Overlake Heart and Vascular Center Construction Project Receives $1M Gift

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Overlake Hospital Foundation announced that Overlake Hospital Medical Center’s Heart & Vascular Center construction project received a $1 million gift from David and Shelley Hovind. The new facility will consolidate all cardiac and vascular services in one location to allow for an enhanced patient experience and physician integration.

“We are excited to make this announcement and are grateful to David and Shelley for their extraordinary generosity and commitment to Overlake and the Eastside,” said Molly Stearns, executive director of the Overlake Hospital Foundation. “80 percent of donations to hospitals in the U.S. come from grateful patients and their families, just like David and Shelley,” Stearns said.

With this donation, the foundation has now raised $1.45 million for the new center, just over half way toward the minimum goal of $2.75 million.

“Shelley and I have each experienced the effects of heart disease among our family and friends,” said David Hovind. “We believe Overlake’s cardiac and vascular services are unparalleled in the region and this new center will elevate their outstanding program even further.”

Overlake Hospital Medical Center is a nonprofit, non-tax-supported regional medical center with a network of medical clinics throughout the Eastside. The hospital is licensed for 349 beds and offers a comprehensive range of services including cardiac care, cancer care, general and specialty surgery, women’s programs, senior care, psychiatric services and it was the first Level III trauma service on the Eastside. Overlake also participates in a wide range of community outreach activities including health fairs, free health screening events, wellness classes and wellness publications. For more information, visit www.overlakehospital.org.

Funds raised by Overlake Hospital Foundation and Overlake Auxiliaries support vital patient programs and further Overlake’s mission of Medical excellence every day.™ In 2011, Overlake launched a campaign to establish a new Heart & Vascular Center, build a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, consolidate Cancer Center services and invest in leading-edge medical technologies and treatments to advance patient care. For more information or to donate, visit www.overlakehospital.org/support.