Our stories

At HCA Healthcare, we take care of our own. Even in tough economic times, we support our HCA Healthcare family members through the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund. To date, we’ve helped over 55,000 HCA Healthcare families in need. And the need is as great as ever. Take a minute to explore some of our latest videos and stories.

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Judith’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…

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Our blog stories

Every single dollar you give to the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund is going to another HCA Healthcare colleague in a time of need. It might be going to someone you know well or someone you’ve never met. These are some of those stories.

Caring 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…

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When 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…

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An accident led to three months of recovery – we proudly assisted Ericka

‌Ericka Graves is a certified nursing assistant at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and has been with the…

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We gave Brandee and her husband hope after they were both hospitalized

This year, Brandee Hammontree, manager of oncology data and accreditation at Sarah Cannon in Kansas City, Missouri,…

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When Celeste needed to be by her husband’s side, our Hope Fund helped

Celeste Diaz is a charge entry specialist at Methodist Stone Oak Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Earlier…

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Our colleagues helped Kendra when her son received a terrifying diagnosis

Kendra Bauer, a NICU nurse at St. David’s Medical Center, is married with two children – Renee,…

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