Atrium Health Foundation’s Post

On Saturday, November 2, our dedicated community will participate in the 29th Annual Hopebuilders 5K benefiting Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital! We're excited to partner again with the Charlotte Knights to host the event at Truist Field. Learn more about the special event that raises funds for essential patient programs, building hope for patient families. Visit Hopebuilders5K.org.

Pedaling toward a cancer-free future! 🚴♂️ Last month, 24 Foundation hosted its annual 24 Hours of Booty, raising $1.5 million for local beneficiaries, including Atrium Health Levine Cancer and Atrium Health Levine Children's in Charlotte. Over 65 members of Levine Cancer Institute and Levine Children’s Hospital participated, raising over $40,000 for vital cancer navigation and survivorship programs. Learn how this event is making a difference in the Greater Charlotte community: https://bit.ly/4dsKjuY

Greg Olsen has teamed up with leaders at Showmars to present a $92,000 donation from The HEARTest Yard + Showmars 5K presented by LifeShare Carolinas. This generous gift will enhance programs at Atrium Health Levine Children's HEARTest Yard Congenital Heart Center, helping kids like Samuel thrive. We are deeply grateful to the Olsen family and Showmars for championing pediatric heart care for over 12 years, contributing to Levine Children’s ranking among the best in the nation for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery! R4R: The Greg Olsen Foundation

Over the past 14 years, The Paula Takacs Foundation for Sarcoma Research has donated more than $2 million to sarcoma research at Atrium Health Levine Cancer and Atrium Health Levine Children's in Charlotte. Now the organization is strengthening patient support and awareness through a new program: Growing Hope Through Art. The initiative was launched at Levine Cancer Institute with the installation of "Seasons of Life," an original work of art created by Jake Pfeifer of Hot Glass Alley and commissioned by the Paula Takacs Foundation. The glass art now adorns the main corridors connecting Levine Cancer Institute’s facilities on the midtown campus of Atrium Health. Learn more about the program: bit.ly/3WHKrk6

Meet Sprout, a 4-year-old Labrador retriever and full-time facility dog who, in his first year at Atrium Health Levine Children's in Charlotte, has logged over 3,350 encounters with patients and teammates. His work is made possible by a $150,000 grant from Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation's Dogs for Joy program. Like doctors and nurses, Sprout is a core member of a child's treatment team, helping them achieve their clinical goals. A typical day may include assisting rehab patients with their physical therapy exercises, leading programs like "Arts & Barks" with Arts For Life, and visiting patients inside Seacrest Studios. Sprout is the first dog to work directly with cancer patients at Levine Children's Torrey Hemby Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders – a milestone made possible by the Dogs for Joy grant, which helped purchase proper sanitization materials to keep kids in the clinic safe. "This grant has allowed patients to find their safe space with Sprout," said Rachel Ellis, AVP of foundation relations/grants at Atrium Health Foundation. "Before surgeries, kids will ask to spend time with him. He has fostered a kind and inclusive space for so many, which is all due to the generosity of Dunkin'." Read more: bit.ly/3WBUjfj

Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation has been ranked the #7 Rehabilitation Hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report! 🎉 This designation puts Carolinas Rehabilitation among the top 1% of rehabilitation hospitals in the country, as well as being the highest-ranking rehabilitation hospital in the Southeast and the only ranked hospital in the Charlotte region. Its flagship facility, the David L. Conlan Center, opened in early 2023 with transformational support from Margaret and Smoky Bissell. The hospital features 72 private patient rooms, private treatment spaces, an outdoor therapy garden, and 16,000 square feet of inpatient and outpatient therapy space. Read more about this distinction: https://bit.ly/46dkN9V