Charitable Giving for U.S. Health Care Rises a Tepid $241 Million in 2008, While Canadian Charitable Giving Plunges 13 Percent, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Reports

“As economic conditions improve, nonprofit hospitals, hospices, clinics and nursing homes that have steadily maintained their fundraising efforts will be the first to benefit,” said AHP Board Chair J. Gregory Pope, FAHP, CFRE, vice president of philanthropy for the Saint Thomas Health Services Foundation in Nashville, Tenn. “These institutions are mainstays of the American health care delivery system and continue to deserve the support of their communities.”