By Allison Perry

University of Kentucky

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Golisano on Tuesday announced the University of Kentucky and UK HealthCare will receive a historic $50 million gift that will transform pediatric health care in Kentucky.

Golisano of Rochester, New York, is the founder of Paychex, the nation’s largest human resource company for small to medium-sized businesses, and the Golisano Foundation, one of the nation’s largest foundations dedicated to supporting programs for people with intellectual disabilities. Today’s announcement from Golisano of funding to six new children’s health systems — including UK’s — brings his total of lifetime giving to more than $1 billion.

The gift, the largest in UK HealthCare history and the second-largest to UK, will support the u

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