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Major Gift Launches New Era in Neurosciences at Atrium Health
Local business leader and co-chair of Atrium Health’s Giving Hope campaign, Tom Finke, and his wife, Heather, have made a lead gift to Atrium Health Foundation to advance neurosciences in Charlotte. Their commitment will anchor an endowed chair for the president of the Atrium Health Neurosciences Institute, currently held by Dr. Anthony “Tony” A. Asher. The Chair in Neuroscience Innovation...
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Transformational Gift from 24 Foundation to Enhance Local Cancer Survivorship and Wellness Programs
$2 Million Investment to Support Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute, Levine Children’s CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 24, 2025 – Adult and pediatric cancer patients will have access to enhanced survivorship and wellness programs at Atrium Health, thanks to a $2 million gift from 24 Foundation. The gift will help expand the supportive oncology programs at Atrium Health’s Levine Cancer Institute and...
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The Cannon Foundation Paves the Way for Bright Medical Minds Through Transformational Gift
Based in Concord, NC, The Cannon Foundation has committed a transformational gift to name the 6th floor terrace of the Howard R. Levine Center for Education at Wake Forest University School of Medicine – Charlotte. Made in honor of The Cannon Foundation’s board president William (Bill) Cannon, Jr., the gift recognizes Bill’s longstanding volunteer leadership on both the Atrium Health...
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Atrium Health Celebrates Milestone for New Advanced Care Facility at Carolinas Medical Center
New care tower will improve access to high-quality care to meet the needs of a growing community. CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 3, 2024 – Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center has marked a milestone in the construction of a new advanced care facility at the health system’s flagship hospital in Charlotte, N.C. A topping out ceremony was held Tuesday to celebrate progress...
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Transformational Gift Supports Thoracic Oncology at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute
Gift of gratitude honors life of Barbara Killian CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 21, 2024 – A $2 million donation to Atrium Health Foundation’s Giving Hope campaign will honor the life of Barbara Killian, a former patient at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute. The gift from her husband, John Killian, acknowledges his late wife’s thoracic oncology care team and will provide support...
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Charlotte Home to the No.1 Children’s Hospital in North Carolina
U.S. News & World Report ranks Levine Children’s Hospital as a ‘Best Children’s Hospital’ across 10 specialties; names hospital No.1 in N.C. and ties for No.1 in southeastern United States CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 8, 2024 – For the 17th consecutive year, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital has been recognized as one of U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Children’s Hospitals.’ In addition...
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Transformational Gift Honors the Life and Legacy of R. Stuart Dickson, Charlotte Business Leader and Philanthropist
Gift to support new Atrium Health state-of-the-art, advanced care facility CHARLOTTE, N.C., September 30, 2024 – A $5 million donation to Atrium Health Foundation’s Giving Hope campaign honors R. Stuart Dickson, Atrium Health advocate and leader, who passed away in May of this year. The gift from longtime friends James E.S. “Jim” Hynes and Howard C. “Smoky” Bissell, acknowledges Dickson’s unwavering leadership, spanning decades of service and...
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Atrium Health Earns U.S. News & World Report ‘Top 10 Rehabilitation Hospital’ and a Top Hospital in the Carolinas Recognition
Advocate Health system has 32 award-winning hospitals on ‘Best Hospitals’ list CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 16, 2024 – One of the nation’s most respected news outlets is again recognizing Atrium Health as a national leader in health care. In new rankings released today U.S. News & World Report has ranked Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation at No. 7 on the “Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation” list. For...
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Atrium Health’s ‘For All’ Mission Gets a Big Boost From The Duke Endowment
Atrium Health Foundation has been awarded $2.83 million in recent grants from The Duke Endowment that will significantly advance Atrium Health’s ‘for all’ mission across several patient care programs and health equity initiatives. A $750,000 grant awarded to Atrium Health Foundation through The Duke Endowment’s “Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas” initiative will allow Atrium Health to increase capacity and improve population...