St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital gifted $50M from Tampa family
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa family made a generous gift of $50 million to St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation for the future of pediatric health care.
On Wednesday, the hospital announced that the donors, Tampa business leader and philanthropist, Sidd Pagidipati, along with his siblings, Rahul and Srujani, gifted the money to honor their parents’ legacy as healthcare providers, which also falls alongside their 50th wedding anniversary and 50 years since arriving in the United States.
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“The gift to St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital is a celebration of the family’s steadfast commitment to healing others,” the hospital said.
St. Joseph’s will use the donation to support a new pediatric facility, which they are naming “Pagidipati Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s.” The new facility, with pediatric services provided by BayCare, will open by 2030 in hopes of increasing the region’s access to quality healthcare for kids as community needs continue to grow.
Sidd Pagidipati started a Medicare Advantage HMO with his father, Dr. Devaiah Pigadipati, a pediatric anesthesiologist, and founded Better Health Group.
“When you see what happens at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital every single day, you cannot help but be moved to contribute to the future of our region’s children,” Sidd Pagidipati said. “St. Joseph’s is already one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals, and my family is excited to help ensure pediatric care remains second to none for our children and for our neighbors’ children for decades to come.”
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The hospital said the family’s gift shows the community’s commitment to local children and that it will be life-changing for the children and their families.
“With this transformational gift from Sidd and the Pagidipati family, we are well on the way to empowering many more tomorrows for West Central Florida’s children and beyond,” BayCare President and CEO Stephanie Conners said. “The new Pagidipati Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s will be known nationally as one of the best places to receive child-first, family-centered care at the absolute highest quality.”
The $50 million donation is one of the largest in Tampa Bay history and donations to healthcare in the state.
If you would like to give to St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, visit give2stjoeskids.com.
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