Transformative Gift from Salesforce Chair and CEO Marc Benioff and Lynne Benioff Will Expand Access and Continuity of Healthcare in Hawai'i
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A major donation by longstanding philanthropists in Hawai'i will significantly increase healthcare access, addressing critical infrastructure gaps and helping ensure excellent and continuous care for communities in Hawai'i.
- The $150 million gift by Marc and Lynne Benioff is one of the largest single private donations in Hawai'i's history.
- It provides $100 million for Hawai'i Pacific Health, one of the state's largest nonprofit healthcare organizations, to help create a "healthcare campus of the future" at Honolulu-based Straub Medical Center.
- "Hilo Medical Center's mission is to provide the best possible healthcare for our family, friends and neighbors," says Dan Brinkman, CEO of Hilo Medical Center.
- "We are truly grateful for this extremely generous and transformational gift," said Ray Vara, president and CEO of Hawai'i Pacific Health.