Lohmans’ $4 million donation to fund diabetes center at Daytona’s Halifax Medical Center
ORMOND BEACH — When Lowell Lohman met a few years ago with medical researchers working to find a cure for diabetes, he offered praise for their dedication, but also a suggestion:
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Nancy Lohman (right) and Halifax Health CEO Jeff Feasel (left) watch as Lowell Lohman signs paperwork to make official the couple’s $4 million donation to fund a new Lohman Diabetes Center of Excellence at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach.
“I told them, ‘While you’re searching for it, please make the day-to-day struggle of being a diabetic easier,’” said Lohman, a successful entrepreneur who has been a Type 1 diabetic for 55 years.
Now, Lohman and his wife, Nancy, are making a $4 million donation to support that goal by establishing Lohman Diabetes Center of Excellence at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach. It is conceived as a one-stop resource center for diabetes patients