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MercyOne NICU gets $1M Donation

Post author By Beth Holmes
Post date August 15, 2022

MercyOne Children’s Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, has just been given the largest donation in the hospital’s 129-year history. MercyOne was founded in 1893 by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic institute that founded education and health care facilities around the world. It has been a hospital continuously ever since. MercyOne NICU, their intensive care […]

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Amber Heard Honored for Generous Donation to Children’s Hospital

Post author By admin
Post date April 10, 2018

A photo of Amber Heard, former wife of Johnny Depp. — Photo credit: DFree / Shutterstock

For those who follow celebrity news, the news that Amber Heard (former wife of actor Johnny Depp as of August 2017) donated the entirety of her $7 million divorce settlement to battered women is not fresh. But on Monday, April 9th, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles was the first recipient to confirm her statements to that […]

Tags Amber Heard, children's hospital, divorce, donors, Johnny Depp, Los Angeles

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