Hospital chief: Brooks discussed $15 million gift (AP)

CLAREMORE, Okla. ? 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 (in-TEHG-rihs) 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 ( http://bit.ly/Avdi1z) reports that hospital president James Moore testified Thursday 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.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120119/ap_en_mu/us_people_garth_brooks

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