Completion of the new Cambridge North Tower for The University of Kansas Hospital moved a step closer with a $1 million gift from Dr. William Reed and his wife Mary.
Dr. Reed is a pioneering heart surgeon in Kansas City and has led the resurgence of the heart program at The University of Kansas Hospital since 2001. He serves as the chair of cardiovascular diseases at the hospital. He and his wife Mary have made several major gifts to the hospital, including donations to the Center for Advanced Heart Care for the Dr. William and Mary Reed Surgery Center and to re-establish the heart transplant program.
He calls the revitalization of the heart program at The University of Kansas Hospital “the most rewarding part of my career.”
One thing that makes this gift a little out of the ordinary is the heart program is not going to be part of the Cambridge North Building. Dr. Reed said while his heart program won’t be a direct beneficiary of the new building, he believes it is important to support the other specialties that supported the rapid growth of the heart program, as well as making the entire hospital stronger and more accessible to patients.