The Clarence T. C. Ching Foundation and Straub Medical Center announced Tuesday that the foundation had given $4 million to the hospital toward cardiac care. The gift will be used to renovate and expand two cardiac catherization surgical suites, part of the medical center's $24 million renovation of what is now called the Clarence T. C. Ching Heart Center at Straub Medical Center.
“This generous donation by The Clarence T. C. Ching Foundation is an investment in the health and well-being of generations of families in Hawai‘i,” said Art Gladstone, chief executive officer of Straub Medical Center and Pali Momi Medical Center, in a statement. “We are so thankful for this gift and truly understand the impact The Clarence T. C. Ching Foundation has on improving and supporting Hawai‘i for the greater good of our community. This funding will allow Straub to continue to provide state-of-the-art care in the islands for heart patients now and long into the future.”
“We are pleased to provide the lead grant in this important project for Straub Medical Center,” said Jack Tsui, chairman of The Clarence T. C. Ching Foundation, in a statement. “Among Mr. Ching’s visions were to provide for the needy, sick and aged in Hawaii. Expanding Straub’s Heart Center is a significant step in this direction.”
It's the single largest gift received to date by the Straub Foundation and the Foundations of Hawaii Pacific Health, a nonprofit hospital system that also includes Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Pali Momi Medical Center and Wilcox Medical Center on Kauai.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to work in The Clarence T. C. Ching Heart Center with the future expansion and renovation of our cardiac catheterization suites, in addition to our hybrid suite where our Structural Heart Program is thriving” said Dr. Roy Chen, medical director, Hawaii Pacific Health Heart Centers, in a statement. “We will continue to be able to perform leading-edge procedures, recruit some of the top specialists in our field and enable the exchange of ideas and opinions. Mr. Ching’s philanthropic legacy is helping Straub take heart care in Hawaii to the next level.”