Princeton Radiology Donates $500,000 To New Hospital Campaign
Sep 12, 2011
PRINCETON, N.J. –
Princeton Radiology Associates, a respected physician group practice
with over a half-century of service to the Princeton area, has pledged
$500,000 toward the new University Medical Center of Princeton at
Plainsboro.
The $500,000
gift – to Design for Healing, the campaign to support the new hospital –
effectively doubles to $1 million, thanks to a matching gift challenge
established by long-time area residents David and Patricia Atkinson.
The physicians at Princeton
Radiology are members of the Medical Staff at Princeton HealthCare
System (PHCS) and are actively involved at University Medical Center at
Princeton.
“We always knew we would make a
substantial gift to the hospital’s campaign,” said Princeton Radiology
president Donald F. Denny Jr., MD. “We wanted to take a leadership role
to reflect our commitment to Princeton HealthCare System and to the
community. We also hope to inspire other physicians to support these
goals.”
With the Princeton Radiology
pledge, total physician giving to Design for Healing now exceeds $2.4
million, said Joseph Stampe, PHCS Vice President for Development.
“The gift from Princeton
Radiology is significant not only in terms of its dollar value but also
in the way it reflects the physicians’ dedication to PHCS,” Mr. Stampe
said. “We have seen extraordinary involvement among physicians, who have
generously donated their expertise and financial resources throughout
this process. Physicians provided critical input on the design of the
new hospital, they have been actively involved in planning our
transition from the current hospital in Princeton, and many have donated
to the Design for Healing campaign.”
Dr. Denny, former Chair of the
Department of Radiology at University Medical Center at Princeton, was
active in project planning and continues his involvement by co-chairing
the PHCS Foundation Physicians’ Development Committee, which helps
solicit support for the Foundation from fellow physicians as well as
grateful patients.
Princeton Radiology will be
credited with a $1 million donation, because of the matching funds,
which qualifies the group to name a public area at the new hospital. To
acknowledge the Princeton Radiology gift, a coffee shop in the new
hospital will be known as the Princeton Radiology Café.