Posts by Deana Campbell
From Caregiver to the One Needing Care, Without Warning
Working with patients who are recovering from a stroke or other major medical issue is how James Keith spends his days. But when he became the patient, he was not prepared for how much and how quickly his world would change. “I had an acute stroke and wasn’t aware what had happened right away,” recalls James, a…
Read MoreHope Fund Helps Mother of Three Focus on Getting Better
On Christmas Eve 2015, Belinda Brown, Medical Staff Coordinator at Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Lafayette, Louisiana, was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. At first she didn’t know how to react. “I was more in shock than anything else,” she says. “I lived a healthy lifestyle; I’d rarely been hospitalized before. I just couldn’t…
Read MoreWith your support, the Hope Fund helps employee focus on son’s needs during lengthy recovery period
Ask any 13-year-old’s mother, and she will tell you that life is a whirlwind. That is certainly true for Amy Wilson-King and her son Caeden, but in early March 2016 an unexpected diagnosis added a lot of uncertainty and fear as well. “He’d been having some vague symptoms, like blurry vision and headaches, but he’d also…
Read MoreYour support helps optimistic employee after heart surgeries
When Albert Gonzales had heart-catheterization surgery in of March 2016, he was hoping that this would be the end of the cardiac issues that began with a quadruple bypass in 2006. Instead, he found himself back in the hospital and unable to work just as his wife was laid off from her job. “Of all…
Read MoreTo Save Her Daughter’s Life, Tamra Needed to Act Fast
Being prepared is one of the most important characteristics for any nurse. When her daughter, Keshana, was diagnosed with diabetes earlier this year, Tamra Hall, an RN at Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center in Panama City, knew just what the next steps would be. “Being a nurse helped me to come to terms with the…
Read MoreWhen Desiree Was Backed Into a Corner, You Helped Provide a Way Out
If anyone knows what to expect after surgery, it’s a healthcare professional. So when Desiree Singleton needed an outpatient procedure in 2015, she figured she would be back at work pretty quickly. But unexpected complications led to a much longer recovery period, and the HCA Hope Fund became a partner in her recovery. “I had complications…
Read More2016 Hope Fund Week Winners
It is so exciting to see all the support employees are showing on the Hope Fund Facebook and Twitter pages. You have a chance to win every day, so be sure to post your picture each day on our Facebook and our Twitter page for a new chance to win! Thank you for participating!…
Read MoreThe Westside Story of Hope
For Barb Simmons, the CEO at Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation, Florida, hearing from employees is important, and so is helping them. This past year, Barb encouraged the employees at Westside to complete the Employee Engagement Survey by committing to give a gift of $2 to the HCA Hope Fund for every employee that…
Read MoreDonors Provided Hope in 2015
This past year, our own co-workers faced desperate times as they struggled through situations like hearing the words “brain tumor” from their child’s physician, waking up in the middle of the night to a house on fire and escaping with nothing more than the clothes on their back, and even finding a safe house to live…
Read MoreHope Fund Week Winners
Thank you to everyone participating in our social media excitement, we are enjoying every picture posted to Facebook and Twitter! Check back here each day to see if you are one of our lucky Hope Fund Week winners! Friday (Sept. 18th) Winners: Apple Watch: Jon Thurman, Orange Park Shared Services $50 Visa Gift Card: Teri…
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