$4 Million Gift Helps Create New Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

News from: EndoNurse.com

On Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center celebrated the opening of the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Made possible through a $4 million gift from Jill Roberts, a long-standing friend and patron of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, the center will support patient care, research and educational outreach focused on the conditions of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

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I guess it’s great news that word about Crohn’s Disease is really starting to get out now if people are starting to make such large personal donations.

We can only hope that the money is put to good use!

15 September 2006 | Crohn's Disease, Crohn's Research | Comments