasadena, Texas, where there is a need for care.

Six donations have been made to healthcare organizations in the last few weeks to improve care and education, establish centers, and beautify campuses, Becker's reported. 

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai will advance its children's healthcare through a $100 million lifetime donation from the Shapell Guerin Family Foundation, the largest lifetime donation in the system's history.

Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor received a $30 million gift that will establish a prostate cancer center.

The Howard R. Levine Foundation donated $25 million to Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Foundation, which will go toward the new Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte coming in 2024.

Hospitals are increasingly using cryptocurrency to accept donations, but the method could pose some risks, Marketplace reported Dec. 14.