Foundation Pledges $1.5 Million to Emergency Department Capital Campaign at Sewickley Valley Hospital
Posted on: Thursday, 18 January 2007, 12:01 CST
SEWICKLEY, Pa., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sewickley Valley Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce a pledge of $1.5 million from The William I. and Patricia S. Snyder Foundation. The gift supports the Emergency Department capital campaign at Sewickley Valley Hospital.
"We have always appreciated the quality healthcare provided by the hospital," said Mrs. Snyder. "It is our hope that this gift will enable the emergency department to continue its high quality care to the community."
The gift from the Snyder Foundation is the lead gift to the capital campaign and takes the fundraising effort to $4.7 million for the Emergency Department. In recognition of the Snyder's generosity, the new department will be named the Patricia S. Snyder Emergency Department in honor of Mrs. Snyder.
"We are honored to have friends like the Snyders," said Donald W. Spalding, chairman of the Sewickley Valley Hospital Foundation. "Their generosity is an expression of their commitment to the hospital and is appreciated by everyone."
"This gift will allow us to continue providing the highest quality of care for the over 40,000 patients of all ages that we treat each year," notes Dr. Thomas Pangburn, M.D., Emergency Department Medical Director at Sewickley Valley Hospital.
Sewickley Valley Hospital is part of Heritage Valley Health System. Heritage Valley Health System provides comprehensive health care for residents of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties, in Pennsylvania; eastern Ohio; and the panhandle of West Virginia. In partnership with more than 500 physicians, Heritage Valley offers a broad range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services at its two hospitals in Sewickley and in Beaver; in physician offices; and community satellite facilities. For more information about Heritage Valley Health System, please visit http://www.heritagevalley.org/.
Heritage Valley Health System
CONTACT: Scott Monit of Heritage Valley Health System, +1-724-773-2046
Web site: http://www.heritagevalley.org/
Source: PRNewswire
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