News & events

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.

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.

More than 150 supporters joined Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Foundation on Sept. 19 for our inaugural Docs that Rock fundraiser raising more than $18,000. Held at Adaumont Farm, attendees celebrated with a reverse raffle and dinner and enjoyed rock-and-roll music by our very own physician band, “Assisted Living.”