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.
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
“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.”
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.
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.
The 2019 Hemby Golf Classic was our largest and most successful event to date. We are incredibly grateful for all the support from donors, event staff and vendors who came together to raise $256,525 for Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital! A great day of golf was capped off with a visit with one of our 2019 Children’s Trust Superheroes, Samuel Mosquera-Munoz.
On Thursday, April 18, 2019, Novant Health celebrated the placement of the final steel beam atop its new Edward I. and Agnes B. Weisiger Cancer Center and John M. and Claudia W. Belk Heart and Vascular Institute.
We are excited to share all of the operational updates taking place at Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital. The murals on the walls of the Hemby unit are complete, and, thanks to the support of one of our families, we were able to provide our team with a respite room on our pediatric floor.
Since early summer, Novant Health Pediatrics has enjoyed an explosion of growth, and we remain busy building new clinics and pediatric subspecialties for our community. First, general pediatrics has expanded into thriving areas around the Charlotte region including Harrisburg, Mint Hill, Concord, Denver, Berewick, Highland Creek, Huntersville, Mooresville, Blakeney, Ardrey Kell, Wesley Chapel, Waxhaw, the Arboretum and Symphony Park in South Park.
Thank you to our September supporters Between 180,000 and 240,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. Thank you to all who wore gold or displayed a gold ribbon in September for Childhood Cancer Awareness month to help raise awareness and show support for those affected by childhood cancer.
$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
