UPMC Altoona  has donated for $1 a portion of the former Bon Secours Hospital property to the Altoona Blair County Development (ABCD) Corp. to oversee its metamorphosis to benefit the community. 

The donation to ABCD includes about 6.5 acres of the approximate 13-acre property, or about 50 percent of the total land. The remaining land will be retained by UPMC Altoona.

“This donation to ABCD is likely to bring new development to the area, ideally sparking a renewal in the neighborhood,” said Jerry Murray, president of UPMC Altoona and UPMC Bedford Memorial. “We share a goal with ABCD to see this tract of land returned to use by and for the community.”

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