Rome Hospital Foundation announced over $75K in donations for COVID-19 response

ROME — Rome Hospital Foundation announced it has received more than $75,000 to help with response efforts related to the COVID-19 crisis. Money has come from the following donors and other generous Rome citizens:

• ANDRO Computational Services

• Griffin Charitable Foundation

• Hinman Foundation

• Mohawk Valley COVID-19 Response Fund (a joint partnership of the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties and the United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area)

• Rome Community Foundation

• The Shoreline Group Fund

Rome Memorial Hospital says the donations have allowed it to address $50,000 in pandemic-related expenses. The gifts also allowed the hospital to support local businesses through a donor challenge campaign that raised $25,000 for the purchase of gift cards from local restaurants that will be distributed to health-care workers as a symbol of the community’s appreciation for their hard work and dedication. 

“Local restaurants forced to close their dining rooms were hard hit by this pandemic. Many of our healthcare workers need a break from the overwhelming presence of the pandemic. Through the gift card challenge we were able to support our local restaurants and give our health care workers a break,” Bob Bojanek of the Shoreline Group Fund, said in a statement.

Rome Hospital Foundation is a separate 501 (c)(3) organization that accepts gifts on behalf of Rome Memorial Hospital and works to fund both present and future equipment and program needs of the hospital.