Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), has committed €183,160 to provide urgent assistance to Health Service Executive hospitals and individuals experiencing homelessness and mental distress in Ireland as they face hardship during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The partnerships with ALONE, Blood Bike Northwest & Blood Bikes East and Pieta House are part of UnitedHealth Group’s previously announced initial US $10 million commitment to fight COVID-19 internationally in countries where the company’s UnitedHealthcare and Optum businesses operate.
The company is a major employer in Letterkenny and has a well-established relationship with Blood Bike Northwest and sponsored the purchase of a new motorcycle for the charity in 2019.
Funding will support those most directly impacted by the COVID-19 emergency in Ireland, including health care workers, seniors, and people experiencing homelessness.
“I am delighted that Optum is able to make this generous donation at a time when people are impacted most and charities are finding it difficult to fundraise. The organisations we are supporting are doing critical work across the country,” said Padraig Monaghan, chief executive officer of Optum Ireland.
The partnerships in Ireland include: €90,000 to ALONE; €45,000 to be distributed evenly between Blood Bike Northwest & Blood Bikes East to provide transport services for Covid-19 test kits and samples to HSE hospitals and medical centres, hospices and other medical facilities and €45,000 to Pieta House to provide therapy to individuals experiencing mental distress due to the impact of Covid-19.
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