Eight years ago, Susan Pfefferkorn went in for a routine mammogram at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. Susan was no stranger to breast cancer. She’d lost a college friend to the disease back in the 1980s, and her mother had been diagnosed post-menopause. As a result, Susan had always been proactive.
Thompson had a mammogram the previous December. She’d kept up with regular, at-home breast exams. She had lost two aunts to breast cancer. A mother of three, she knew she had to be proactive, so she was.
Nursing is a calling for Julie Schaefer. It always has been.
“Every vaccine we give is a hope for a future — a future we want to ensure more people can share with their loved ones and friends.” — Angel Barber
Behind every doctor and nurse at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center stands a wide variety of dedicated team members behind the scenes, doing everything from preparing meals to performing ministry.
Nikki Nissen leads with gratitude and humility.
Meet the nurse with a song in her heart.
The first time Tammy Coulter was diagnosed with cancer, she had no signs or symptoms. A routine mammogram had turned up stage 0 ductal carcinoma — a cancer she couldn’t see or touch.
In December 2020, Kernersville resident Joe Pinnix became the first Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center patient to be discharged the same afternoon after undergoing a minimally invasive valve replacement surgery.
Optimism makes a huge difference in the lives of others.
$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
