In a special ceremony on a Florida Hospital rooftop, a sea of luminaries were released into the night sky to celebrate a significant gift to the Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children.
T. Denny Sanford, one of the nation’s leading philanthropists, generously made a $10 million donation to support Florida Hospital with its mission to create a state-of-the-art pediatric hospital and provide a brighter future for children’s health care.
In honor of Sanford’s gift to the hospital, Florida Hospital’s medical office building for kids has been renamed the T. Denny Sanford Pediatric Center.
The T. Denny Sanford Pediatric Center is located adjacent to the hospital at 615 E. Princeton St. and houses a wide variety of world-renowned pediatric specialists who provide care to patients at the Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children.
Sanford’s gift to the Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children is his second significant gift made to a medical facility in Central Florida. Over the years, Sanford has made numerous donations to better the health of children across the country. Most recently, Sanford donated $50 million to Burnham Institute for Medical Research in LaJolla, Calif. and Orlando which prompted a name change to the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute.
