Why Give

Good health allows people to work, to dream, to give back, and to live fully. Healthy communities are strong communities—more connected, more compassionate, more capable of lifting one another up.

From the latest advanced diagnostics and treatments to care for the poor and underserved, and from groundbreaking research to compassionate, innovative programs for health and wellness, Trinity Health is raising the bar of health care every day for every patient.

However, as a non-profit organization, we cannot sustain our mission without the partnership and generosity of those in our community who choose to stand with us. We are proud to share their stories of giving inspired by the care they received, the vision for healthier community, the deep roots of our mission and more. We share them with gratitude and in the hope that they might inspire you as well.

Trinity Health Oakland Receives $1 Million Gift to Advance Cardiovascular Services in Oakland County

Trinity Health Oakland has received a $1 million planned gift from Paul and Cheryl Robertson of Birmingham, Mich., to benefit Cardiovascular Services at the hospital.

Trinity Health Oakland Receives Major Gift to Establish Heart Rhythm and Valve Clinics

Trinity Health Oakland has received a major monetary gift from Sandra Lyness, PhD, a hospital donor and patient, given in honor of her physician, Interventional Cardiologist Michele DeGregorio, M.D., FACC.

Trinity Health Livingston Receives Record $100K+ Pink Week Donation from Brighton Students

The Brighton High School Leadership Class, leads Pink Week, a communitywide fundraising initiative to support cancer patients receiving care at Trinity Health Livingston’s Warren R. and Lauraine A. Hoensheid Cancer Center.

The Farm at Trinity Health Dedicates Robin’s Hoop House

On August 1, a hoop house at The Farm at Trinity Health Oakland was dedicated in honor of Robin Henderson.

Trinity Health Oakland Dedicates ICU in Honor of Dr. Charles F. Schwartz

Trinity Health Oakland is proud to announce the dedication of its Intensive Care Unit in honor of Charles F. Schwartz, MD, Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Chief of the Department of Surgery.

Trinity Health Livingston Receives $3 Million Gift from the VonVoigtlander Foundation

Trinity Health Livingston is pleased to announce a $3 million gift from the Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation.

Anonymous Donor Gives $10 Million to Expand Neurosciences at Trinity Health Ann Arbor

Trinity Health Ann Arbor announced it has received a $10 million gift from an anonymous donor to create a neurosciences institute on the hospital campus.

Patient-Centered Focus of Trinity Health Colleagues Inspires the Family of Barbara Bowman

Ham Schirmer and his wife, Barbara Bowman, who had been living with congestive heart failure, had been in and out of several hospitals nearly a dozen times over a span of four years.

Herbert and Karla Linkner - A Journey of Giving

In 2017, Herbert and Karla Linkner, inspired by the care Karla received at Trinity Health Ann Arbor, made a philanthropic gift to support the hospital’s infectious disease program.