Posts by Lyric Marinac
Our 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…
Read MoreSandra is grateful for our caring colleagues
Sandra Williams is a social worker in Houston who has been with HCA Healthcare since 2015. Each day, she ensures patients are discharged to a safe environment and have necessary resources. Over the years, she has provided care and support to countless people in her community. Last summer, she found herself in need of care…
Read MoreOur colleagues helped Ebonee during an extended illness
Ebonee, an endoscopy technician in Colorado, was diagnosed with lupus when she was a college senior. She has lived with this autoimmune disease for years but recently experienced several severe flare-ups, inducing chest pains and breathing problems, which required weeks-long hospitalizations. Without being able to work for weeks at a time, Ebonee fell behind on her…
Read MoreFabiana McCranie’s Story of Hope
Six years ago, Fabiana McCranie, a nurse in Florida, learned her father was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. Her story of hope was originally shared back in 2015. As an only child, she was thrust into the role of caregiver. Between taking care of her father in his deteriorating condition, work, and keeping her…
Read MoreDianna Lebron’s Story of Hope
Dianna Lebron has been a major advocate of the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund in the five years since her family received help. Her story was originally shared in 2016. “I tell people they should give, even if it’s just $1,” said Dianna, a Patient Care Tech in Florida. “I want them to know just how…
Read MoreTishonia Sims’ Story of Hope
Four years ago, when Tishonia Sims’ landlord sold the house she was renting and gave her less than 30 days to move, she feared she and her young daughter would become homeless. “We all know that to relocate takes two important things – time and money – and I had neither,” said Tishonia, a Discrepancy…
Read MoreChris Bondie’s Story of Hope
Chris Bondie, a Tennessee RN, found his family in need of help after Grayson, his five-year-old daughter, was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, a neuromuscular disease that affects the voluntary muscles of the body. Since her diagnosis, she had a multitude of admissions to the hospital, specialist visits, expensive medications and surgeries. The unexpected financial strain quickly added up. By the time she was…
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