Fundraising and Community Support
The historical record shows that members of the Erie community have always supported the medical center’s mission to ensure local access to the best healthcare by providing financial support.
The first demonstration of community support for the hospital occurred early in 1881, with the donation of two-thirds interest in the Hamot property from the heirs of P.S.V. Hamot. From there, local support for the hospital's founding and continued growth and improvement escalated through the years.
Local businesses donated generously to fundraising campaigns with the knowledge that investing in Hamot meant investing in the health of their own employees.
Hamot's employees also donated to these campaigns as a demonstration of their support for the hospital's mission and vision to best serve its patients.
Other philanthropic members of the Erie community have also stepped forward again and again to help the medical center in times of need.
In addition, several groups have aided the medical center through their fundraising and volunteering efforts.
The Ladies Union Auxiliary Society formed in the months before the hospital opened in 1881 and continued into the 1910s.
The Hamot Aid Society was founded in 1906. For the last 100 years, this group of local women has served Hamot through major fundraising campaigns and invaluable volunteer work.
For over 25 years, Second Century Fund has guided community support of the hospital and enabled the funding of many valuable projects and programs.
Much credit is due to these groups for the medical center’s success.
