Philanthropic Giving for Health Care Slows in 2006 in both U.S. and Canada, According to Association for Healthcare Philanthropy's Annual 'Report on Giving'

U.S. Newswire, October, 2007

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: Kathy Renzetti, +1-703-532-6243, +1-571-216-0146, kathy@ahp.org, or William C. McGinly, +1-703-626-8160, bill@ahp.org, both of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Grateful patients and other U.S. donors increased their charitable contributions to health care facilities and organizations in 2006, but the 11.5 percent increase to $7.9 billion was substantially lower than the 16 percent rate of increase to $7 billion reached in 2005, according to a new Report on Giving issued today by The Association for ...