According to Hope Clinic of McKinney Executive Director of Development Vicki Northcutt, “The lack of health insurance keeps many from seeking health care services and preventive care. People who are uninsured or underinsured are more than twice as likely to report going without needed care because of costs. Additionally, data shows that roughly 30% of emergency room visits … [Read more...] about 2023 North Texas Giving Day Booster: Hope Clinic Of McKinney
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MySweetOpportunity: Agape Clinic
According to Agape Clinic’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Co-Chairs Suzy Gekiere and Pam Thompson, “The Agape Clinic provides quality healthcare services unconditionally to the underserved population of Dallas and surrounding areas. Agape has provided care, without restriction, for 40 consecutive years to 150,000+ patient visits. The Agape Clinic is a 100% privately … [Read more...] about MySweetOpportunity: Agape Clinic
JUST IN: Christy Berry And Nancy Scripps To Co-Chair Healing Hands Luncheon For HHM Health
After a highly successful, sold-out Healing Hands Luncheon this past April featuring former Olympian Scott Hamilton with Rosewood Corporation and Texas Health as the Healthcare Innovator Awardees, HHM Health has already locked down the leadership for the 2024 event. It was just revealed that Christy Berry and Nancy Scripps will co-chair the luncheon. The gals have … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Christy Berry And Nancy Scripps To Co-Chair Healing Hands Luncheon For HHM Health
Baylor Scott And White Dallas Foundation Celebrated A “Boone” For Graduate Medical Education
The topic on the lunch table for the Baylor Scott and White Dallas Foundation Board’s quarterly meeting on Tuesday, May 9, was the all-too-real challenge of Graduate Medical Education (GME). With 15,000 applicants for the 34 fellowship programs available at Baylor University Medical Center, only 89 will become fellows. And the need for physicians is growing due to a growing … [Read more...] about Baylor Scott And White Dallas Foundation Celebrated A “Boone” For Graduate Medical Education
Agape Clinic’s 40th Anniversary Dinner To Celebrate Perseverance With Ben “Walk On” Malcolmson
In the past 39 years, Agape Clinic has handled more than 102,500 patients visits. Why, in 2021 alone Dallas' only 100% privately funded charity healthcare clinic provided: more than $9M in quality healthcare services to 5,761 unduplicated people to improve their health healthcare services in more than 260 ZiP codes in 23 counties Of the patients served, all are … [Read more...] about Agape Clinic’s 40th Anniversary Dinner To Celebrate Perseverance With Ben “Walk On” Malcolmson
MySweetWishList: HHM Health’s 2023 Healing Hands Luncheon
According to 2023 Healing Hands Luncheon Co-Chairs Julia Sands Cunningham and Shannon Graham, “HHM Health fights health disparities and provides access to quality, compassionate healthcare for our vulnerable neighbors in the Vickery Meadow area of Dallas. We are extremely excited to be chairing their Healing Hands Luncheon on Friday, April 21, at the Dallas Arts … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: HHM Health’s 2023 Healing Hands Luncheon
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Living With Zachary
According to Living for Zachary Marketing and Communications Manager Kendra Briscoe, “Each year in the United States, thousands of young people with their entire lives and futures ahead have their dreams cut short due to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). This silent killer affects seemingly healthy children of all ages and backgrounds, and is reported by Parent Heart Watch as the … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Living With Zachary
MySweetCharity Opportunity: Starlight Gala
According to Texas Health Resources Foundation President Laura McWhorter, “I’m proud to introduce the new Starlight Gala at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen. The Gala supports the Primary Stroke Center and the Wellness for Life® Mobile Outreach program in Collin County and surrounding areas. Texas Health Wellness for Life mobile units provide no-cost mammograms and … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Opportunity: Starlight Gala
North Texas Giving Day Booster Series Kicks Off Monday
According to Communities Foundation of Texas Senior VP, Chief Giving and Community Impact Officer Monica Christopher, “It is almost that time of year in North Texas – North Texas Giving Day season! We are so excited that Communities Foundation of Texas’ 14th annual North Texas Giving Day is back, beginning with early giving in just a few weeks on Thursday, September … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster Series Kicks Off Monday
JUST IN: Children’s Cancer Fund Presents A $1.3M Check To Children’s For Kids Like Jacob
It was January 2019 that Children’s Medical Center became Whitesboro's Jacob Pletan’s “new far-away home” after being diagnosed with lymphoma at the age of 15. As he wrote this past February, “I have had around $3 million dollars of medical treatment to take care of me. And yet, unlike a celebrity spending $3 million, not much was gotten nor is noticeable with this expenditure. … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Children’s Cancer Fund Presents A $1.3M Check To Children’s For Kids Like Jacob
Children’s Superheroes Come In All Forms — Parents, Doctors, Nurses, Window Washers And Mi Cocina
Leone was a typical 3-year old last year — adorable, outgoing and showing a real personality. But then a checkup showed that something was up with the toddler. With an abnormal amount of white blood cells showing up in his tests, he was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). Within 24 hours, Leone was admitted to Children’s where he underwent a port implant and began … [Read more...] about Children’s Superheroes Come In All Forms — Parents, Doctors, Nurses, Window Washers And Mi Cocina