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Seventh 8-Figure Campaign Gift is Part of $250 Million Fund Raising Effort

Boca Raton, FL Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation has received anothertransformative donation towards their $250 million fund raising effort, Keeping thePromiseThe Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Noted philanthropists Toby andLeon Cooperman have made a $25 million gift, one of seven eight-figure gifts received by thecampaign that has already raised $152 million toward its goal. In recognition of their generosity,the new Medical Arts Pavilion at Boca Raton Regional Hospital will bear the Toby and LeonCooperman name.

There are few words to characterize the gratitude we feel at the hospital and in the communitytoward the Coopermans selfless generosity, said Lincoln Mendez, new President and CEO ofBoca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida. It is a remarkable, historical giftthat, to us, is more than the financial resources it provides. Its an expression of belief, anaffirmation, and a trust in what we are doing at Boca Regional, our enormous campus initiative,and our future under the Baptist Health umbrella. Its a gift that will greatly enhance vital carefor our patients and everyone in this community. It represents an impact way beyond thesignature on the check.

The gift was officially announced at a December 3 event at the prestigious St. Andrews CountryClub in Boca Raton. More than 300 gathered to celebrate the donors and the donation, led byfriends and neighbors of the benefactors and a litany of Boca Raton Regional Hospital leaders.

We have referenced many times the Talmud, where it is proclaimed that a mans net worth ismeasured not by what he earns but rather what he gives away, said Mr. Cooperman. We arecommitted to give and to help others as best we can. The people of our community here in BocaRaton deserve the best possible healthcare available, and we are honored to join many otherswho have carefully considered the long-term vision and believe in a bright healthcare futurehere.

The Coopermans are noted and enduring philanthropists who have made extraordinary gifts tomultiple organizations. They are signers of the Giving Pledge, initiated by Warren Buffett oneof the worlds wealthiest individuals in an effort to help address societys most pressingproblems by inviting the worlds wealthiest individuals and families to commit to giving morethan half of their wealth to philanthropy. Toby and Leon Cooperman intend to give all theirwealth away, to those organizations, institutions and individuals that have made a difference tothem in their lifetime. These have included Hunter College in New York City, ColumbiaUniversity, and St. Barnabas Medical Center. They have also launched the Cooperman CollegeScholars Program and the Cooperman Family Fund for a Jewish Future. Leon was recentlyinducted into the prestigious Horatio Alger Society for having overcome his humble beginningsto achieve success on Wall Street and for his commitment to philanthropy.

Toby and Leon make their gifts for all the right reasons, said Christine E. Lynn, Chair, BocaRaton Regional Hospital Corporate Board of Trustees, Hospital Board of Trustees. We areeternally grateful for this extraordinary gesture of generosity. It will have an enormous impact onthe care we provide, and their commitment will live on in the Medical Arts Pavilion that willbear their name for generations to come.

The $250 million Keeping the Promise The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital isthe largest in the Hospitals history. In addition to the Toby and Leon Cooperman Medical ArtsPavilion, a freestanding building on the Boca Regional campus for outpatient surgery andspecialty practices, the campaign is supporting plans to re-imagine the campus, shaping thefuture of an unprecedented, world-class medical sophistication BRRH envisions. The projectincludes construction of the Gloria Drummond Patient Tower, an expansion of the criticallyacclaimed Marcus Neuroscience Institute and Christine E. Lynn Cardiovascular Institute, newoperating rooms, renovation of the existing facility to create an all private patient roomenvironment, and the soon to be opened Schmidt Family Parking Facility.

Toby and Leon know the value of philanthropy better than most, said Stanley Barry, ChairmanBoca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees. Their gift helps bring us to within$98 million of an ambitious capital campaign goal. We know it will inspire others to join us inthis effort, as our other donors have accomplished. The debt of gratitude is without peer.

About Boca Raton Regional Hospital Advancing the boundaries of medicine.

Boca Raton Regional Hospital is an advanced, tertiary medical center (BRRH.com) with 400 beds, 2,800 employees and more than 800 primary and specialty physicians on staff. The Hospital is a recognized leader in Oncology, Cardiovascular Disease and Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Orthopedics, Womens Health, Emergency Medicine and the Neurosciences, all of which offer state-of-the-art diagnostic and imaging capabilities. The Hospital is a designated Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). BRRH is recognized in U.S. News & World Reports 2018 2019 Best Hospitals listing as a Top Ranked Regional Hospital, for the fourth consecutive year, and the highest ranked hospital in Palm Beach County. Boca Raton Regional Hospital was proud to have selected and joined Baptist Health South Florida in July 2019.

About Baptist Health South Florida

Baptist Health South Florida is the largest healthcare organization in the region, with 11 hospitals, nearly 23,000 employees, more than 4,000 physicians and more than 100 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. In addition, it includes Baptist Health Medical Group; Baptist Health Quality Network; and Baptist Health Care On Demand, a virtual health platform. A not-for-profit organization supported by philanthropy and committed to our faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence, Baptist

Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and by Ethisphere as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies. For more information, visit BaptistHealth.net/Newsroom and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Toby And Leon Cooperman Make Transformative $25 Million Gift To Boca Regional's Keeping The Promise Capital Campaign - The Boca Raton Tribune

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