Tampa hospital foundation receives $8.5M from single donor

Tampa General Hospital Foundation recently received a large sum from a Tampa Bay author and publisher who received care at TGH. Helen A. Rich donated $8.5 million with the goal of creating a breast cancer center within the TGH Cancer Institute, according to a statement. 

Of that money, $1 million of the funds will be used to establish a dedicated Global Health Program within the hospital's Department of Surgery. She also designated a portion of the funds be used toward creating murals and installing other artwork to be a comfort to patients.

Rich decided to make the donation after receiving treatment for her recurring breast cancer at Tampa General under the care of Dr. Victoria Rizk, an oncologist who specializes in the disease, the release states.