lifeasdaddy - A charitable gift.

There is much to admire about the great society that is the USA, and one of the most admirable traits is the commitment of some citizens to charitable works.

Marc Andreessen and his wife Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen are donating USD 27.5mil to enhance and upgrade Stanford Hospital's current emergency room and to create a state-of-the-art emergency room in the new hospital to built over the next several years.

I know several people who live in Silicon Valley - adults and kids - who may benefit from this gift.  It's the gift of life.  Thanks Marc and Laura.

Marc wrote about it here.

Stanford Hospital's Emergency Department is the core emergency room for Silicon Valley. For example, the Stanford ER is the only Level 1 trauma center between San Francisco and San Jose. Most people who live in Silicon Valley have either been to the Stanford emergency room or have a close friend or family member who has -- it's the great equalizer; you go in at 2AM and you need it to be there, and you need the care to be outstanding. In short, the Stanford Emergency Department is an absolutely essential community resource -- and while it has historically been underfunded, we hope that this gift will fix that.

Bravo!