Mimi and Don Kirk give $5M to Greenwich Hospital

Mimi and Don Kirk (seated) hosted Greenwich Hospital leaders, from left: Norman G. Roth, president and CEO; James R. Sabetta, chief of infectious diseases; Gene Colucci, CFO; and Arthur C. Martinez, chairman of the board.

Greenwich Hospital received a first-of-its-kind gift to establish an endowment to honor Dr. James R. Sabetta, chief of infectious diseases at Greenwich Hospital.

The $5 million gift will create a permanent fund for this position in infectious diseases and will maintain and grow the hospital”™s regional reputation for innovation and excellence in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. It will help to advance the education of physicians, medical students and key staff in infectious diseases services.

A former chairman of the board of trustees and volunteer at Greenwich Hospital, Don Kirk, along with his wife Mimi Kirk, a dedicated, longtime volunteer, made the gift to endow a position in infectious diseases in honor of Sabetta for “his extraordinary talent as a physician and his efforts for establishing the Section of Infectious Diseases.”