Knights Commit $1.1B to Providence for a Women's Hospital and Cardiovascular Care

$1.1 billion from Nike co-founder will build Oregon's first women's hospital

Oregon billionaires Phil and Penny Knight committed $1.1 billion to the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and the Providence Heart Institute to build Oregon's first hospital dedicated to women's health, the medical center announced recently.

Knights Commit $1.1B to Providence for a Women's Hospital and Cardiovascular Care

Phil and Penny Knight have committed $1.1 billion to support women's health care and cardiovascular care in Portland. The Nike co-founder and his wife have committed the massive sum to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and Providence Heart Institute, supporting a planned women's hospital as well as cardiovascular care at the institute. A New Kind of Hospital on the St. Vincent Campus The commitment was announced this month, according to a Pr…