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Hope Fund Donors Help Nurses Like Lisa!
Lisa Prosser of TriStar Skyline Medical Center is an experienced caregiver – as a nurse since 1985, taking care of others comes naturally to her. So when her father began to exhibit troubling symptoms, Lisa didn’t hesitate to drop everything to drive to Ohio and be by his side. “My father had fallen three times…
Read MoreJack and His Colleagues Receive Help and Hope After Hurricane Michael
As Director of Plant Operations at Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center, Jack Kennington knows what it takes to keep a hospital running. He has lived in Florida his entire life and made it through more hurricanes than he can remember. So when Hurricane Michael moved north toward Panama City, Jack and his colleagues gathered at…
Read More2018 Hope Fund Week Winners
Thank you for showing your support during the 2018 Hope Fund Week! Here are the HCA Employee prize winners for each day: Monday (Sept. 10th) Winner: GoPro & Accessories: Nina Cornelsen Tuesday (Sept. 11th) Winner: FitBit Versa Smartwatch: Angela Quinonez Wednesday (Sept. 12th) Winner: AirPods & an Echo Dot: Rachel Hobson Thursday (Sept. 13th) Winner: iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaning…
Read MoreAsking for Help Is the First Step in Daughter’s Recovery
Terra Boudreaux is good at getting things done. As a single mom of three kids, she has to be. But when her 17-year-old daughter, Reagan, was admitted to ICU with a severe concussion and memory loss, Terra found herself in an unfamiliar position: she needed help. “The EEG showed her brain was functioning at 1…
Read MoreA Message of Thanks From Someone Helped by our donors
Each month as donors give to the Hope Fund their generosity is changing lives! Hope Fund recipient Chris Bondie from TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee found his family in need of help after Grayson, his seven-year-old daughter, was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis. Since her diagnosis, she has had a multitude of admissions to the hospital, specialist visits, expensive medications and surgeries. Even minor…
Read MoreWhen Life Changes in the Blink of an Eye
Dec. 14, 2015, started as any other day in the Fort Walton Beach Medical Center’s emergency department. Eric Heaton, a paramedic, was at a desk in the department’s lobby where patients are checked in when he heard a noise, a scream … and then “the next thing I know, I’m riding on the front of…
Read MoreGrant Leader Spotlight: Courtney Hunter
The Hope Fund has critical business partners throughout our company, who help fundraise, provide information to employees and assist employees through the application process. Courtney Hunter, Senior HR Business Partner at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center provides amazing support to the employees of North Austin as the facility Grant Leader. “The ability to connect…
Read MoreDay and night duty
Every parent worries that his or her child could become suddenly, seriously ill. That nightmare came true for Dianna Lebron when her 13-year-old son Felix went to the emergency room and wound up having emergency surgery for a bowel obstruction. “He had his bowel resected, but then he began having problems a few days after and…
Read MoreHCA caregivers, support staff and volunteers are all champions of quality care!
HCA caregivers, support staff and volunteers are all champions of quality care! Our donors make it possible for the Hope Fund to respond to employees in need and we wouldn’t be here without them – thank you! #HCAHasHeart #HospitalWeek #HCAHopeFund
Read MoreNurses are at the heart of HCA and make miracles happy every day!
Nurses are at the heart of HCA and make miracles happy every day! Nurses also know how to care for patients before, during and after hospitalizations, but when a critical member of our care team is hit by an event beyond their control – the Hope Fund is able to step in. 1 in 4…
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