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On April 20, 2026, Team BILH will run the 130th Boston Marathon® presented by Bank of America. We invite you to get to know the remarkable individuals representing BID Needham!

Longtime Needham residents and BID Needham supporters Seth and Leslie Medalie care deeply about expanding access to high-quality care. Their generous gift to the Lank Cancer Center as part of the Transforming Health Care Here Campaign is helping to make state-of-the-art treatment more readily available close to home.

Kurt Wulff’s tremendous $1 million gift in honor of his late wife, Louise, will strengthen primary care at BID Needham, ensuring more patients can access high-quality, local treatment when they need it most.

Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine’s $3 million gift to the Transforming Health Care Here Campaign is advancing critical hospital priorities and making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients, families, and staff.

Michael Lombard’s remarkable gift to The Transforming Health Care Here Campaign builds on a history of family support that spans generations. We sat down with Lombard—who is an Advisor Emeritus and Campaign Chair—to discuss his longstanding relationship with BID Needham and continued investment as a philanthropic leader.

Inspired by the high-quality care their family has received, longtime BID Needham donors Frank and Deb Antin continue to support the hospital with a generous contribution to the Transforming Health Care Here Campaign.

Meet the inspiring individuals who will serve as Chairs for Transforming Health Care Here: The Campaign for Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham and learn about why they’re excited to embark upon this historic fundraising effort.

Valerie Trotman and her family’s tremendous $20 million gift is the largest in BID Needham’s history and will serve as the foundation for the hospital’s ambitious Transforming Health Care Here campaign, which seeks to address the growing demand for care in the community.

With a foundational gift of $20 million from Valerie Trotman and her family, BID Needham has launched the most ambitious fundraising effort in its history—Transforming Health Care Here: The Campaign for Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham.