Zuckerbergs donate $75 million to a hospital

Specifically, it's thanks to the social media giant's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan. The San Francisco General Hospital Foundation says the couple's $75 million gift is "believed to be the largest single private gift from individuals to a public hospital in the United States, CNN reports. It's not just a substantial gift, but a personal one. Chan worked for years at the facility -- the Bay Area city's lone trauma center -- during her pediatric residency. She came away struck by the importance of San Francisco's main "safety net" hospital (where more than 70% of patients are underinsured or uninsured), as well as impressed by those who work there. "Day in and day out, I witness the compassion and dedication of my colleagues as they work tirelessly to deliver the best available care to all of our patients," Chan said in a statement released Friday through the foundation. "Mark and I are proud to support such an important public hospital. The General, as it's known, is in the process of a "rebuild" to create a nine-story, 453,000-square foot main hospital and new trauma center. It's scheduled to open in December. Zuckerberg, posting (of course) on Facebook, said that "our contribution ... will allow The General to double the size of its new Emergency Room and quadruple the number of beds, and provide state of the art equipment for healthcare providers and first responders." Read more