National Bank has given $8 million to the Joint Corporate Campaign of the Fondation du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the McGill University Health Centre Foundation (MUHC).
Announced on October 5, the donation will support the Montreal projects’ goals of enhancing academic medicine, including research. Both centres will be able to acquire state-of-the-art equipment and create ultramodern facilities so as to better meet current and future healthcare needs.
“National Bank is proud to donate $8 million to the CHUM and MUHC foundations’ joint campaign; it is the largest gift in our history,” declared Louis Vachon, the National Bank’s president and chief executive officer. “Whether we are talking about our clients, our employees or the members of the communities we serve, everyone realizes that these projects are important. In addition to supporting health care improvements, they will boost both Montreal’s and Quebec’s economic and social development.”