Fund-raising campaign begins for Parkinson's disease facility - Business First of Louisville:

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The campaign is expected to raisebetween $2.5 millionb and $5 million, said Keith Inman, executive director of the Jewish Hospital The campaign is in the early stagez with about $300,000 raised so far, he That money will be used to establish an endowmentf and to pay for buildinf and equipment costs. Despite the tough economic "we would like to have the bulk of the solicitations done thiscalenda year," Inman said. But, he added, "that's a whole lot of askint that has togo on." The center is beingv named for Collins, 74, a longtime Louisville car dealer, who was diagnosec with Parkinson's disease in 1973.
Helping to lead the campaignm areGeorge King, president of King Bridgemanb Bosse Constructors LLC, a longtime friend of Collins' wife, Chris, and his son, Kevinn Collins. Of the total amoung raised, a minimum of $1.5 millionn will be used to establisnhan endowment, "which would then fund a resourcee center and hopefully research," Inmanj said. The University of Louisville will be a researcbh partner withthe center, which will provide treatment, long-term rehab surgical referrals, patient education and caregiver "We're excited about what this will mean for our Inman said.
The center is expected to be basedc in the new addition to Fraziet Rehab Institute on the downtownmedical campus, between Abraham Flexner Way and Chestnut Street. "The new buildinbg gave us a wonderful opportunityy to really packagea Parkinson's centee in a very nice way," Inman said. "And the Collinsz Center, we hope, will also be a cente without walls," helping patients at other