[Gary Indiana, March 29, 2023] The Methodist Hospitals Foundation today announced that it has received a $100,000 gift from United States Steel Corporation-Gary Works in recognition of the hospital’s100 years of service to the Northwest Indiana community. The gift will support the Methodist Hospitals Vision Fund, which was established to ensure equitable health care for all those in need, now and into the future.
“Methodist Hospitals Foundation is continually humbled by the generosity of corporate partners who are seriously concerned for the welfare of the community,” said Heather McCarthy, President of the Methodist Hospitals Foundation Board. “This latest gift by U. S. Steel-Gary Works is the largest single corporate donation ever received by the Foundation, and it sets the stage for accelerating our efforts to engage philanthropic support.”
“We are grateful to U. S. Steel Gary Works for this major gift that comes on the heels of previous support of our efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. We greatly value our partnership with U. S. Steel-Gary Works. Gary Works shares our vision of providing the best possible healthcare for the local community. It is critically important that two significant organizations are supporting each other and working together for the welfare of the City of Gary,” said Matt Doyle, President and Chief Executive Officer of Methodist Hospitals.
“Gary Works and Methodist Hospitals have been pillars for the City of Gary for over 100 years. Today, we are honored to be a part of their historical moment to celebrate serving Gary for a century,” said Dan Killeen, Vice President of Gary Works. “U. S. Steel’s contribution of $100,000 to Methodist is in recognition of how important this hospital is to our community. The donation serves as a launch pad to help Methodist continue to deliver compassionate care for patients in need for generations to come.”
The Methodist Hospitals Vision Fund was established in January, 2023 and will be supported by a fund raising Gala to be held on June 17, 2023 at the Hard Rock Casino at Hard Rock Live. Please visit www.methodisthospitals.org/donate to learn more.
Left to right in featured photo are Gus Atsas, President, United Steelworkers Local 1014, Matt Doyle, Methodist Hospitals President and CEO, Robert E. Johnson III, Chair, Methodist Hospitals Board of Directors, Heather McCarthy, President, Methodist Hospitals Foundation Board, Dan Killeen, Vice President, U.S. Steel-Gary Works, Joy Holliday, Chief of Staff to Gary Mayor Jerome Prince.
About the Methodist Hospitals Foundation
Methodist Hospitals is a community-based, not-for-profit health system with two full-service acute care facilities in Gary and Merrillville, Indiana, that has been leading the way to better health for residents of Northwest Indiana for 100 years. The Methodist Hospitals Foundation is the steward of charitable contributions to the hospital, working to secure philanthropic support for the programs and services that Methodist Hospitals provides to patients, families and the community. The Foundation is united in purpose with the hospital in its efforts to ensure access to care and transform the health of citizens in Northwest Indiana.
About U.S. Steel
Founded in 1901, United States Steel Corporation is a leading steel producer. With an unwavering focus on safety, the Company’s customer-centric Best for All® strategy is advancing a more secure, sustainable future for U. S. Steel and its stakeholders. With a renewed emphasis on innovation, U. S. Steel serves the automotive, construction, appliance, energy, containers, and packaging industries with high value-added steel products such as U. S. Steel’s proprietary XG3™ advanced high-strength steel. The Company also maintains competitively advantaged iron ore production and has an annual raw steelmaking capability of 22.4 million net tons. U. S. Steel is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with world-class operations across the United States and in Central Europe. For more information, please visit www.ussteel.com.
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Media Contacts:
Methodist Hospitals Foundation
Judy T. Lindsey
Executive Director
219-886-4389
jlindsey@methodisthospitals.org
U. S. Steel:
Amanda Malkowski
Media Relations Manager
Corporate Communications
412-736-2475
almalkowski@uss.com
