Providence Mission Hospital Foundation Receives $50M Gift From Rancho Mission Viejo Family

• Monumental gift is largest in hospital's history
• "Full circle" moment in relationship between company that donated the land 50+ years ago where the hospital stands today
• Establishes Rancho Mission Viejo Family Tower as part of hospital's multiphase expansion and comprehensive fundraising campaign

, /PRNewswire/ -- Providence Mission Hospital Foundation announced today the landmark gift of $50 million from Rancho Mission Viejo to support the hospital's multiphase expansion at its Mission Viejo campus.

The donation, the largest gift in the hospital's history, was announced at a surprise ceremony for physicians and employees to celebrate this remarkable milestone, and boosts the philanthropically funded portion of the hospital's $712 million expansion project led by Providence.

In recognition of this transformative gift, Providence Mission Hospital will name the new tower, expected to open in 2030, the Rancho Mission Viejo Family Tower.

"We are truly humbled by the generosity of the Rancho Mission Viejo family and the $50 million investment they have made toward the future of health care for the residents in Orange County and beyond," said Seth Teigen, chief executive, Providence Mission Hospital. "On behalf of the entire Providence Mission Hospital family of caregivers, physicians and leaders, we thank Rancho Mission Viejo for their commitment to the hospital expansion and for ensuring generations to come will benefit from their philanthropy."

The $50 million gift will be used to support several facets of the hospital's expansion, including the construction of the new Rancho Mission Viejo Family Tower, which will support a total reorientation of the campus. The tower will house 100 private patient rooms, including intensive care, medical/surgical, and acute rehabilitation units; a new cardiology department inclusive of cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology suites; new surgical operating rooms and procedural suites, including the campus's first hybrid operating room; new radiology and clinical laboratory services to support expansions of the emergency department, Level II pediatric and adult trauma center and acute care operations; and new emergency department observation rooms as part of the reimagined patient experience.

"We have enjoyed a long history with Providence Mission Hospital, beginning with the donation of the land where we stand today," said Anthony R. Moiso, chairman and CEO, Rancho Mission Viejo. "There is nothing more important than the health of our community and our families. Mission treats its patients as family, as we treat our employees at The Ranch. Melinda and I have experienced firsthand the great talents of Mission's doctors, nurses, caregivers and executives. We are inspired, grateful and proud to support the hospital's future." 

The funds will also allow for Providence Mission Hospital's investment in noninvasive treatment technologies; specialist recruitment to offer academic-level care with top physicians in a regional hospital setting; facility and programmatic enhancements that deliver advanced technology in a healing environment for patients, visitors and caregivers; and enrichment to its primary, urgent and emergency care continuum, including the expansion of radiology services and specialty services at its future Rancho Misson Viejo and San Clemente Mission Health Center outpatient clinics.

"This gift is transformational for Providence Mission Hospital, and will no doubt inspire others to partner with us as we reimagine health care delivery in Orange County," said Nicole Balsamo, president and chief philanthropy officer, Providence Mission Hospital Foundation. "The power of philanthropy enables the hospital to continue to innovate and Rancho Mission Viejo's generosity ensures we'll be delivering compassionate, whole-person care to our community in perpetuity."

Notably, in 1969 Rancho Mission Viejo donated the land Providence Mission Hospital occupies at the direction of its patriarch, Richard J. O'Neill. The company has a storied history of land stewardship, conservancy and philanthropic support. Not the least of its generosity is the land donation to establish a world-class hospital to serve and care for the residents of Orange County.

"Providence Mission Hospital and The Ranch are synonymous with South Orange County," said Don Vodra, vice-chairman of the board of directors, Rancho Mission Viejo. "Both organizations have helped this region flourish into one of the most attractive places to live in all of California. Today's announcement ensures this special community will thrive for generations to come as a result of the generosity of the family, individual owners and our business partner, DMB Associates."

Rancho Mission Viejo is the last working ranch in Orange County, home to acres of citrus groves and miles of protected creeks and canyons within The Nature Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo, which provide the idyllic background for multiple mixed-use villages. At completion, Rancho Mission Viejo will encompass approximately 6,000 acres, or 25%, of the 23,000-acre ranch, which has been held in the O'Neill/Moiso/Avery family since 1882. About 17,000 acres, or 75%, of The Ranch will be preserved for the large habitat conservation area known as The Nature Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo, and for ranching and farming.

"Our family and company are honored and humbled to play a small part in the important expansion of Providence Mission Hospital," said Jeremy Laster, president, Rancho Mission Viejo, and member of Providence Mission Hospital Community Ministry Board. "In addition to attracting top-rated doctors, nurses, caregivers and executives, our community will enjoy advanced, state-of-the-art facilities and the highest quality health care in the region."

To announce and honor Rancho Mission Viejo's record-setting gift, Providence Mission Hospital hosted a ceremony followed by a daylong employee event to celebrate this historic moment at both the Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach hospital campuses.

About Providence Mission Hospital Foundation
Providence Mission Hospital Foundation is the philanthropic catalyst for the two Providence Mission Hospital locations in Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach. For 50 years, the Foundation and the community's partnership have advanced the work of both hospitals to provide the highest level of patient care for the Orange County region.

About Providence Mission Hospital
Providence Mission Hospital is a state-of-the art, 504-bed, acute care hospital in Mission Viejo, California. As a verified adult and pediatric Level II trauma center, Mission Hospital provides a full range of specialty health care services, including cardiovascular, neuroscience and spine, orthopedics, cancer care, women's services, and mental health and wellness. Mission Hospital in Laguna Beach (MHLB) provides South Orange County coastal communities with 24-hour emergency and intensive care as well as medical-surgical/telemetry services, orthopedics, general and GI surgery. CHOC at Mission Hospital is a 48-bed facility that is the area's only dedicated pediatric hospital.

About Providence South Division Philanthropy  
Providence South Division Philanthropy is comprised of 14 philanthropic Foundations across California. Providence is a comprehensive not-for-profit network of hospitals, care centers, health plans, physicians, clinics, home health care and services that continue our 100-plus-year tradition of serving the underserved. Our philanthropic Foundations are a catalyst for change and our donors and volunteers have a deep connection to our mission. Together, we are committed to bringing to life the Providence vision of health for a better world. 

About Rancho Mission Viejo
Rancho Mission Viejo, LLC is a privately held, family-owned and -operated company responsible for the ranching, farming, planning, development and financial management of the remaining 23,000 acres of Rancho Mission Viejo, situated in unincorporated South Orange County, California. Since 1882, members of the O'Neill/Moiso/Avery family have owned and managed The Ranch, which once exceeded 200,000 acres and now includes the family-developed cities and communities of Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita as well as such iconic places as Caspers Wilderness Regional Park, the Starr Ranch Audubon Sanctuary, O'Neill Regional Park and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Development on The Ranch is a partnership between Rancho Mission Viejo, LLC (managing partner) and DMB Associates, an Arizona-based, diversified real estate company with commercial property/resort/recreational/primary home community holdings throughout Arizona, California, Hawaii and Utah.

SOURCE Providence Mission Hospital