BEL AIR, Md. — The owners of the Jones Junction car dealership have given $20 million to UMD Upper Chesapeake Health – the largest donation ever made to the Bel Air hospital.

Danny and Gail Jones made the donation to support mental health and primary care in Upper Chesapeake, the University of Maryland Medical System announced.

The hospital’s new bed tower will be called the “Danny and Gail Jones Tower” and the primary care center will be renamed the “University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health Danny and Gail Jones Primary Care Program.”

Danny and Gail Jones are the third generation owners of Jones Junction. The family has donated a total of nearly $1 million to Upper Chesapeake in previous years.

The Joneses made the announcement at a grand gala at the Baltimore Marriott, which also raised $1 million for Cancer LifeNet.

Danny Jones said in a statement:

Elizabeth Wise, president and CEO of the hospital, noted that “although Harford County is a growing community, there is still a feeling of friends and neighbors helping friends and neighbors. And that’s exactly what Danny and Gail did. »