In October 2019, JoAnn and Bob Glick of Hunting Valley donated $500,000 to MetroHealth to help expand two programs serving vulnerable youth in Cleveland.
Earlier this month, the Glicks followed up with a $42 million gift â the largest gift in the healthcare systemâs history. The funds will establish the JoAnn and Bob Glick Fund for Healthy Communities, as well as create the JoAnn Zlotnick Glick Endowed Fund in Community Health Nursing. In honor of the Glicksâ gift, MetroHealthâs main hospital on West 25th will be named The MetroHealth Glick Center.
In a Dec. 1 report by the Cleveland Jewish News, the $500,000 donated in 2019 â split into two $250,000 gifts â were approached as test gifts to see if MetroHealth was their perfect philanthropic match.