Emergency Care Inspires $1 Million Tower Gift
Deep gratitude for a loved one's exceptional experience in the Emergency department (ED) inspired the Lee Family of Potomac to give $1 million to the six-story patient tower under construction at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center.
Modernizing the ED is a focus of Shady Grove Medical Center's tower project. Emergency patients will receive treatment in more spacious private rooms, with walls replacing curtains for added privacy and infection control. The project increases the number of rooms for mental health emergencies. A newly designed observation unit will optimize how caregivers monitor emergency patients who may need admission to the hospital. The upgrades will mean enhanced efficiency for both patients and the hospital's compassionate care teams, like the one that cared for the Lees and inspired their gift.
"Thanks to the many skilled clinicians in the ED, she was very quickly stabilized, diagnosed and treated," a family representative said. "Just as important, at every step in the process, she was treated with dignity, respect and compassion. Given the circumstances, her experience could not have been any better."
The Lee Family of Potomac has a history of philanthropic giving, but this is their first and largest gift to an organization in the Washington, D.C., region.
"By supporting construction of the patient tower, we are contributing to the health and well-being of county residents for years to come," the family representative said. "We encourage others to do the same."
The hospital will acknowledge the Lee Family's commitment to community health in the tower's first-floor entry corridor. Architects designed the space to maximize natural lighting and views of nature, which evidence has shown can enhance and speed healing.
See the tower's progress or make a gift at AHCYou.com/F24Give.
