Here are six recent examples of hospitals and medical schools receiving donations to build new facilities, advance research and improve medical education.
- New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian donated $20 million to Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y., to help establish a new school of health sciences.
- The University of California San Diego received a $3.25 million donation from philanthropists Steven Strauss and Lise Wilson to establish the city's first cardiomyopathy center.
- Maine Medical Center in Portland received a $25 million donation from John and Leslie Malone, marking the largest single donation in its 150-year history. Funds will go toward capital projects, clinical education and modernization efforts.
- Western Michigan University received a $550 million donation from a group of anonymous alumni, marking the largest private gift ever given to a public university. The university's medical school will receive $300 million, which will be used to advance medical education, fund scholarships and support faculty expertise.
- University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City received a $110 million donation to advance research and patient care. The donation came from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation.
- University of California Irvine Health received a $20 million gift to support its $1.2 billion hospital campus that will house a 144-bed acute care facility, ambulatory care center and cancer center. The donation came from the Chao family, which has contributed $50 million to the academic health system since 1995.