When behavioral health hits close to home
When Lannin Braddock was asked to co-chair Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation’s A Path Forward campaign, she knew her answer was, “Yes.”
Category Archives: Stories of remarkable care
How Cullen Jones turned a near-death experience into Olympic gold and a lifetime of community advocacy
When Cullen Jones was 5 years old, he nearly drowned. He was at a water park with his parents, and his father suggested they go on the biggest ride there. Jones was excited, fearless, and his answer was a resounding yes.
How Cullen Jones turned a near-death experience into Olympic gold and a lifetime of community advocacy
When Cullen Jones was 5 years old, he nearly drowned. He was at a water park with his parents, and his father suggested they go on the biggest ride there. Jones was excited, fearless, and his answer was a resounding yes.
Meet ‘the mayor of the PICU’ at Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital
On June 26, 2019, 6-year-old Cole Joseph Russell got sick. Things went from bad to worse fast, and Cole was rushed to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital, where doctors told his parents the boy would need emergency surgery. “We knew it was very, very serious,” Cole’s mom recalled. Over the next seven months, one surgery turned in 12. Cole … Continue reading Meet ‘the mayor of the PICU’ at Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital
Novant Health team members buy-in to helping others by donating more than $1.2 million
Each year, team members donate their time and money to local Novant Health Foundation and community engagement nonprofit partners through our annual team member giving campaign, Giving. Serving. Together.
A generous grant, courtesy of a late Wilmington philanthropist, supports the fight against late-stage breast cancer diagnosis
This summer, the Breast Imaging Center at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center (NHMBC) will start to see reduced wait times between appointments for diagnostic mammograms, ultrasounds and biopsies, thanks to a generous grant from a late Wilmington philanthropist.
‘We need to put some effort where we see the need, and the need is here, right now’
If you’ve been in North Carolina long enough, or you’re well-versed in behavioral health reform, you probably know the story of Willie M. Willie M. was one of four children in North Carolina who was deemed delinquent — a lost cause — back in 1978.
‘This is stage 3 rectal cancer, and I can do this’
“I only ever went to the doctor when absolutely necessary — for vaccinations or when I was pregnant,” Judy recalls. “I was always one who felt that my health was my responsibility. I ate well. I exercised and, usually, I never got anything more than a cold.”
Join Judy as a passionate advocate for our community needs
After 20 years without seeing a doctor, Judy Caswell visited Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center due to unexpected changes in her health. She was 53 years old and had just run a marathon with her son.
A generous donation from Michael Jordan comes to life on Charlotte’s west side
In 2017, Michael Jordan donated $7 million to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Foundation to help build two health care clinics to serve Charlotte’s most at-risk and in-need communities. Last month, the first of these clinics opened to the public on Charlotte’s west side.
Funding Highlights
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$10,684,263
Presbyterian Medical Center Foundation
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$223,357
Brunswick Medical Center Foundation
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$376,867
Thomasville Medical Center Foundation
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$3,113,153
Forsyth Medical Center Foundation
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$2,610,643
Rowan Medical Center Foundation
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$2,223,588
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation
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$6,737,196
Grants
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$1,053,827
System Initiatives
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$27,022,894
Total Giving
- * 2023 Data