HOUSTON, Texas -- On the heels of kicking off construction for a $1.4 billion hospital tower at the Texas Medical Center, Houston Methodist has announced an anonymous $50 million gift.
The video above is from a related video about another Houston hospital that receieved an anonymous donation.
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The donation is the second largest received in the 102-year history of Houston Methodist.
Coupled with matching gifts and other sources of money, the gift's overall impact will exceed $154 million, Houston Methodist says. Among the areas that will benefit from the funds are orthopedics, sports medicine, neuroprosthetics, gastrointestinal medicine, and immunology.
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