Hospitals report record fund-raising results

Hospitals report record fund-raising results: "Hospitals report record fund-raising results

January 5, 2008

By PATRICIA ANSTETT

FREE PRESS MEDICAL WRITER

Contributions from Michiganders and companies helped to make 2007 a record-breaking fund-raising year for many hospital systems despite the state's slumping economy.

In many cases, donations from grateful patients, board members, employees and civic leaders helped hospitals increase value by supporting costly new construction and technology or by converting semi-private rooms to private spaces."