Sidney Eskenazi, hospital philanthropist, dies weeks after wife

INDIANAPOLIS — Sidney Eskenazi, whose $40 million gift helped build the Eskenazi Health hospital campus, has died, according to a statement from Eskenazi Health. His wife Lois died last month.

The hospital described Eskenazi as “a remarkable man – humble, hardworking and generous” who was a “steadfast champion of Eskenazi Health.”

The $40 million contribution from Sidney and Lois Eskenazi marked one of the greatest philanthropic gifts ever given to Central Indiana and one of the largest gifts ever made to a public hospital in the United States…

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