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 53,000 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.

30 years old and multiple strokes. When Vicki needed help, our colleagues were there!

At just 30 years old, Vicki, an RN Quality Coordinator, experienced some concerning neurological symptoms and decided…

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Escaping domestic violence then facing homelessness, Hope Fund donors helped Melissa and her children have a place to call home

Melissa is a Medical Office Coordinator who originally learned about the Hope Fund through the stories she…

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When an illness turned into 3 months out of work, Rebecca got help from her colleagues

Rebecca Boyd is an RN lactation consultant at Mission Hospital in North Carolina. She and her husband…

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Lisa’s colleagues helped her after a serious diagnosis

Our colleague Lisa needed help after she was diagnosed with a rare condition called skeletal sarcoidosis. After…

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Anna got help after emergency surgery

Anna Ponczoch works as a Medical Office Specialist in San Antonio and had been with HCA Healthcare for…

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Sherrye was able to stay by her son’s side after his brain surgery thanks to caring colleagues

Sherrye Fisher is a medical assistant in Colorado who was at work one morning when she got…

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