April 7, 2008
Duke Medical Center Receives $50-Million Gift
The Duke University Medical Center has received a $50-million gift from the Duke Endowment that will be used to help build a medical-education facility and a pediatric-care facility, the university announced today. The donation is the largest single gift the medical center has received, university leaders said.
A majority of the donation — $35-million — will be used to help pay for a new education center for the university’s School of Medicine. A site for the facility, which will house medical laboratories, lecture halls, and classrooms, has not yet been set.
The remaining money will be used to help pay for a new facility that will link in-patient and outpatient services at the McGovern-Davison Children’s Health Center at Duke.
The endowment, a charitable trust based in Charlotte, N.C., is independent of the university and is its largest benefactor. Previous gifts include a $75-million donation to Duke University in 2005.
Hurley Goodall | Posted on Monday April 7, 2008 | Permalink
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