Ellen McDade had her children at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital. She recalls the superior care her family received. Especially during the heartbreaking childbirth death of her second child.

“It was almost a spiritual thing,” she says. “They were very good to us.”

Her five grandchildren were also born at Mary Immaculate.

“I started supporting the Foundation because of the great care I received when my children were born. I thought it would be good to give back,” she says.

Her most recent gift came after her family lost a grandchild during childbirth in another city.

“It brought back all the memories of my experience,” she says. “I wanted to make tribute to that little life that didn’t get to be part of our family in that sense.”

“I wanted to give something to my community that would provide great health care to those in times of need.”