A $25 million gift from the Grayken family created the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center in the spring of 2017. The gift is the largest donation in BMC's history and the largest private gift in the US in the last decade for the field of addiction. The Graykens have demonstrated tremendous leadership by donating substantially to a cause in desperate need of funding. Their gift represents a turning point in philanthropy for the addiction field.
This generous contribution is pivotal to BMC's innovative work to combat the nation's addiction epidemic through integrated treatment, training, prevention and research programs. The Grayken Center allows BMC to build on its 25-year history of developing groundbreaking addiction treatment models and replicating them to enhance patient care. Through the work of the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center, BMC will expand its leadership in addiction treatment and its commitment to recovery from this disease.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh addresses the attendees at the Grayken Center for Addiction announcement event.
Senator Ed Markey addresses the attendees at the Grayken Center for Addiction announcement event.
Eilene Grayken addresses the attendees and speaks to the three aspects of addiction medicine that the newly established Center will focus on.
Eilene Grayken and Gov. Charlie Baker listening to a BMC patient speaking on stage about their experience with overcoming addiction.
An excited Kate Walsh, BMC's President & CEO, introduces Eilene Grayken to the stage.
Pictured from L to R: MA Governor Charlie Baker, Jeffrey Samet, MD, MA, MPH, Sherri Harrison, Eilene Grayken, John Grayken, MA Secretary Marylou Sutters, Senator Ed Markey, BMC President & CEO Kate Walsh, Mayor Marty Walsh
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker addresses the attendees at the Grayken Center for Addiction announcement event.
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$25 million gift advances Boston Medical Center's leadership in treating and preventing addiction
BMC News Release | March 07, 2017
Boston Medical Center, already an international leader in research, teaching, and clinical programming on substance use disorders and their consequences, announces a $25 million gift from Eilene and John Grayken to intensify BMC's fight against the burgeoning opioid epidemic, the most pressing public health crisis of our time.