Dr. New Sang and his mother Dr. Orathai Sangrujiveth were on hand for the announcement of a $2 million donation to Community Health System. Photo via CHS

Community Regional Medical Center announced today the donation of a $2.5 million gift by the Sang family to the hospital’s postpartum department.

The gift made by the Sang family honors Dr. New Sang’s mother, Dr. Orathai Sangrujiveth, who has worked in the newborn care unit at Community’s hospitals for over 37 years.

In 2012, Dr. Sangrujiveth was joined by her son. Together, the duo established Sang Pediatrics.

The center will honor the Sang family with postpartum programs at both Community Regional and Clovis Community Medical Centers named the “Sang Family Postpartum and Newborn Care,” with the funds to be used for enhancing patient experience.

New amenities will include remodeled rooms as well as the addition of showers to bathrooms in the postpartum department downtown.

“The best and safest place to give birth in the Central Valley is at Community,” said Dr. Sang. “The hardest cases get transferred to Community Regional because the doctors and nurses provide the highest level of care there. With the upgraded rooms, the environment will reflect the exceptional care.”

Both Dr. Sangrujiveth and Dr. Sang have provided newborn care at Community Regional and Clovis Community Medical Centers, with Sang treating some of the Valley’s most vulnerable critically ill and premature babies inside the neonatal intensive care unit at Community Regional.

“This donation is not just an investment in Community Regional,” said Craig S. Castro, Community Health Services president and CEO. “It is an investment in the thousands of babies who will get their start at Sang Family Postpartum and Newborn Care each and every year.”

An average of 10,000 babies are delivered annually at the system’s two hospitals.