Billionaire David Koch breaks ground on medical center

Koch donated $100M to build the facility on the UES

David Koch at the ground breaking of the David H. Koch Center [via the New York Post]
David Koch at the ground breaking of the David H. Koch Center [via the New York Post]

Billionaire David Koch and wife Julia have broken ground on a new outpatient center at New York–Presbyterian.

Koch donated $100 million to build the facility — the largest philanthropic gift in the hospital’s history, according to the New York Post.

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The David Koch Center will operate cutting-edge Ambulatory Care When It Opens On York Avenue between East 68th and East 69th streets in 2018.

There’s no word yet on the project’s total cost. [NYP]Christopher Cameron