A commitment of $253 million has been given by philanthropist Tom Golisano to six children’s hospitals around the country.

They will join Lee Health’s Golisano Children’s Hospital and three others to form the Golisano Children’s Hospital Alliance, representing 10 children’s hospitals across the eastern United States.

Golisano made the gift known Tuesday at a video announcement from Rochester, New York.

Lee Health’s Golisano Children’s Hospital in Fort Myers was constructed following Golisano’s $20 million donation in 2012. In 2024, he gave the 135-bed facility an additional $10 million unrestricted gift.

The new alliance is to encourage collaboration and expand accessibility to pediatric care. Its first symposium will be held in May 2026.

"These hospitals will continue to operate inde

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