Cyndi and Ron Gula

Howard County General Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, received a $500,000 donation from Ellicott City-residents Cyndi and Ron Gula to support the hospital’s campus construction project.

Cyndi and Ron Gula are co-founders of Columbia-headquartered cybersecurity company Tenable and now run Gula Tech Adventures, an investment firm focused on helping early stage cybersecurity companies. Cyndi first became acquainted with the vision of Howard County General Hospital at a health advocacy session held at the hospital for community leaders.

“Our children were born at Howard County General Hospital, so we always had a connection,” she said, “but it wasn’t until we learned about the hospital’s critical need for philanthropy that we considered the

impact our support would have on health and wellness in Howard County. After Ron and I met with HCGH President Steve Snelgrove, the decision to make a gift to the hospital was easy. It’s important to us to invest in the community where we work and live, and so it was a natural fit to support the hospital.”

Howard County General Hospital’s $45 million campus construction project includes a two-story addition with a new emergency room entrance, inpatient psychiatry unit and patient observation unit as well as renovations to existing space. Construction began in 2017 and will be completed at the end of this year.

“The Gulas are a wonderful example of the impact community support has had on the hospital in the past year,” said Jennifer Smith, vice president of development for Howard Hospital Foundation, which supports Howard County General Hospital. “The Gulas’ donation and the previously announced $1 million donation from The Kahlert Foundation, combined with 34 new commitments from community residents and businesses, bring the total raised to $9.2 million in support of the addition.”

Two years remain in the capital campaign with a goal of raising an additional $5.8 million. To learn more or donate to Howard County General Hospital’s campus construction project, visit HCGHofTomorrow.org.

Howard Hospital Foundation provides philanthropic support to Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Through the generosity of many donors, the foundation helps Howard County General Hospital respond to the health care needs of the growing community, fostering world-class medical care and wellness services in a convenient, local setting.