Archive for 2025
You Carried Alberto Through His Fight Against Cancer
Alberto Calle, a family medicine resident at HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital, came to the U.S. from Guayaquil, Ecuador to study anesthesiology. In May 2024, his life took a sharp turn. After experiencing severe abdominal pain, Alberto was diagnosed with gastric cancer and urgently needed treatment. HCA Healthcare supported Alberto’s transfer to Florida, where…
Read MoreAriel Found Peace and Hope After the Fire Thanks to Our Colleagues
Ariel Richardson is a Lactation Coordinator who just started her position with Medical City Dallas in January. She assists new moms and babies, and has gained valuable experience toward her dream of being a Lactation Consultant. Just a few months after starting her new position, she came home to find the exterior of her apartment…
Read MoreOur Colleagues Stepped in When Frozen Shoulder Left Vince Unable to Work
Vince Clemens, a nurse at HCA Houston Pearland in Texas, had shoulder pain, which gradually developed into adhesive capsulitis, commonly known as frozen shoulder. He said, “The pain felt like a knife digging into my tissue.” His range of motion was limited, and steroid injections failed to provide relief. The prescribed solution? Six weeks…
Read MoreA Hurricane Fight for Survival
Glenda Laws, lead pharmacist at Mission Pharmacy Blue Ridge in North Carolina, began her day as usual until a hurricane swept through her community, turning her life upside down within hours. What began as a typical day quickly escalated into a fight for survival as floodwaters caused by Hurricane Helene surged into her home. She…
Read MoreCaring colleagues give hope to Med Unit Secretary experiencing cardiac distress
Dietra Turner, a 71-year-old medical-surgical unit secretary at HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton, woke up one morning with severe chest pain. Recognizing the seriousness of her symptoms, she sought emergency medical care right away. Over the next two days, she underwent testing and monitoring. Her physician ordered an emergency heart catheterization. The procedure was successful,…
Read MoreWhen Beth started having seizures, our HCA Healthcare family gave her hope
Beth Lange, a billing reports analyst for the Tampa Shared Services Center, began experiencing seizures out of the blue. She endured six relentless months of tests, specialists, and hospital stays, all while scrambling to find a new home when the one she and her family were renting was suddenly sold. Beth found herself out of…
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