NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA) — The Iacocca Family Foundation has gifted $3 million to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian to help expand a program for type 1 diabetes research.
In return, the hospital is naming the Mary & Lee Iacocca Program in Type 1 Diabetes to honor the foundation’s mission to fund diabetes research.
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Since its inception, the Iacocca Family Foundation has funded more than $40 million in promising research projects.
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“This gift facilitates research and educational programs to expand our knowledge of diabetes prevention and management and will help provide truly comprehensive, connected and customized care for the lives of people living with diabetes and their families,” Andrizzi said.
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