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Amidst a nationwide landscape of rural provider shortages, Billings Clinic is taking action. The Daily Yonder recently highlighted the success of the Billings Clinic in using its internal medicine and psychiatry residency programs to expand the pipeline of physicians in rural areas. In all, Helmsley has given over $23 million to support the development of residency programs, surgical units, operations…

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust on Wednesday granted $15,000 to Midwest Street Medicine to support the organization’s mission to provide compassionate, low-barrier healthcare to people experiencing homelessness and housing instability.

This week, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center marked a major milestone in ophthalmic care with the inauguration of a state-of-the-art Eye Institute, designed to provide comprehensive services to tens of thousands of patients annually – both children and adults.

The Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center is proud to announce that The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded a $10 million grant to support the construction of a state-of-the-art Emergency Underground Hospital in the new Rehabilitation Tower at Ichilov Hospital. This pivotal project aims to provide a comprehensive solution to the urgent need for protected hospital…

The Rural Healthcare Program has granted more than $70 million toward ultrasound initiatives in four states, equipping hospitals and clinics with more than 600 devices, offering training opportunities to sonographers, and providing tuition assistance to those looking to enter the field.

At Helmsley, we are driven to help people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) live healthier and more fulfilling lives. But we also know that T1D is part of a much broader challenge: the global crisis of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).   On September 25th, world leaders gathered in New York for the 4th High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and…

BOSTON and NEW YORK, October 22, 2025 – Blue Circle Health, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D), is expanding its free, virtual program that provides clinical care, education, and support to adults with T1D to five more states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. With this expansion, the organization is…

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, October 9, 2025 — The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) Foundation and four of its member health will pilot models to expand access to care for millions living with diabetes, thanks to a $4.2 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.   Building on previous work supported by the…

Helmsley’s Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Program hosted a one-day session on the occasion of the 60th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. This scientific meeting explored the latest research into alpha and delta cell dysfunction leading to hypoglycemia, and efforts to therapeutically restore the body’s ability to reverse it.

Waimea, Kaua’i, September 16, 2025 – The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted more than $10.6 million to help Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital (KVMH), a Hawaii Health Systems Corporation facility, expand and develop its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite. MRI scans can detect a wide range of diseases and conditions, yet Kaua‘i residents often have to…

The PIANO (Pregnancy Inflammatory bowel disease And Neonatal Outcomes) Consensus Group has developed the first international consensus guidelines on management of pregnancy for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Experts across six continents collaborated to address urgent clinical questions. The team is led by Uma Mahadevan, MD, and Millie D. Long, MD, MPH,…

Today, we’re highlighting the work of Alfred Kakisingi, in recognition of World Humanitarian Day. Here he shares how his organization — l’Association des Diabétiques du Congo (ADIC) — began, what daily life can look like for people with diabetes in Democratic Republic of the Congo, and how local leadership, persistence, and global solidarity are essential to delivering care where it’s…

Aujourd’hui, à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire, nous mettons en lumière le travail d’Alfred Kakisingi. Il nous raconte les débuts de son organisation, l’Association des Diabétiques du Congo (ADIC), le quotidien des personnes atteintes de diabète en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), et explique pourquoi le leadership local, la persévérance et la solidarité internationale sont essentiels pour…

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is granting nearly $2.4 million to the Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police (WASCOP) to help officers across the state’s rural and frontier landscape provide Wyoming residents in crisis with 24/7 access to behavioral health professionals via telehealth.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded $1.5 million in grants to Sustainable Coastlines Hawai‘i (SCH) and the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project (PMDP) to fight plastic pollution threatening the state’s coastlines, oceans, and communities.