Cedars-Sinai Newsroom (philanthropy)
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2023
March
27,
2023
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05:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai has received a gift of more than $140 million—the largest gift in the hospital’s 121-year history—from the estate of longtime supporters Susanne and Ervin Bard. This gift will propel clinical and research innovation in the medical campus...
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February
14,
2023
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05:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Marking the five-year anniversary of the $50 million gift that named the Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai is highlighting major research breakthroughs and clinical innovations pioneered by one of the nation’s leading destinations for cardiac care....
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2022
December
02,
2022
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15:10 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Women’s Guild raised more than $1.1 million during its dazzling Disco Ball gala on Nov. 30, 2022, in its latest effort to support Cedars-Sinai’s most critical programs, including the Women’s Guild Neurology Project.The neurology project,...
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November
07,
2022
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07:20 AM
America/Los_Angeles
On a day designated annually to recognize philanthropy nationwide, Cedars-Sinai received the highest honor awarded by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Los Angeles Chapter (AFP-GLAC).The Legacy of Philanthropy award, presented at a...
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October
31,
2022
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08:42 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Arthur J. Ochoa, JD, senior vice president of Advancement and chief advancement officer for Cedars-Sinai, has been named board chair of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the world’s largest group of healthcare fundraising professiona...
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September
22,
2022
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11:26 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai has established the F. Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute to expand groundbreaking research and improve clinical care through a generous gift from the F. Widjaja Foundation.The foundation has long championed research into infla...
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August
08,
2022
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17:16 PM
America/Los_Angeles
The Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors 50th Anniversary Celebration honoring 2021 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year and Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl LVI Champion Andrew Whitworth took place on Sunday, Aug. 7 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.After accepting t...
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July
19,
2022
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12:25 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai today announced that Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl LVI Champion Andrew Whitworth will be honored with the Visionary Award at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors 50th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, Aug. 7, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.T...
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March
25,
2022
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09:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai announced today a $10 million gift to establish the Bernard and Maxine Platzer Lynn Family Memory and Healthy Aging Program in the Department of Neurology. The program will broaden the scope of age-related care at Cedars-Sinai—with a foc...
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2021
December
16,
2021
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07:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Propelled by a historic $100 million gift, Cedars-Sinai is advancing an ambitious vision for children's healthcare to fill a critical gap in care for young patients in Los Angeles and beyond.Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's will provide a seamless cont...
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November
15,
2021
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06:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai announced today a $5 million gift from the Jack and Gitta Nagel Foundation to establish the Jack and Gitta Nagel and Family Endowed Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program to advance clinical training and research endeavors for the next gener...
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March
05,
2021
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors (BOG) Annual Gala went virtual this year, raising $1.6 million for its newest project: a personalized medicine initiative.Hosted by BOG member Richard Weitz and his daughter, Demi, through their virtual fundraising...
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2020
July
21,
2020
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai today announced a $25 million gift from Martha L. Karsh and Bruce A. Karsh, and the Karsh Family Foundation, to support the treatment of digestive and liver diseases and the advancement of innovative research. The current Division of Dig...
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May
29,
2020
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai's Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive David Marshall, JD, DNP, RN, announced the appointment of faculty member Margo B. Minissian, PhD, as the inaugural holder of the Simms/Mann Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Nurse Educ...
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April
14,
2020
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06:03 AM
America/Los_Angeles
During one of the nation’s most trying times, Cedars-Sinai supporters are stepping up to expand care for patients and families in crisis. This generosity allows the health system to remain a vital resource for timely treatment and care.“We have been ...
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2019
December
02,
2019
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The Ray Charles Foundation has made an investment in the future, donating $1 million to fund a new neurosurgery scholarship program at Cedars-Sinai.Under the direction of Keith L. Black, MD, chair of the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery, schol...
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October
29,
2019
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14:18 PM
America/Los_Angeles
WEHOville.com recently featured a story about the City of West Hollywood partnership with Cedars-Sinai, the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to support a culinary arts program for LGBT young people at risk of homeles...
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June
20,
2019
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13:45 PM
America/Los_Angeles
As a doctor practicing medicine in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, James Kaliri, MD, has seen almost unimaginable horrors.
His hospital is known for being on the front lines of treating women subjected to sexual violence and a s...
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June
18,
2019
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Melinda Goldrich and Andrea Goldrich Cayton have donated $10 million in honor of their late father, Holocaust survivor and prominent Los Angeles real estate developer Jona Goldrich, Cedars-Sinai announced today. The gift will establish the Jona Goldr...
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2018
October
26,
2018
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14:05 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Thursday evening, hundreds of leaders in entertainment, business, healthcare and philanthropy came together for the 2018 Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Gala. The event raised nearly $1.6 million for the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative M...
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February
14,
2018
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00:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai announced today a $50 million gift from Eric and Susan Smidt and The Smidt Foundation to create the Smidt Heart Institute. The gift will advance vital research and innovative practices in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery.The gift—th...
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2014
May
05,
2014
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04:12 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Los Angeles - May 5, 2014 - In an effort to combat diabetes and obesity by funding new medical research and encouraging healthy eating and exercise, longtime Cedars-Sinai support group Sports Spectacular, has pledged $10 million to establish the Spor...
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2013
September
18,
2013
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23:55 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Los Angeles - Sept. 19, 2013 - In an effort to lengthen the life span and improve the quality of life for those born with heart defects, longtime Cedars-Sinai supporters Vera and Paul Guerin have donated $10 million to establish the Vera and Paul Gue...
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