$2 Million Gift Given To UH Ahuja Medical Center

BEACHWOOD, OH — Danielle and Michael Weiner gifted $2 million to the University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center on Monday.

The donation comes as part of the campus' Phase 2 expansion. The hospital system will recognize the gift by naming the Danielle and Michael Weiner Maternity Suite on the couple's behalf.

“Philanthropy and service to others have always been an important part of my life. My connection to Rainbow has been fostered over many years, first as a child by my family and more recently as a leader within the Rainbow Babies & Children’s Foundation” said Danielle “Dani” Weiner who, at age 13, contributed funds she received for her Bat Mitzvah to furnish a playroom at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.

Weiner's late grandfather, Leonard Horvitz, and his wife, Joan, donated funds to build Horvitz Tower at UH Rainbow; Weiner's parents, Richard and the late Marcy Horvitz, funded adult and pediatric research; and following Marcy's passing, the family came together to make a gift to name the Marcy R. Horvitz Pediatric Emergency Center.

Dani is now president-elect of the Rainbow Babies & Children's Foundation and co-chairs the foundation's signature event, Ride the Rainbow. She is also chair of UH Ahuja's Phase 2 Women & Newborn subcommitee.

“Since having our first child at Rainbow we have advocated for the expansion of labor and delivery to the east side of Cleveland. Knowing how many local families will be impacted by the project is truly rewarding and continues a tradition of giving that our own children can understand and relate to,” said Michael Weiner, managing partner of Ninth Street Capital Partners. “In the process, we hope to make a positive difference in the lives of other local families.”