St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation has announced a $1 million donation from the Dutkowsky family, of Tampa, to fund a renovated lobby at St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital, marking the facility’s 50th anniversary.
The updated space, now named the Dutkowsky Family Lobby, is a five-story atrium that welcomes patients, and their families, to the facility.
Lorraine Dutkowsky, a longtime board member of the St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation, said the donation reflects her family’s dedication to women’s health. Her late husband, Bob Dutkowsky, who passed away in May, was a former chief executive officer of Tech Data and an active community leader.
“The new lobby will make a meaningful difference for everyone who walks through its doors,” said Dutkowsky. “Our family is honored to contribute to this legacy.”
Bob and Lorraine Dutkowsky had been married for 45 years and were involved in various hospital initiatives including co-chairing the Foundation’s Heroes Ball, in 2017, to fund a pediatric ambulance for St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital. Their children, Jennifer and Kevin, along with other family members, remain involved in the hospital’s philanthropic efforts.