Despite navigating a challenging year and thanks to your support, we have remained resilient in a space where the need has continued to grow. Working with physicians, nurses, managers and service-line providers, we partnered to ensure the most essential programs were at the forefront of our funding initiatives.  

As we near the end of 2021, we ask for your support to ensure our donor-funded programs and services that provide lifesaving care reach their potential for patient impact.  

Thank you again for being an integral part of the Novant Health Foundation family. 

Celebrating Remarkable Stories

Join us in celebrating our community and the remarkable impact made right here in our community.

Together: A family and care team celebrate a first-grader’s victory over cancer.

Lucan Patel doesn’t have a memory of his life before cancer. 

Wilmington’s First Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic

When the Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic held its ribbon-cutting May 7, it celebrated being the first clinic of its kind in Wilmington, creating a direct avenue for health care in a community that needs it.

Wilmington’s First Community Care Cruiser Takes to the Streets

“Keep your eyes peeled for the big, purple bus – it’s like a big, purple hug.”

She’ll Be Supporting Moms at New Kernersville Maternity Program

Night after night, 12-year-old Jessica Thornton watched the nurses in action. She spent a lot of time at her friend’s side as he recovered from surgery after surgery to address genetic complications.

She’s Helping Expectant Moms Find the Prenatal Care They Need

Novant Health is taking big steps to help close the disparity gap in maternal and infant health for minorities – and Kimberly Cifuentes is helping to pave the way. Working as a health educator in Charlotte since August, she’s striving to get pregnant women the early and adequate prenatal care they need. And deserve.

He Had a 1 to 2% Chance of Survival. But the ICU Team Would Not Give Up.

At 77, Nick Rizos was a local legend in Kernersville. The patriarch of a close-knit Greek family had immigrated to the U.S in his 20s seeking greater opportunities. He opened his first Olympic Family Restaurant in Kernersville in 1979. Rizos cooked, managed the business and loved talking with customers, especially about sports. He was an inspiration to his daughter Zoe, who worked in his diners growing up and now owns two restaurants of her own. 

20 Years of Caring for Kids in Charlotte – When They Need It Most

When the Novant Health pediatrics emergency room in Charlotte opened on July 27, 2003, Dr. Sara Steelman, a Midwesterner who’d moved to the South for this job, was there to work the very first shift in Charlotte’s first pediatric ER. 

Breast cancer patient grateful for navigator who was at her side

Karen Adams is thankful for the empowerment she gained from having cancer. Today, she’s helping other women fight their battles

A 10-year-old girl takes on cancer: ‘You just gotta do it.’

Family foundation pays it forward with a $500,000 gift to Hemby Children’s Hospital.

She’s a volunteer. A cancer patient. And a friend.

A cancer survivor currently in treatment, Schaefer is one of 1,200 volunteers across the Novant Health system who do their best to make each patient’s morning, noon and night as beautiful as it can be.

New Hanover hospital team saved college student’s life. Now she wants to join them.

After COVID nearly killed her, freshman switched career plans to study respiratory therapy

Cancer survivor pays-it-forward with gift of virtual reality headsets

At the Novant Health Wallace Cancer Institute in Salisbury, patients using virtual reality headsets have a new way to help them through infusion treatments and diagnostic imaging.

Marathoner Did Not Let Colorectal Cancer Knock Her Off Her Path

Today, she’s helping the Novant Health Foundation help others.

She Survived Breast Cancer. Now She’s Advocating for Others.

‘You’re going to be OK.’

Help in a Crisis: Mental Health Care for Brunswick Kids

Social worker often connects with students within minutes.

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