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Surviving sepsis: young mother and caregivers raise awareness of ‘silent killer’
HCA Healthcare care teams quickly responded to save the life of a young mother whose body was under attack by sepsis – the body’s extreme response to an infection. After coming close to succumbing to sepsis, Victoria underwent multiple limb amputations and is learning how to live and thrive in the face of her health…
HCA Healthcare unleashes the healing power of animals
Service animals across HCA Healthcare make a positive impact on our patients, families and colleagues every single day. These remarkable four-legged “healers” provide companionship, inspire confidence and perform tasks to assist people with disabilities. Service animal programs can help those with medical conditions such as seizure disorders, blindness, hearing impairments, mobility issues and diabetes. Therapy…
HCA Healthcare teams up with the American Red Cross
We’re proud to announce that we’ve teamed up with the American Red Cross as part of their Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP), providing the highest level of support to preparedness and relief efforts across the country. HCA Healthcare’s partnership helps meet the needs of people affected by disasters big and small, anytime and anywhere across…
Celebrating HCA Hope Fund Week with powerful stories of hope
Our mission to care for and improve human life is amplified by the support given to HCA Healthcare colleagues in need through the HCA Hope Fund. This week marks HCA Hope Fund Week and we are celebrating what we do best: care like family. To date, the HCA Hope Fund has provided more than $53…
The HCA Healthcare nurse behind the viral hurricane onesies
Earlier this month, dozens of HCA Healthcare affiliate hospitals in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas coordinated Hurricane Dorian emergency preparedness operations with our command center in Nashville, Tennessee. Affiliate Orange Park Medical Center found the silver lining of Hurricane Dorian in the six new lives that were welcomed into the world during the storm. The…
Ready to serve: HCA Healthcare volunteers deliver smiles and comfort
Doris Wellner loves bringing smiles to people’s faces and offering them an encouraging word or comforting gesture. As a volunteer at affiliate Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park, Florida, she gets to do just that. Wellner began volunteering at the hospital more than a decade ago. At the time, she was a new resident…