Posts by Lyric Marinac
Brittany is grateful for help from her colleagues when her home flooded
Brittany Schmidt is a Nurse Manager who has worked with HCA for about seven years. She was familiar with the Hope Fund from seeing stories in her email, and she knew someone who had received assistance, but she never imagined needing assistance herself until one day she found herself in a very difficult situation. Imagine…
Read MoreJonathan, an HCA Healthcare nurse, underwent open heart surgery. His colleagues gave support through the Hope Fund.
At only 39 years old, most people don’t expect to have major health issues. But as an experienced nurse, Jonathan Sprinkle knew something was wrong. “I had been experiencing pain for some years, but I had a hard time getting a diagnosis since I was only 39 years old,” he said. “One day I was…
Read MoreWhen Ana faced multiple hardships, Hope Fund donors helped her family
Ana Hernandez has worked as a social worker at HCA Healthcare for three years. One day as she was arriving at work, she slipped in the parking lot and fell. “I knew something was broken because I couldn’t move,” she says. Instead of clocking in for work that day, she became a patient in the…
Read MoreJanet’s colleagues helped after her mother had a stroke
Janet Merced is an OR Nurse who has worked with HCA Healthcare for five years. She learned about the Hope Fund shortly after being hired, but didn’t immediately remember it years later when she needed help. Janet’s mother, Aurora, had a stroke. In an instant, Aurora went from being self-sufficient to needing around the clock…
Read MoreAspiring nurse’s dream was almost derailed by a major mechanical failure. Our colleagues changed everything!
Sunflower Blanton is a patient care technician with a dream to become a nurse. Her life is busy as she juggles her job taking care of patients in Texas and attends her challenging yet rewarding classes to make her dream a reality by earning her nursing degree. Like many students, she lives on a tight budget…
Read MoreWhen Estefany was diagnosed with leukemia, Hope Fund donors gave her hope
Estefany Londono, a Complex Specimen Processor in Florida, was just 25 years old when her life changed forever. She had to call out of work one day because she felt “too sick to move”. When a day out of work stretched to an entire week, she went to the doctor and learned her white blood…
Read MoreWhen Arletha’s brother passed away unexpectedly, Hope Fund donors gave her hope
Arletha Riggsbee, an onboarding specialist, had been working with HCA Healthcare for a little over a year when her brother passed away unexpectedly. As she was grieving the loss of her brother, she was informed he did not have any life insurance. Arletha found herself not only needing to arrange for her brother to be…
Read MoreOur HCA Healthcare family helped when Nick’s 14-month-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer
Nick Mitchell works as a Tech Analyst in Utah and has been with HCA Healthcare for three years. His wife Whitney is a nurse, and they have two young daughters Alyssa and Hailey. When his youngest, Hailey, was just fourteen months old, she developed odd bruising around her eyes. The doctor ran some tests and…
Read MoreAfter Hurricane Ida damaged her home, Kat’s colleagues helped her rebuild
Kat Chavez, a senior product analyst and mother of two, has been part of the HCA Healthcare family for fifteen years. She lives near New Orleans, and learned about the Hope Fund nearly a decade ago when she received assistance after a hurricane caused damage to her home. “Ever since then, I’ve been giving back…
Read MoreJasmin received assistance after a routine errand caused a serious injury
The Hope Fund sees many compelling stories from our colleagues fighting cancer, recovering from a major car crash or building back after a tornado. Sometimes a devastating crisis happens during the most routine course of a day and life can change in an instant. For Jasmin Richardson, a medical office specialist in Kansas, it started…
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