Garth Brooks talks with a fan during a break in a civil trial at the Rogers County Courthouse in Claremore, Okla. on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. Brooks is suing the Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital, saying it wouldn't name a women's center for his late mother, Colleen Brooks, after receiving $500,000 from him. (AP Photo/The Tulsa World, Matt Barnard) TV OUT; TULSA OUT
CLAREMORE, Oklahoma — An Oklahoma hospital executive says country singer Garth Brooks considered giving $15 million to his facility if it would name itself after his late mother.
Brooks is suing the Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital, saying it wouldn’t name a women’s center for Colleen Brooks after receiving $500,000 from him.
The Tulsa World (https://bit.ly/Avdi1z ) reports that hospital President James Moore testified Wednesday that discussions initially involved a much larger gift.
An internal document from the hospital quotes Brooks as saying a $15 million gift for naming rights was “exactly” what he had in mind. Moore says he never spoke to Brooks about naming a women’s center for a half-million dollars.
The hospital considers Brooks’ donation unconditional.
Colleen Brooks died of cancer in 1999. A women’s center never was built.