Westerly — The Westerly Hospital Foundation has received $1 million in pledges from the Alfred M. Roberts Jr. Charitable Foundation and the Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation.

“We are grateful for these landmark gifts from two very generous organizations that have long supported Westerly Hospital,” said Patrick Green, president and chief executive officer of the hospital. “These gifts will help augment the world-class clinical programs at Westerly Hospital and allow us to further upgrade our facility ..." 

"The trustees of the Alfred M Roberts Jr. Charitable Foundation are pleased to support the Westerly Hospital in providing world class clinical expertise here in our community setting," said Stephen M. Greene, foundation administrator. "The Foundation believes in supporting the cutting edge medical care, the addition and expansion of essential services and accessibility to all those in need, right here at home."

The Georges, residents of Darien and Watch Hill, have supported Westerly Hospital since 1996, and also have supported Parkinson’s disease research at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Over the past 18 months, Westerly Hospital has brought Yale New Haven Health’s Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center to its campus; opened an 18-bed behavioral health unit for the geriatric population; and expanded its orthopedic program.

Last year, Yale New Haven Health invested $4 million in an upgrade of the Westerly Hospital pharmacy.