From supporting the construction of new hospitals to launching new programs, here is how 10 health systems are using recently received gifts:
1. Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham received $50 million from anonymous donors to fuel cancer research efforts. The system will use the funds to support the physical and workforce infrastructure required for gene and cell therapy research, including facilities for apheresis and a cell pharmacy.
2. Pittsburgh-based UPMC received a $1.25 million commitment from the Better Together Fund, established by First Quality Enterprises, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of personal care and healthcare products. The investment will support care quality, patient and family experience, and priority needs at UPMC hospitals and outpatient sites in Lycoming and Clinton counties in North Central Pennsylvania.
3. Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health launched the Deikel Family Pediatric and Neonatal Transport Program backed by a $10 million gift. The donation comes from Ted and Pamala Deikel. The new program creates a fully integrated, 24/7 regional transport network serving Northern California.
4. Los Angeles-based UCLA Health received a $100 million gift from Steward and Lynda Resnick to expand behavioral healthcare services and support completion of its neuropsychiatric hospital and comprehensive mental health campus. The current Steward and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatry Hospital at UCLA will relocate and expand to 119 beds — a 61% increase. The project also includes a 20-bed outpatient observation unit designed to diagnose and stabilize patients in acute behavioral health crises.
5. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag will rename a prominent departure area in honor of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant after a philanthropic gift from Vanessa Bryant. The donation establishes the Kobe & Vanessa Bryant Family Court at the Sue & Bill Gross Women’s Pavilion, a space where patients — particularly families with newborns — prepare to leave the hospital and return home.
Hoag also received $30 million to support its workforce housing initiative. Hoag’s Sun Family Campus in Irvine, Calif., will provide affordable housing to Hoag staff. The initiative will provide about $1.25 million annually in housing subsidies for eligible employees. It is expected to open later in 2026 and will add approximately 1,000 jobs.
6. Renton, Wash.-based Providence received a second $75 million gift from longtime philanthropists Phil and Penny Knight to advance cardiac care at Providence Heart Institute and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore. The latest gift will establish the Knight Innovation Fund, designed to expand access to advanced cardiac programs and accelerate clinical innovation at Providence Heart Institute and Providence St. Vincent.
7. Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is expanding its use of a Parkinson’s disease monitoring app with support from a $5 million gift from the Elaine and Eduardo Saverin Foundation. The gift will help the system hire three advanced practice providers to monitor incoming patient data and help oversee Parkinson’s care during unrelated hospital stays. A newly developed electronic dashboard will support inpatient tracking and ensure neurology teams are notified when Parkinson’s-specific care is needed.
8. Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute received another $50 million gift from philanthropist Neil G. Bluhm and the Bluhm Family Foundation. This gift will be used to bring new technologies and innovative therapies to the network, increase procedural space at the heart hospital, support new research and clinical trials, develop breakthrough innovations to advance cardiovascular medicine, support fellowships and recruit physician leaders.
9. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic received a $100 million gift to support the system’s investment in healthcare transformation. The gift comes from The Bill and Donna Marriott Foundation and The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation to support Bold. Forward. Unbound., the system’s $5 billion investment in transforming care through integrated digital and physical spaces.
10. Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received the largest single gift in the institute’s history from the Josh and Anita Bekenstein and the Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine families. The gift will support the cancer institute’s future inpatient hospital, which will be named in honor of the Lavine and Bekenstein families.
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