Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of the social networks giant, Facebook, and his wife Priscilla Chan has donated the total of $75 millions, the amount which is believed to be the largest to be given to the public hospital by an individual.
Making the announcement through his Facebook page, Zuck said:
Today Priscilla and I are announcing a $75 million contribution to support the San Francisco General Hospital.Congratulations Zuck for giving back to the community.
We believe everyone deserves access to high quality health care. The General is the main public hospital in San Francisco, and it is an important safety net for our community. More than 70% of the families it serves are uninsured or underinsured. It is open to anyone who lives, works in or visits the city.
Priscilla has served at The General over the past couple of years, completing her medical residency as a pediatrician. Every day she has worked with the amazing doctors and nurses making a difference in people's lives. Her experience serving our community has only deepened our commitment to help these families.We are so fortunate that our work in connecting the world through Facebook has given us the ability to give back to our local community, our country and the world -- and to work to improve education, health care and internet access for everyone. To serve our community in San Francisco, we can think of no better place to focus than The General.
To add some specifics, our contribution today will allow The General to double the size of its new Emergency Room and quadruple the number of beds, and provide state of the art equipment for healthcare providers and first responders.
We hope this contribution alongside the great work of other contributors, will help The General to continue to save lives and deliver care to everyone who needs it.
