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Grateful Giving | Fall 2025

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In this issue of Grateful Giving from The Christ Hospital Foundation you can read a message from our president, Tony’s story of hope, news about two historic gifts, a successful art event, and national recognition for the caregivers you support.

"Nobody can say that The Christ Hospital doesn’t care about their patients. I have never been given so much love in my life. At home, I have no one, but here I know they love me and will do everything they can to care for me."

Tony Dogan
(Read Tony's story of hope below)

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Thanks for a Year of Remarkable Generosity

Steve Rosfeld

Dear Friends,

Thanks to you, our incredible community of donors, this has been a truly extraordinary year for The Christ Hospital Foundation. Every gift, large and small, has made a difference for our patients and families, ensuring that they have access to the very best care close to home. Your generosity is changing lives every single day.

We are especially grateful for two extraordinary, record-setting gifts: $15 million from the Farmer Family Foundation and $10 million from the Lindner Family and American Financial Group. These remarkable acts of generosity, along with so many other meaningful contributions, reflect deep confidence in our mission and will accelerate our ability to deliver breakthrough innovations, attract leading experts, and provide unmatched care to our community.

As we celebrate this tremendous momentum, I invite you to take pride in what we are building together. Your partnership is not only shaping the future of The Christ Hospital Health Network but also strengthening the health of our entire community.

On behalf of The Christ Hospital Foundation and the many lives touched by your generosity, thank you for believing in this mission and for continuing to stand with us. Together, we are proving that philanthropy has the power to transform healthcare.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Steve Rosfeld
President, The Christ Hospital Foundation

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Finding Hope Through the Gift of Compassion

Tony Dogan

With the support of The Christ Hospital Health Network’s Patient Assistance Program, Tony Dogan overcame critical illness and found a community that truly cares.

When Tony Dogan first came to The Christ Hospital Health Network more than eight years ago, he was in critical condition. “I was basically dead on arrival,” as he describes it. Doctors discovered not only congestive heart failure but also a rare blood cancer. After weeks in the hospital, his body slowly stabilized, and today, Tony receives infusion treatments every other week. “Now I feel like a normal person,” he says. “I wouldn’t be alive without The Christ Hospital.”

But surviving his illnesses has brought new challenges. Living on a fixed income with no local family or support system, Tony found it increasingly difficult to afford necessities and travel to his appointments. That’s when the hospital’s patient assistance program stepped in.

Thanks to the generosity of donors, Tony received Kroger gift cards to help with groceries, Lyft rides to and from his treatments, and the steady support of the hospital’s social work team.

"Nobody can say that The Christ Hospital doesn’t care about their patients," Tony says. "I have never been given so much love in my life. At home, I have no one, but here I know they love me and will do everything they can to care for me."

This compassion is possible because of donors like you. The astonishing $2.3 million raised at our 2024 Gala is being put to work, ensuring that more patients like Tony can focus on healing, free from unnecessary barriers. Your generosity is expanding the Cancer Center with new exam and consult rooms, bringing advanced vein finder technology to reduce patient anxiety during chemotherapy, and accelerating access to clinical research through new Dana-Farber Bringham trials. Just as importantly, Gala support is strengthening patient assistance and education programs, extending the same vital help Tony received to countless others who are facing cancer along with all of its uncertainties.

Because of you, every patient walking through our doors is met not only with world-class care, but with dignity, compassion, and the knowledge that this community refuses to let them walk alone.

“As we celebrate the success of our most recent Gala, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to every donor who made these advances possible,” said Debbie Hayes, President & CEO of The Christ Hospital Health Network. “Your generosity is transforming lives and ensuring that patients like Tony receive the finest care, compassion, and support that give them strength and hope.”

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Record-Setting Gifts Advance Care for Our Community

Lindner Family & American Financial Group Continue Support for Lifesaving Research

A collective $10 million donation from The Lindner Family and American Financial Group, Inc. will support the expansion and renovation of The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at The Christ Hospital Health Network.

Farmer Family Foundation Makes Record-Setting Donation to Elevate Heart Care

A $15 million gift from The Farmer Family Foundation to The Christ Hospital Health Network will support the next era of innovation and excellence at its renowned Heart & Vascular Institute. The gift is the largest philanthropic investment in the history of the network.

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Creativity & Community Come Together at Off the Wall

The Christ Hospital Foundation Guild hosted Off the Wall, 2025 on October 9, 2025, at the Cooper Creek Event Center in Blue Ash, Ohio. Liz Bonis, Local 12 Health Anchor and Medical Reporter, emceed the event. The Guild hosted over 190 guests who enjoyed an evening of light fare and drinks while viewing artwork and bidding on a selection of Silent Auction items. 

On November 20, 2025, the Off the Wall committee presented The Christ Hospital kidney care team with a check for $100,025.00.

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The Christ Hospital Named Cincinnati’s Top Hospital

For the eleventh consecutive year, The Christ Hospital has been named the number one hospital in the Cincinnati Region by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital also tied for third in the state of Ohio. 

Grateful Giving | Fall 2025

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"Nobody can say that The Christ Hospital doesn’t care about their patients. I have never been given so much love in my life. At home, I have no one, but here I know they love me and will do everything they can to care for me."

Thanks for a Year of Remarkable Generosity

Finding Hope Through the Gift of Compassion

Record-Setting Gifts Advance Care for Our Community

Lindner Family & American Financial Group Continue Support for Lifesaving Research

Farmer Family Foundation Makes Record-Setting Donation to Elevate Heart Care

Creativity & Community Come Together at Off the Wall

The Christ Hospital Named Cincinnati’s Top Hospital

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