Archive for 2020
Sandra is grateful for our caring colleagues
Sandra Williams is a social worker in Houston who has been with HCA Healthcare since 2015. Each day, she ensures patients are discharged to a safe environment and have necessary resources. Over the years, she has provided care and support to countless people in her community. Last summer, she found herself in need of care…
Read MoreOur colleagues helped Ebonee during an extended illness
Ebonee, an endoscopy technician in Colorado, was diagnosed with lupus when she was a college senior. She has lived with this autoimmune disease for years but recently experienced several severe flare-ups, inducing chest pains and breathing problems, which required weeks-long hospitalizations. Without being able to work for weeks at a time, Ebonee fell behind on her…
Read MoreFabiana McCranie’s Story of Hope
Six years ago, Fabiana McCranie, a nurse in Florida, learned her father was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. Her story of hope was originally shared back in 2015. As an only child, she was thrust into the role of caregiver. Between taking care of her father in his deteriorating condition, work, and keeping her…
Read MoreDianna Lebron’s Story of Hope
Dianna Lebron has been a major advocate of the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund in the five years since her family received help. Her story was originally shared in 2016. “I tell people they should give, even if it’s just $1,” said Dianna, a Patient Care Tech in Florida. “I want them to know just how…
Read MoreTishonia Sims’ Story of Hope
Four years ago, when Tishonia Sims’ landlord sold the house she was renting and gave her less than 30 days to move, she feared she and her young daughter would become homeless. “We all know that to relocate takes two important things – time and money – and I had neither,” said Tishonia, a Discrepancy…
Read MoreChris Bondie’s Story of Hope
Chris Bondie, a Tennessee RN, found his family in need of help after Grayson, his five-year-old daughter, was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, a neuromuscular disease that affects the voluntary muscles of the body. Since her diagnosis, she had a multitude of admissions to the hospital, specialist visits, expensive medications and surgeries. The unexpected financial strain quickly added up. By the time she was…
Read MoreJudith’s Colleagues Gave Her Hope During Her High-Risk Pregnancy
Judith McDonald, a labor and delivery nurse in Houston, Texas, knew her pregnancy would be high risk when she learned last April she was carrying twins. Still, she expected to work up until her 30th week. But she started to experience complications that put her and her babies at risk, so her doctor placed Judith…
Read MoreWhen Her Daughter Faced Vision Loss, Kelly Was Helped by Colleagues Through the Hope Fund
When Kelly Penn took her two-year-old, Charlotte, to the pediatrician after one of her eyes appeared to be crossing, she learned surgery was needed to preserve Charlotte’s vision. “Both of her eyes were crossed, and if she remained that way she would continue to lose vision,” said Kelly, a Medical Assistant in Virginia. “We could…
Read MoreColleagues Rally Around Med Tech Following a Terminal Diagnosis
As a medical technologist with 36 years of experience, Dan Starck understood too well how serious his 29-year-old son Justin’s cancer diagnosis was. “It was incurable from day one,” Dan said. The initial diagnosis gave him just two years. From the time he was diagnosed, Justin and his family fought back with chemotherapy and multiple…
Read MoreGulf Coast Division ITG EAG Hosts 5k to Support Colleagues in Need
To date, more than $5,000 has been raised through donations supporting the participants of the Labor Day Virtual 5k fundraiser, which takes place 9/1 – 9/15 and is hosted by the Gulf Coast Division ITG EAG. This heart-warming show of support for our HCA Healthcare family will make an incredible impact to our colleagues faced…
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