Skip to content
NOWCAST Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at 11pm Sunday
Watch on Demand
Advertisement

Acrisure committing $7.5 million to UPMC Children's

Acrisure committing $7.5 million to UPMC Children's
HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH. THE NAME YOU SEE ON ACRISURE STADIUM NOW INVESTING $7.5 MILLION TO HELP HEAL CHILDREN IN PITTSBURGH. ACRISURE CEO SAID HE TALKED OVER HOW HIS COMPANY COULD HELP LOCALLY AND AGAIN, NOT JUST DO SOMETHING WITH THE STEELERS, BUT ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING THAT WAS IMPACTFUL IN PITTSBURGH. AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT CRITERIA WAS. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THINGS THAT ARE INNOVATIVE, THEY’RE TRANSFORMATIVE, THAT ARE FORWARD THINKING, THAT ARE IMPACTFUL, INSPIRING. AT TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT, FAMILIES RECEIVING CARE, SHARING THEIR STORIES AND THEIR GRATITUDE. HE HAD A HOLE IN HIS FOUR CHAMBERS, HIS RIGHT VENTRICLE WASN’T WORKING. AND SO THEN WE CAME TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND WE MET WITH DR. MORALE. AND WHEN WE MET WITH DR. MORALE, HE EXPLAINED TO US THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE OKAY, WHICH IS VERY REASSURING, SHE SAYS AFTER SURGERY AND TREATMENT AT THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL HEART INSTITUTE, JACKSON IS FIVE YEARS OLD AND BEATING THE ODDS. WE’RE JUST THANKFUL TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND THE FOUNDATION AND FOR THE GREAT THINGS THAT THIS HOSPITAL DOES FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THE DONATIONS. THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION SAYS THE $7.5 MILLION DONATION WILL GO TOWAR
Advertisement
Acrisure committing $7.5 million to UPMC Children's
The name you see on Acrisure Stadium is now investing $7.5 million to help heal children in Pittsburgh.The gift to the UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation is earmarked to the Heart Institute at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.Acrisure CEO Greg Williams said he talked over how his company could help locally."Again, not just do something with the Steelers but actually do something that was impactful in Pittsburgh,” Williams said. “And we talked a little bit about what that criteria was: People that are doing things that are innovators, that are transformative, that are forward-thinking, that were impactful, inspiring."At Thursday’s announcement, families receiving care shared their stories and their gratitude.“He had a hole in his four chambers, his right ventricle wasn't working, and so we came to Children's Hospital and we met with Dr. Morale, and when we met with Dr. Morale, he explained that everything was going to be OK which was very reassuring,” said Danielle Hawkins of her son, Jackson.She says after surgery and treatment at the heart institute, Jackson is 5 years old and beating the odds.“We are just thankful to Children's Hospital, and the foundation, and for the great things that this hospital does for our children, and the donations," Hawkins said. The foundation says the Acrisure donation will go toward clinical care, research and elevating the patient experience.

The name you see on Acrisure Stadium is now investing $7.5 million to help heal children in Pittsburgh.

The gift to the UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation is earmarked to the Heart Institute at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Advertisement

Acrisure CEO Greg Williams said he talked over how his company could help locally.

"Again, not just do something with the Steelers but actually do something that was impactful in Pittsburgh,” Williams said. “And we talked a little bit about what that criteria was: People that are doing things that are innovators, that are transformative, that are forward-thinking, that were impactful, inspiring."

At Thursday’s announcement, families receiving care shared their stories and their gratitude.

“He had a hole in his four chambers, his right ventricle wasn't working, and so we came to Children's Hospital and we met with Dr. Morale, and when we met with Dr. Morale, he explained that everything was going to be OK which was very reassuring,” said Danielle Hawkins of her son, Jackson.

She says after surgery and treatment at the heart institute, Jackson is 5 years old and beating the odds.

“We are just thankful to Children's Hospital, and the foundation, and for the great things that this hospital does for our children, and the donations," Hawkins said.

The foundation says the Acrisure donation will go toward clinical care, research and elevating the patient experience.