UH medical center gets grant from foundation

UH Elyria Medical Center announced it has received a $500,000 community challenge grant from Elyria Medical Center Foundation to support the hospital’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The funds will help support the unanticipated costs of the health crisis, including extensive patient care, medical supplies and research as well as providing for the protection, wellness and resilience of UH Elyria caregivers, according to a news release.

“We are proud to support the caregivers at UH Elyria Medical Center who, every day, are giving their all to support the health and safety of our community,” said Elyria Medical Center Foundation Board Chairman Kevin Flanigan in the release

“We feel it is our responsibility to support them in whatever way we can and hope others throughout Lorain County will join us and do the same.”

The gift from Elyria Medical Center Foundation is one of four $500,000 challenge grants awarded by area hospital foundations to help sustain UH communities during the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, the release stated.

“University Hospitals has a long-standing commitment to the health and well-being of our community, a promise that we extended in recent years to more patients than ever with the health system’s regional expansion,” said UH Chief Operating Officer Dr. Eric Beck.

“Today, that promise is more important than ever and we are grateful to have wide-spread support throughout Northeast Ohio and beyond as we face this pandemic together.”

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