ITHACA, New York, May 08, 2023 – Mr. Thomas Seaman of Vero Beach, Florida, has made a multi-year commitment of $1,000,000 to the Cayuga Medical Center Foundation to support the Cayuga Cancer Center (CCC). This generous gift, one of the largest ever made to Cayuga Health, will support the facility and equipment needs of the CCC and was made in loving memory of Mr. Seaman’s wife, Jean Seaman.
Prior to residing in Vero Beach, Mr. Seaman and his family were long-time residents of Tompkins County and continue to call Trumansburg their home. The Seamans were initially recruited to Ithaca in 1959 by Borg Warner. They then had stops in Detroit and the UK before returning in 1969. After serving as General Manager and overseeing the construction of the new plant in Lansing, Mr. Seaman left Borg Warner in 1983. Since then, Mr. Seaman has been involved with many business ventures, including real estate development. Together the Seamans raised four children: Pat, Jay, Kate,
and Tom. With this much history, the family developed a tight bond with this community.
“Enhancing the capabilities of Cayuga Health, particularly its cancer care, to better serve the community is a worthwhile goal, and one that the Seaman family is pleased to contribute towards,” stated Mr. Seaman. “This is a way to honor Jean’s memory in a manner that supports the health system’s efforts to care for a community and region that is so important to us.”
“The support Mr. Seaman and the entire Seaman family are providing will have a meaningful and long-term positive impact on our patients and the cancer care we can provide,” shared Dr. Timothy Bael, Medical Director for Oncology Services at Cayuga Health. “This investment will help to ensure that we continue to have the equipment and facilities to support the needs of our patients.”
The funds from this generous commitment will be utilized to secure equipment that improves the patient’s experience during diagnosis or treatment. Potential opportunities lie in vascular access, imaging, and surgical treatment.
