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Truist Invests Over $5 Million into Atrium Health Foundation to Advance Health Equity and Workforce Development in Charlotte

Gift to reduce health disparities, create new pathways for health care careers and education CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 17, 2023 – Atrium Health announced today a $5.05 million gift to the Atrium Health Foundation “Giving Hope” campaign from Charlotte-based Truist, via the Truist Charitable Fund and Truist Foundation, which will advance several community-driven programs aimed at improving health outcomes and economic...
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Atrium Health Growing Mobile Medicine Presence with Drive to Thrive Initiative

“Drive to Thrive” is first-of-its-kind in North Carolina to bring OB-GYN care to underserved populations CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 23, 2023 – Atrium Health is expanding its mobile services and fleet of mobile medical units to serve its communities in need. The initiative is one of the nation’s first mobile units dedicated solely to women’s health care, with the goals of...
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C.D. Spangler Foundation Invests $10 Million to Transform Women’s Care at Atrium Health 

Gift designed to improve women’s health, infant mortality through education and training  ...
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Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health Complete Combination

New health system focused on improving safety and outcomes, advancing health equity and accelerating medical breakthroughs CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After sharing plans to come together in May, Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health today announced they have closed on their formal combination to create Advocate Health. The combined organization will focus on best meeting patients’ needs by redefining how, when and where...
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Ally Charitable Foundation Invests in Atrium Health’s Workforce Development Pathways with $5 Million Gift 

Ally Charitable Foundation Invests in Atrium Health’s Workforce Development Pathways with $5 Million Gift ...
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American Cancer Society Honors Atrium Health with its Inaugural Health System of the Year Award

National recognition celebrates health system for efforts to elevate quality of life for cancer patients CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 25, 2022 – Atrium Health has received the American Cancer Society (ACS) Health System/Patient Support Team of the Year award, a national honor presented for the many successful efforts Atrium Health has implemented to improve the lives of cancer patients and their families. The...
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Bank of America Gift Enables Atrium Health Meaningful Medicine Opportunity at Central Piedmont Community College

New virtual health clinic to improve student health and advance career opportunities Charlotte, N.C., September 16, 2022 – Thanks to a $10 million gift from Bank of America last month, Atrium Health has brought its Meaningful Medicine program to Central Piedmont Community College with the opening of a community-based virtual clinic. The clinic will provide health opportunities for students and...
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Media Advisory: Atrium Health Launches New Mobile Medicine Unit With Support from The Tepper Foundation

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 22, 2022 – This morning, Atrium Health dispatched the first of four mobile medicine units designed to provide high-quality, equitable healthcare in underprivileged communities in the region. The unit was made possible by a generous $1.2 million gift from The Tepper Foundation.    The gift will advance Atrium Health’s efforts to address the underlying needs of patients...
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On the Move: Atrium Health’s Newest Mobile Medicine Unit Hits the Streets

With generous support from The Tepper Foundation and additional community funders, Atrium Health is developing an innovative care delivery model to provide high-quality, equitable healthcare to many of our region’s most at-risk and high-need residents. Atrium Health’s Mobile Healthcare Program will meet patients where they are, targeting communities whose residents experience economic and social challenges that make it difficult to...
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Transformational Gift from Bank of America Supports Program Aimed at Reducing Health Disparities

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 16, 2022 – Atrium Health announced today a $10 million gift from Bank of America to establish “Meaningful Medicine,” a program uniting the best innovations within health care, social impact and workforce development to directly target health equity and economic mobility goals within Charlotte. In partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), Mecklenburg County, Central Piedmont Community College and...