Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Monday announced a $10 million gift that will establish a presidential chair in support of the hospital’s health care goals in the Los Angeles area.
The gift is from the David and Meredith Kaplan Foundation in support of Cedars-Sinai President and CEO Peter L. Slavin’s efforts to advance Cedars’ mission as “a model for quality care, research, education, and community service,” according to the hospital.
Slavin, who became the medical center’s chief executive on Oct. 1, is the inaugural holder of the newly established David and Meredith Kaplan Presidential Chair, according to the hospital.
“Meredith and I are so passionate about the cause of health care, specifically as it relates to Cedars-Sinai, and the David and Meredith Kaplan Foundation fully supports the direction Dr. Slavin is taking to elevate existing healthcare enterprises and brainstorm new ones,” David Kaplan, co-founder of global investment management company Ares Management Corporation and chair of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Directors, said in a statement.
Meredith Kaplan, who co-leads the family’s philanthropic efforts, added, “What Dr. Slavin has shared about his goals and priorities for Cedars-Sinai, including plans for expansion in crucial areas like the Emergency Department, are touch points for us from a philanthropic standpoint. Our reasons for giving align with Dr. Slavin’s choices for allocation of resources.”
Before joining Cedars-Sinai, Slavin served as president of Massachusetts General Hospital, which has more than 900 inpatient beds and the largest hospital-based research program in the United States.
“This continuing partnership with the Kaplans is so meaningful to Cedars-Sinai and to me personally as the holder of this new leadership chair,” Slavin stated. “Their contributions have fortified our efforts as an academic medical center to bring the best care, training, and scientific research to our patients, our community, and the world.”
“We thank them for the past and present achievements that their transformative gifts and volunteer service have facilitated, and we also thank them for the impact their philanthropy will have on the future of this temple of healing.”