came into being upon the death of Leonard Parker Pool on December
27, 1975. Mr. Pool amassed a financial fortune as founder and
long-time chief executive of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
He directed that the Trust be named as a memorial for his first
wife, Dorothy Rider Pool, who died of cancer in 1967.
“ During my lifetime I have had
an intense interest concerning health care for my fellowman.
This interest was
first expressed
as an active trustee of the Allentown Hospital Association
and more recently, as a founder, director, and president of the Allentown
and Sacred Heart Hospital Center, Inc. Because of this interest,
upon my death, I wish to have the residue of my estate used
for the continued provision of health care to the citizens of the
Lehigh Valley and others served by the Allentown and Sacred
Heart Hospital Center (now Lehigh Valley Hospital).”
— Leonard Parker Pool
Mr. Pool’s specific intent for the Trust
was to enable Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH) to become “a
superior regional hospital” that would provide “superior
regional health care for the citizens of the region.” Today,
LVH unquestionably exceeds the expectations that almost anyone
in the community could have held three decades ago, due largely
in part to funding provided from the Trust.
While the Trust welcomes all proposals supportive
of its mission, the Trust has designated the following
areas as
priorities
to be addressed …
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