Stories of Remarkable Care

With foundation support, New Hanover Regional Medical Center takes on new battle.

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 Saklad’s life was shaped by a passion for nursing — a passion that continues to touch the lives of others. 

Sheila Saklad’s life was shaped by a passion for nursing — a passion that continues to touch the lives of others.  Sheila’s grandmother was a nurse. Sheila’s mother was a nurse. So it came as little surprise when Sheila chose nursing as her career path. She and her husband, Dan, championed for nurses and healthcare over the course of their 54-year marriage. When Sheila passed … Continue reading Sheila and Dan Saklad Help the Next Generation of Nurses »

Teamwork helps our youngest patients sail through a daunting procedure.

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.

Allan Cheatham believes in taking care of people and giving back to the community where he lives and owns a business.

Thompson had a mammogram the previous December. She’d kept up with regular, at-home breast exams. She had lost two aunts to breast cancer. A mother of three, she knew she had to be proactive, so she was.