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The Season for Gratitude and Giving
Support the health of our community before 2021 comes to a close.
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.
Give Where You Live
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.
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.”
That’s advice from Elizabeth Forte, the transcultural health manager at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, on how to spot Wilmington’s first Community Care Cruiser. The cruiser is a 38-foot mobile health unit that will help to bring health care to community members right where they are, creating a new avenue of care for those who need it.
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.
Help in a Crisis: Mental Health Care for Brunswick Kids
Social worker often connects with students within minutes.
Leaving a Lasting Legacy
Alan T. Dickson left a lasting impact on the state of North Carolina through his love and support of healthcare, the arts, and education.
Sheila and Dan Saklad Help the Next Generation of Nurses
Sheila Saklad’s life was shaped by a passion for nursing — a passion that continues to touch the lives of others.
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