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Atrium Health and YMCA of Greater Charlotte Bring New Health Care Option to West Charlotte
Ed Brown Community Center will preserve legacy of ensuring access to care CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 15, 2024 – Atrium Health, in partnership with the YMCA of Greater Charlotte, is bringing convenient access to health care to the West Boulevard corridor of Charlotte at the new Ed Brown Community Center. On March 15, a ribbon-cutting was held for the new medical...
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Atrium Health, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Launch Innovative Health Care-Focused High School with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies
Philanthropic support to address health care workforce shortage; create career opportunities CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Feb. 8, 2024 — Atrium Health and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) announced today an unprecedented partnership to enhance the school system’s health sciences high school curriculum, launching an early college program that will help prepare students for well-paying careers in health care and address local education and...
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Gift from LendingTree CEO and Family Paves Way for Healthy Futures for Students in Rural Counties
$500,000 gift expands Atrium Health’s school-based virtual care program to Rutherford Co. CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 5, 2024 — Students in rural Rutherford County now have greater access to comprehensive primary care through Atrium Health’s School-Based Virtual Care program. Atrium Health announced today a $500,000 commitment from LendingTree CEO Doug Lebda and his family to create the Lebda Family Rural Healthcare...
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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...