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Casino mogul Steve Wynn, who grew up in CNY, donates $50M for new Utica hospital
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 05, 2021
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Utica, N.Y. – Casino mogul Steve Wynn has donated $50 million for a new hospital being built in downtown Utica that will be named after him.
Wynn grew up in Utica and is a 1959 graduate of The Manlius School, which later merged with Manlius Pebble Hill School in DeWitt.
Casino mogul Steve Wynn was at the Mohawk Valley Health System in Utica Thursday.
The Mohawk Valley Health System, the parent company of Faxton-St. Luke and St. Elizabeth hospitals which combined forces in 2014, said the donation … will transform healthcare in the Mohawk Valley.” The money will come from the Wynn Family Foundation.
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An artist s rendering of the new downtown Utica hospital which will be named after Utica native, Steve Wynn. (Photo submitted by MVHS)
The Wynn Hospital of the Mohawk Valley Health System.
“This is an incredibly generous gift – one that will make an impact on thousands upon thousands of Mohawk Valley residents each year,” said Darlene Stromstad, FACHE, president and CEO of MVHS. “The funds will elevate The Wynn Hospital to greater heights and result in important service enhancements and lifesaving outcomes, she said.
Wynn, worth an estimated $3.5 billion according to Forbes, said he and his family wanted to leave a lasting legacy of state-of-the-art healthcare on the community where it all started for the former Vegas entrepreneur.