The Pagidipati family donated $50 million to the Tampa-based healthcare provider, according to BayCare. This is the largest publicly recorded gift to a hospital in Tampa Bay and one of the largest gifts to healthcare in Florida.
Stephanie Conners, president and chief executive officer of BayCare Health System, announced that the funds will be used to build a new freestanding children’s hospital in Tampa.
The $50 million donation is in honor of Pagidipati’s parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, while the family is also celebrating 50 years of living in the United States.
The funds, donated by Tampa business leader and philanthropist Sidd Pagidipati, along with his brother Rahul and sister Srujani, will be used to build a new freestanding children’s hospital in Tampa.
The new hospital, to be opened by 2030, will be named Pagidipati Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s.