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 55,000 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.

HCA Hope Fund – From the Heart

As HCA employees, it is our top priority to take excellent care of our patients. But we…

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 campaign season!

Each year we recognize the facility with the highest percentage of employees contributing to the Hope Fund…

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Tom Quinn – Right place, right time

When Tom Quinn went to work for LewisGale Medical Center, he was excited about all aspects of…

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Emily Boyce – Coping with unexpected medical needs

Over her five-year career with HCA, Emily Boyce had heard of the Hope Fund, but had never…

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Stephanie Sheldon – Surviving a Tragedy

  On May 4, 2010, I was in a motorcycle accident that nearly took my life.  The…

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Cecelia Sonnenberg – One Brave Girl

Cecelia Sonneberg knows that she’s sick.  Some days she can barely eat or move.  But this spirited…

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