LETTER FROM OUR CHAIR Thank you for making our Leading Medicine to the Power of M: Campaign for Our Second Century a resounding success. Thanks to your generosity, we secured $52.7 million in philanthropic commitments in 2020 to support patient care, translational research and medical education — a very notable achievement as the world was dealing with the coronavirus crisis. Your selfless giving allowed us to surpass our campaign goal of $500 million, two years ahead of schedule! We are blessed to be the recipient of $517.9 million for the Leading Medicine to the Power of M campaign, which will help Houston Methodist provide unparalleled safety, quality, service and innovation to patients from Houston, throughout the country and around the world. Your support of the Houston Methodist front-line workers who are in the fight against COVID-19 is truly inspiring. You have bought them breakfasts, lunches and dinners; donated personal protective equipment and other safety materials; and contributed resources so roughly 5,000 workers could enjoy a paid day off and a “Meal On Us.” As they have selflessly cared for others throughout the pandemic, you have generously taken care of them. I will be forever grateful to Elizabeth Wareing and Rusty Walter for chairing the Leading Medicine to the Power of M campaign, and to Rusty and Paula Walter and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation for their transformational $101 million gift, the largest in Houston Methodist’s history. We also would not be celebrating the completion of the Campaign without the Jerold B. Katz Foundation’s $21 million investment, the largest gift to date to the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. Thank you as well to my fellow leaders. Whether a donor to the Campaign, serving on a board or being a member of the President’s Leadership Council, I deeply appreciate your advocacy, perspective and commitment to Houston Methodist. Your engagement fosters the continued improvement of one of the best academic medical centers in the United States. I can’t wait to see where we will be leading medicine next.
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JOHN W. JOHNSON, CHAIR Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Board of Directors
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