In October, we talk a lot about breast cancer survivors. Patty Donoghue is a survivor of a different kind. She had a difficult childhood, part of which was spent in foster care. Her last years in high school put her through a lot. She managed to graduate, but from a nonaccredited children’s home.
Dr. Patricia Flowers was religious about her mammograms. She had been since she turned 32. Then, in the summer of 2014, she found a lump in her breast. Her annual mammogram was just a few weeks away, but she decided to move it up.
We want our patients and their guests to know your feedback is important to us and through our patient satisfaction surveys, we heard there is a critical need for transportation within and outside of Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center.
At Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Foundation, we are advocates for the power of mammograms for every woman, regardless of her ability to pay. That’s why we work every day to increase access to mammograms for under and uninsured women across our region.
A grant funding free in-home visits and health checks for newborns and their mothers will support families across Forsyth County.
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we’re embarking on one of our biggest initiatives yet: helping more women take charge of their breast health.
AMGA Foundation in partnership with Novo Nordisk Inc., announced Novant Health Medical Group in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as one of its participants in the Obesity Care Model Collaborative (OCMC), a program dedicated to developing a working framework and success metrics for comprehensive population management for patients with obesity in a multispecialty medical group or integrated health system.
“There were times when I wondered if I would have 10 more minutes or two more days with him,” recalls Jenn. “The entire NICU staff was amazing. They loved Lane as much as we loved him.”
As we celebrate National Healthcare Week (which is the name for National Hospital Week here at Novant Health), here are a few stories we are honored to share that illustrate our team members’ compassion and commitment to teamwork and personal excellence…
If Novant Health nursing administrator Cindy Jarrett-Pulliam could sit down and write a letter to the young Cindy who just starting out nearly 40 years ago, it would be quick and to the point: Follow your heart and give it your all. Always keep the patient at the center of everything you do. Commit to lifelong learning. Those who’ve worked side-by-side over the years with … Continue reading The Cindy Jarrett-Pulliam Scholarship Fund at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Foundation
$10,684,263
Presbyterian Medical Center Foundation
$223,357
Brunswick Medical Center Foundation
$376,867
Thomasville Medical Center Foundation
$3,113,153
Forsyth Medical Center Foundation
$2,610,643
Rowan Medical Center Foundation
$2,223,588
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation
$6,737,196
Grants
$1,053,827
System Initiatives
$27,022,894
Total Giving
