Fremont Bank Foundation Donates $1.5 Million Grant to Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation for New Critical Care Pavilion
Hospital's Critical Care Campaign aims to raise $6 million to enhance emergency care services for the most critically ill residents in the Tri-City communities.
- San Jose, CA (1888PressRelease) October 15, 2010 - Fremont Bank Foundation, a philanthropic arm of the Bay Area's Fremont Bank, announced its $1.5 million grant to the Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation (WHHF) for the new critical care pavilion to enhance emergency care services for the most critically ill residents of the Tri-City communities. Fremont Bank's Hattie Hyman Hughes and Michael Wallace presented the grant during last Saturday's (October 9th) "Top Hat" dinner dance at Washington Hospital.
"With 50,513 patient visits to our ER last year, Washington Hospital has significantly outgrown its current emergency room," says Nancy Farber, CEO of Washington Hospital Healthcare System (WHHS). "Additionally, our intensive care unit is frequently at capacity due to the high number of critically ill patients that are treated at our hospital."
The Fremont Bank Foundation grant will be paid over six years and will support WHHF's Critical Care Campaign, a drive to raise $6 million for the critical care pavilion on WHHS campus, located at 2000 Mowry Ave., in Fremont. To date, the campaign has raised $4.4 million. Work on the pavilion will commence in 2013, with a completion expected in 2016.
"Fremont Bank Foundation's grant provides crucial support for this vital health care resource in the Tri-City area," says Demetrious Shaffer, president of WHHF.
In recognition of Fremont Bank Foundation's generosity and in honor of Fremont Bank's founder, WHHF is naming the pavilion 'The Morris Hyman Critical Care Pavilion.' The critical care family waiting area will be named, 'The Morris and Alvirda Hyman Family Waiting Area.' Also, the pavilion's lobby will be named 'The Michael J. Wallace/Fremont Bank Lobby,' in honor of Michael Wallace, vice-chairman of Fremont Bank and long-time board member of the Washington Township Health Care District.
"My father's wishes were that when a new emergency room was to be built, the bank's foundation would be part of this very valuable asset to the community and future generations," says Hattie Hyman Hughes, President of Fremont Bank Foundation.
In addition to WHHF's Capital Campaign, the nearly $162 million for the critical care pavilion is being funded through a variety of sources including proceeds from Measure FF, a voter approved bond measure passed in 2004, and reserves generated from the Hospital's financial performance.
About Fremont Bank
Fremont Bank (www.fremontbank.com) is the leading full-service community bank in Northern California. Founded in 1964, Fremont Bank is one of the oldest independent family owned and managed banks in the region and focuses on personalized service for individuals and businesses. It serves communities through 19 branches and seven additional ATMs throughout the Greater Bay Area. Exceptional client service is the cornerstone of Fremont Bank's business. Accommodation of customer needs in a friendly, personal atmosphere characterizes the Bank's culture.
About Washington Hospital
Washington Township Health Care District is governed by an elected board of directors. Unlike a municipal or county hospital, Washington Hospital's operating expenses, research, community programs, and employee salaries are funded by revenues generated through providing patient and other health care services. Washington Hospital Healthcare System includes a 359-bed acute-care hospital; the Taylor McAdam Bell Neuroscience Institute; The Gamma KnifeŽ Center; Washington Radiation Oncology Center; Washington Outpatient Surgery Center; Washington Outpatient Rehabilitation Center; Washington Outpatient Catheterization Laboratory; Washington Center for Joint Replacement; the Institute for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery; and Washington West, a complex which houses Washington Women's Center, Outpatient Imaging Center and additional outpatient hospital services and administrative facilities.
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