Transformational Gifts Advance Care in 2017

Philanthropy propelled significant advancements at Hartford Hospital in 2017.

With donor support of the lead phase of the Campaign for Hartford Hospital, two major building projects came to fruition and the foundation was laid for innovative neuroscience care that will benefit the community for decades to come.

Under the leadership of George Estes, campaign chair, and through the work of its Steering Committee, the Campaign for Hartford Hospital had raised nearly $76.3 million as of September 30, 2017, to advance the mission of strengthening the hospital’s facilities and transforming care.

A cornerstone of the capital campaign, the Hartford HealthCare Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital, welcomed its first patients on Retreat Avenue in January.

Another campaign cornerstone, the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), celebrated the completion of a 25,000-square-foot addition with a ribbon cutting in June. Among CESI’s generous supporters are the Hartford Hospital Auxiliary, Stanley Black & Decker, and the state of Connecticut.

In addition, transformational gifts were announced in January at the 26th annual Black & Red, which benefited Hartford HealthCare’s neuroscience program. We were honored to name the Hartford HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute and the David and Rhoda Chase Family Movement Disorders Center in grateful recognition for multimillion-dollar gifts from the Chase family and Ramani and Louise Ayer.