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Stories of Remarkable Care

From Hardship to Nurse with Novant Health’s Upward Mobility Program

When Brittney Weems moved from Alabama to Winston-Salem at the age of 23, she was completely on her own, unsure of just about everything and excited to be changing the direction of her life.

Breaking down barriers

Stacy Sawyers’ work puts her face to face with patients at one of the most challenging times of their lives. They’ve just been diagnosed with cancer, and yet, for various complex reasons, they are unable to get the care they need to wage a battle against the disease.

‘You have to have a heart for the work’

The past two months have been the busiest of Heather Egan’s entire career. She’s always worked with nonprofits, raising the necessary funds to support their work and their mission. And she’s long been driven by passion.

Celebrating our exceptional nurses

To celebrate National Nurses Week this year, we spotlighted eight inspiring nurses from throughout the Novant Health system. Each nurse was selected based on their dedication to providing remarkable care, and for going above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Finding purpose in a pandemic

The patient couldn’t breathe. He had come into the emergency room still able to speak. Then, all of a sudden, he was slipping in and out of consciousness. It all felt like a dream. But somewhere in that dream, he knew Amanda Chilton would do whatever it took to save him.

For newly minted nurse Savannah Hayes, COVID-19 is a ‘baptism by fire’

On Good Friday, Savannah Hayes drove into work at the COVID-19 screening center at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center with a basket of eggs in the seat next to her.

Caring for those who care for us

What happens when a critical care nurse on the front lines of COVID-19 is also a mother to a son with special needs.

The magic of prevention: A different perspective from a different kind of survivor

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.

‘I had no choice but to beat this.’

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.

Driving remarkable care

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.

Pay it forward

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.

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Funding Highlights

  • $9,969,306

    Presbyterian Medical Center Foundation

  • $146,189

    Brunswick Medical Center Foundation

  • $76,285

    Thomasville Medical Center Foundation

  • $11,520,026

    Forsyth Medical Center Foundation

  • $291,119

    Rowan Medical Center Foundation

  • $1,687,410

    New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation

  • $11,056,005

    Grants

  • $1,511,982

    System Initiatives

  • $36,258,322

    Total Giving

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