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ENVISIONING EXCELLENCE SHARP HEALTHCARE ’ S HISTORIC CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES
The Cushman Family and Sharp HealthCare leaders break ground for the Cushman Emergency and Trauma Center at Sharp Memorial Hospital
Sharp HealthCare continues to lead San Diego ’ s health care into the future . Recently , the Foundations of Sharp HealthCare launched ENVISION : The Campaign for Sharp HealthCare with two milestone events .
On May 26 , on the site where Thomas
E . Sharp broke ground in 1953 for the Donald N . Sharp Memorial Community Hospital , Sharp broke ground on the Cushman Emergency and Trauma Center at Sharp Memorial Hospital . This marks the first of several initiatives that will transform health care for the San
Diego community . The Cushman Foundation ’ s $ 4 million gift is making the new emergency medical facility a reality .
On June 8 , more than 600 philanthropists , board directors , physicians , employees and community leaders gathered for Envisioning Excellence at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park to celebrate the campaign ’ s launch . There , it was announced that the campaign had already raised $ 88 million , onethird of its $ 250 million goal , including gifts from more than 10,000 donors - and 15 gifts of $ 1 million or more .
ENVISION , the largest philanthropy effort in Sharp ’ s history , is making possible Sharp ’ s $ 2 billion , decadelong investment in San Diego ’ s health care future .
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