Donations to Hospitals Grew 8.3% in 2006, Report Finds

Giving to American hospitals and health-care providers grew to $7.9-billion last year, but donations did not increase as fast as they did in 2005, according to a new report.

Contributions to health-care institutions rose last year by 8.3 percent, adjusted for inflation, compared with a 12.9-percent rise from 2004 to 2005.

The report, published by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, in Falls Church, Va., was based on a survey of 291 hospitals and other health-care

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