A hospital’s stroke center will benefit from a $5.6 million donation announced Wednesday, March 16, by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
A ceremony marked the contribution, the largest ever presented to the San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Foundation in its 40 years. The money will allow San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital in Banning to buy new equipment and build facilities so it can become the first certified stroke center in the San Gorgonio Pass, a news release states.
New equipment will treat acute stroke patients and include two computerized tomography scanners that let doctors diagnose and monitor patients, a new MRI machine and a new building for the MRI equipment, the release states.
“This extremely generous gift from the Morongo Band of Mission Indians will save lives all across our Pass communities for many, many years to come,” Foundation President Randy Robbins said, according to the release.
Morongo Tribal Chairman Charles Martin commended hospital employees, leaders and the foundation for their “commitment, compassion, and professionalism,” especially since the coronavirus pandemic began two years ago.
The hospital seeks to become a certified stroke center, which means Pass-area stroke patients would no longer have to be transported to stroke centers elsewhere.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct an error in the headline. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians’ donation was made to the San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Foundation.
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