Archive for 2021
Our colleague Brad received help following a traumatic brain injury
Brad Howren, a Lead Sports Performance Specialist in Richmond, Virginia, suffered a brain injury in a terrible car accident several years ago. In the time since, he recovered and his health was much better. However, this all changed one day when he stopped to get gas on his way to work. “There was a gentleman…
Read MoreHope Fund donors make a big difference after devastating storms
Donna works for HCA Healthcare as a practice manager in Florida and has served in her role for six years. She and her family sustained damage to their home when Hurricane Sally roared through her community bringing heavy rain, winds of 110 mph and flooding. The storm caused a tree to fall on her home.…
Read MoreWhen this family’s home was damaged in a fire, Hope Fund donors were here to help
Gina Montes de Oca is a Utilization Review Coordinator in Waco, Texas, who has worked for HCA Healthcare for seven years. She and her family had been in their new home for only a month when the electricity suddenly went off. The area around her home had been experiencing recent power outages, so she didn’t think much…
Read MoreTogether, we help families like Harrison’s in the fight against cancer
Katherine Bell, a senior accountant in Tennessee, had just welcomed a second child into her family when life turned upside down. While still on maternity leave, she took her 2-year-old son, Harrison, to his pediatrician for a routine checkup. The doctor noticed something amiss and ordered an ultrasound. She never expected what was coming next.…
Read MoreHope Fund donors help our HCA Healthcare family impacted by COVID-19
Aiden Carmona, an EHR Support Analyst and HCA Healthcare colleague of 12 years, didn’t know what to expect when COVID-19 caused businesses to close and so many changes to life as we know it. But it wasn’t long until the effects hit home. His husband, Jacob Davis, built a career in the hospitality industry as…
Read MoreOur colleagues gave help & hope during a COVID-19 childcare crisis
Beth Vermillion, a Medical Office Specialist in Florida, has worked at HCA Healthcare in various roles over the past 10 years. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, she was the primary caregiver for her three young grandchildren and managing well. But when COVID-19 caused the daycare center her grandchildren attended to temporarily close, she was…
Read MoreWhen a tornado caused devastation, our HCA Healthcare family was here to help
Jennifer Wright, an RN based in Georgia, loved her home nestled in the middle of a patch of trees. But when an EF2 tornado ripped through their region on Easter Sunday 2020, those same trees toppled onto the house, creating complete devastation. “Two of my children and I were home taking cover in the downstairs…
Read MoreHope Fund donors help nurses like Susanna
When Susanna Maldonado started donating to the Hope Fund several years ago, her goal was to help out fellow colleagues. Looking back, Susanna, a four-year HCA Healthcare employee and surgical nurse, says “I am glad I donated, because now I see how much it impacts people.” Near the end of 2020, Susanna’s husband broke his…
Read MoreColleagues care like family after a series of hardships
When a series of hardships threatened to overwhelm Sharon Sturm’s family, her HCA Healthcare colleagues offered a helping hand through the Hope Fund. The year had been a difficult one. Her husband, Larry, had been out of work for some time, awaiting approval for disability benefits. Sharon, a medical office specialist in Kansas, had been…
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