Billionaire donates $40M to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has received a donation of $40 million from philanthropist Tom Golisano to advance pediatric heart care.

The hospital’s heart care and surgery program will be renamed the Golisano Pediatric Heart Institute in his honor.

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Vanderbilt is among six hospitals joining the Golisano Children’s Alliance, bringing the network to 21 pediatric hospitals nationwide, according to a release. The Alliance is a growing national network of children’s hospitals dedicated to improving pediatric health care delivery, advancing innovation and ensuring children and families have access to high-quality, compassionate care close to home.

Vanderbilt’s donation is part of a total $225 million distributed to the six hospitals…

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