Architectural rendering of the Baptist Health Kenneth C. Griffin Neuroscience Institute
Baptist Health of South Florida
Miami billionaire Ken Griffin is adding another $25 million to his gift to Baptist Health South Florida, bringing his total commitment to $75 million.
The announcement came Wednesday as Baptist Health broke ground on a new neuroscience facility in Kendall that will bear his name.
FULL STORY: Miami billionaire Ken Griffin adds $25 million to a South Florida hospital gift
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The Citadel CEO’s expanded gift will name the complex the Baptist Health Kenneth C. Griffin Neuroscience Institute. Griffin’s original $50 million donation in 2024 was the largest single gift in Baptist Health’s nearly 65-year history.The 197,000-square-foot facility at Baptist Hospital off Kendall Drive is scheduled to open in early 2029. It will focus on care and research for dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease.Bo Boulenger, president and CEO of Baptist Health, said Griffin’s generosity will help accelerate research, educate future neuroscience leaders and expand access to specialized brain and spine care.The institute expects to add 16 subspecialty providers, expand clinical trial opportunities and house outpatient therapy, rehabilitation and neuro infusion services, along with Baptist Health’s first academic lecture theater.The donation follows Griffin’s $3 billion pledge to Carnegie Mellon University days earlier to help bring a campus to Wynwood — believed to be the largest gift by a single individual in U.S. higher education history. 
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Baptist Health Kenneth C. Griffin Neuroscience Institute was held Wednesday. Ken Griffin, in center, is joined by Baptist Health officials and board of trustees. Baptist Health Foundation
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