At the request of the family that has supported the hospital, Schneider Children’s Hospital will be going through a name change.
In a letter from North Shore-LIJ Health System senior vice president and general counsel Keith Thompson, it was stated that “last year the Schneider family requested that we discontinue use of their name in connection with our Children’s Hospital.”
“For nearly 50 years, the Schneider family has been generous supporters of LIJ Medical Center, the Children’s Hospital that bears the family name and the North Shore-LIJ Healthy System,” said the system’s president and CEO, Michael Dowling. “We appreciate the Schneiders’ faithful service and are forever grateful for their extraordinary generosity, which has been instrumental in earning the Children’s Hospital a national reputation for pediatric excellence.”
In a farewell letter, the Schneider family said that they were proud of their involvement with the Children’s Hospital and listed the ways they have been active in the last 50 years. The letter also spoke about the Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel (SCMCI), of which the family has been founders and benefactors.
“Unique in Israel and the Middle East and beyond, SCMCI demands undivided attention to maintain its excellence and mission as a bridge to peace,” the letter said. “To that end, at this time, the Schneider family has made the choice to preserve its commitment and name for Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel alone.”
Although there is currently no specific date set for when the hospital will be renamed, a spokesperson for the health system said that it could be “possibly in a month or two.” Until then, it will be referred to as the North Shore-LIJ Children’s Hospital.
The hospital has also been reaching out to other possible benefactors.
“We are confident we’ll be able to continue the Schneider family’s legacy and the exceptional care that the Children’s Hospital has been providing for 27 years,” Dowling said.
