GREENVILLE, N.C. - May 8, 2024 - East Carolina University’s College of Nursing will have Service League Scholars among their Pirate nurses beginning in 2024-25 academic year thanks to a $1 million gift from the Service League of Greenville.
Service League Scholars will earn full tuition and fees for the academic year in which they receive the award. Two scholars will be named in the inaugural year.
“The Service League’s investment in Pirate nurses will make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of our state and region. Through the Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship Endowment, the legacy and impact of the Service League will continue in perpetuity at ECU,” Chancellor Philip Rogers said. “The Service League is stitched into the very fabric of East Carolina University and ECU Health through 80 years of service and support of the medical center and the students who are educated at ECU. We are grateful they are dedicated to furthering our mission.”
The Service League of Greenville Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship Endowment was established by the league in honor and recognition of the nursing profession. It is one of the first major gifts made through the ECU Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm supporting ECU Health and ECU’s health sciences campus.
“It is fitting for the Service League endowment to be one of the first major gifts established through the ECU Health Foundation as it highlights the alignment of the health system and the university and our shared mission to benefit the well-being of eastern North Carolina,” said Scott Senatore, chief philanthropy officer, of the foundation. “The Service League is an outstanding community partner and a prime example of the relational bonds that connect ECU Health and the university. Their gift will further student success in the College of Nursing and outstanding patient care at ECU Health.”
The Service League is well known by anyone who has visited ECU Health Medical Center. The nonprofit manages three gift shops at ECU Health, coffee kiosks and vending machines throughout the medical center.
Supporting health care initiatives and the education of health care providers closely aligns with the Service League’s mission to promote interests among its members in the community’s social, medical, economic, cultural and civic conditions.
League President Wendy Farrior said the organization committed to supporting health care education in 2018 through an endowed scholarship for students enrolled in the ECU School of Dental Medicine, the College of Allied Health Sciences, the College of Nursing(CON) and the Brody School of Medicine. Since then, league members have realized the significant impact these scholarships have had on health care in eastern North Carolina, she said.
The Service League of Greenville Scholarship Endowment has funded more than $105,000 in scholarships to students. The original endowment will continue to provide scholarship support at Brody, the School of Dental Medicine and the College of Allied Health Sciences.
“Nurses have a special place in the heart of the league. The profession is well-represented in our membership and many remain active in their nursing careers,” Farrior said. “With this scholarship, the league hopes to encourage nursing students to practice in eastern North Carolina after graduation and thereby continue the league’s legacy of service and partnership with the hospital.”
Dr. Bimbola Akintade, dean of the College of Nursing, said scholarship investment is a significant part of the formula the college needs for continued success in the education of nurses.
“Your heart was in the right place when you made this (scholarship)decision,” Akintade said. “Our students are challenged in this program, and our standards are high. We produce the best nurses in North Carolina, and we’re competitive against any program in the country.”
Karen Gagnon, chair of the league’s scholarship committee, said the selection of the College of Nursing is a response to the national nursing shortage and because the CON represents the largest group of students within health care with the lowest scholarship support.
“For years, the college has prepared nurses to transform health care in North Carolina,” Gagnon said. “We hope to transform student lives by helping them graduate without the significant burden of loan debt and provide a connection between the recipients and ECU Health.”
The Service League of Greenville Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship Endowment will create the first full scholarship in the CON. Eligible students will have a demonstrated financial need, a 3.0 GPA or higher and a commitment to community service. Recipients are expected to be residents of eastern North Carolina, with first preference given to Pitt County residents.
Jeanne Martin, interim chair, baccalaureate nursing education department, said the need for scholarships is very real. Scholarships remove barriers for students who are putting themselves through the nursing program.
“This scholarship will pay dividends for a long, long time,” Martin said. “The need is real, and this is going to make a big difference.”
Proceeds from the league’s business within ECU Health have been used by the league to fund a wide variety of hospital equipment need sand capital projects. The organization’s members consider the scholarship endowments a natural extension of the league’s mission.
“The Service League has historically invested money into the bricks and mortar of the hospital,” Gagnon said. “It was time to bring the buildings to life.”
GREENVILLE, N.C. – April 5, 2024 – Listeners from all over the east phoned in their support for children and raised $109,703 during the 27th annual “Music for Miracles” radiothon on 107.9 WNCT and all the Inner Banks Media stations.
These generous donations bring the all-time giving for the event to more than $3.9 million. One hundred percent of the funds raised through Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospital events such as this, directly support programs and services at the James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at ECU Health Medical Center.
This year’s radiothon included all of the Inner Banks Media radio stations. In addition to 107.9, these include: Talk 96.3 and 103.7; Oldies 94.1 and 102.7; and 94.3 The Game.
“We are thrilled to have once again been a partner with CMN and ECU Health Medical Center. Doing two days of broadcasts gave us an opportunity to interact with the doctors, staff, and most importantly the kids who are served there,” said Henry Hinton, president, Inner Banks Media. “It is one of the highlights of our year in terms of our public service efforts. As is often the case when you do something like this, we were the ones who were blessed to have been part of it.”
“Every year I am absolutely blown away by the incredible generosity of this community. Their dedication to improving healthcare for the children in eastern North Carolina is inspiring. I’m also grateful to the families who join us to share their stories. Those children are true miracles and it’s an honor to highlight the care they received at Maynard Children’s Hospital,” said Elise Ironmonger, director of programs, Maynard Children’s Hospital.
Children’s Miracle Network is a fundraising program of the ECU Health Foundation. Maynard Children’s Hospital in Greenville serves children and their families living throughout a 29-county region in eastern North Carolina.
GREENVILLE, N.C. - June 5, 2023 - Miracle Children and their stories of remarkable courage during life-threatening illnesses and injuries helped make the 38th annual Celebration Broadcast a tremendous success.
Thanks to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ longtime television partner, WITN, which produces the fundraiser, this year’s Miracle Children were able to share their heartwarming stories of complex illnesses and traumatic injuries and the quality medical care they received from Maynard Children’s Hospital.
The theme of this year’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals campaign has been “Change Kids’ Health, Change the Future” which shows how important donations are in helping shape a healthier tomorrow for patients served at Maynard Children’s Hospital.
Major contributors to the yearly event, held June 3-4 to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, featured contributions from long-time supporters from across eastern North Carolina including Speedway, part of 7-Eleven, Inc., Jersey Mike’s Subs, Log a Load for Kids, and Walmart/Sam’s Clubs.
“Caring individuals, community groups, businesses and others show how much they care about children by providing generous contributions to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. In eastern North Carolina, this generosity enables the Maynard Children’s Hospital, located in Greenville and serving 29 counties, to see beyond obvious treatment and save more lives,” said Spence Cosby, co-chair, ECU Health Foundation. “The care and high-quality treatment received here will continue into the future through this year’s amazing donors.”
The Celebration Broadcast featured guests and sponsors who have contributed during the past year, as well as callers who pledged their support.
Earlier this year, the Music for Miracles Radiothon on Inner Banks Media Stations raised $108,443 during the 26th year of their special event, bringing their total raised to more than $3.8 million. The Inner Banks Media radio stations include: 107.9 WNCT; Talk 96.3 and 103.7; Oldies 94.1 and 102.7; and 94.3 The Game.
The largest donor to this year’s campaign came from a long-time corporate partner of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Speedway, part of 7-Eleven, Inc., which raised $316,117 in their eighth year of partnership with Maynard Children’s Hospital.
The largest fundraising event for our local Children’s Miracle Network program was held by Jersey Mike’s Subs during their annual Month and Day of Giving. Collectively, the 17 participating stores in eastern North Carolina raised $141,499.
Long time CMN supporter, Log a Load for Kids held their 26th annual sporting clays shoot on May 5-6 and raised $120,000. These funds came from sponsorships, including title sponsors, Colony Tire and Pinnacle Trailer Sales, and had over 600 participants.
Other major donors and their gifts included Walmart/Sam’s Clubs with $117,852; Panda Express with $47,185; Dance Arts Theater with $43,586; Ace Hardware with $35,153; Extra Life with $21,306; and Publix with $20,295.
Other campaign contributors were Dairy Queen with $11,577; Barbour Hendrick Honda Greenville and The Electric Cooperatives of Eastern NC both with $10,000; REMAX with $9,195; Ollie’s with $7,503; Pepsi/Minges Bottling Group; Eastern Radiologists, Inc.; and Harris, Creech, Ward and Blackerby, P.A. each contributed $5,000.
Additional gifts were from: American Builders with $4,000; Miller and Friends Lemonade Stand with $3,649; Phi Mu Chapter of ECU with $3,435; Care-O-World Enrichment Learning Center with $2,712; and Grady White Boats with $2,500; Equipment Plus and Central Heating and Air Conditioning with $2,000; IHOP with $1,583; brothers, Arun and Ajay Ajmera each with $1,500; Aldridge and Southerland; Team Lighting; Ricci Law Firm; Stallings Plumbing, Heating and AC and Coldwell Banker’s Sea Coast each gave $1,000.
The local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals fundraising program is staffed and supported by the ECU Health Foundation, the non-profit charitable corporation that serves as the custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. The ECU Health Foundation oversees allocation of all donated funds.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected].
About the ECU Health Foundation
The ECU Health Foundation aligns fundraising and stewardship operations of the Vidant Health Foundation and the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation to boost philanthropic support for ECU Health, the ECU Schools and Colleges of the health sciences, and Laupus Library. The ECU Health Foundation is committed to effectively and efficiently supporting clinical and academic needs for the health system and health sciences.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of more than 14,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 180 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
GREENVILLE, N.C. – April 25, 2023 – An agreement between the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation and Vidant Health Foundation has been signed and executed, creating the ECU Health Foundation. The two entities will align to operate as one philanthropic arm supporting ECU Health and ECU’s health sciences. The alignment follows the joint operating agreement between East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine and then-Vidant Health that has been in place for more than a year, enabling the organizations to create ECU Health and work together to improve health care delivery to the 1.4 million residents of eastern North Carolina.
Under the agreement, the two foundations will remain separate legal entities, but will integrate under a new, shared brand known as ECU Health Foundation. Rebranding is expected to take several months to complete. The Foundation is committed to a seamless transition for donors, and they can expect to receive communications in the coming weeks.
As part of the agreement, Scott Senatore will become Chief Philanthropy Officer for the ECU Health Foundation, overseeing the work of both entities. He will also serve as president of the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation and continue in his role as president of the Vidant Health Foundation where he has served since 2018. Prior to his work with the foundation, Senatore was the president of the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce.
“This agreement marks an important and exciting chapter for health care and health sciences philanthropy in eastern North Carolina,” said Senatore. “I’m grateful for our board chairs, Spence Cosby and Jordy Whichard, and our respective boards for their leadership throughout this process. This partnership will help increase fundraising for both clinical and academic needs on our campuses.”
“During the last year, we have seen great efforts to partner and collaborate between our two organizations,” said ECU Chancellor Philip Rogers. “When this happens, the people of eastern North Carolina benefit tremendously. Just as with our clinical integration, our philanthropic alignment is another important step toward advancing our shared mission and driving value for this vital partnership.”
The ECU Health Foundation was created to align the fundraising and stewardship operations of the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation and the Vidant Health Foundation in order to boost philanthropic support for ECU Health, the ECU Schools and Colleges of the health sciences, and Laupus Library.
“Coordinating our philanthropic initiatives, as outlined in the original joint operating agreement, continues to build upon the rich history of the two organizations, preserving the legacy and vision we have shared for nearly 50 years, and advancing the tremendous progress made with the creation of ECU Health,” said Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO of ECU Health and dean, Brody School of Medicine.
About the ECU Health Foundation
The ECU Health Foundation aligns fundraising and stewardship operations of the Vidant Health Foundation and the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation to boost philanthropic support for ECU Health, the ECU Schools and Colleges of the health sciences, and Laupus Library. The ECU Health Foundation is committed to effectively and efficiently supporting clinical and academic needs for the health system and health sciences.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of more than 14,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 180 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
About East Carolina University
East Carolina University offers more than 87 bachelor’s, 68 master’s and 18 doctoral degrees to 28,000 students on its Greenville, North Carolina, campus and through an acclaimed online learning program. The university’s school of medicine consistently ranks No. 1 in North Carolina – and in the top 10% nationally – for graduating physicians who practice in-state, practice primary care and practice in rural and underserved areas. ECU boasts the largest business school enrollment and largest number of new nurses and education professionals produced by a four-year North Carolina university, in addition to the largest studio art program in the state. The university has a globally recognized academic underwater archaeology program and has a supportive relationship with the U.S. military services. Located near Atlantic coast harbors where pirates once roamed, ECU adopted the “Pirates” mascot in 1934 for its athletics program and competes in NCAA Division 1.
37 Years of Miracles for Kids in Eastern North Carolina
Annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Broadcast raises $1,372,191
GREENVILLE, N.C. - June 6, 2022 - Miracle Children and their stories of remarkable courage during life-threatening illnesses and injuries helped make the 37th annual Celebration Broadcast a tremendous success.
For the second year in a row, the telethon was marked by a very special announcement. A friend of James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at ECU Health Medical Center offered to match, dollar for dollar every donation up to $100,000. This family, who wishes to remain anonymous, has a passion for children in eastern North Carolina and wants to ensure every child has the best chance possible to get better. They are so very grateful for all of the hard work, dedication and compassion that the team provides at Maynard Children’s Hospital. They also recognize this past year has been incredibly difficult for everyone and hoped to provide an extra incentive for people to open their hearts and donate.
Thanks to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ longtime television partner, WITN, which produces the fundraiser, this year’s Miracle Children were able to share their heartwarming stories of complex illnesses and traumatic injuries and the quality medical care they received from Maynard Children’s Hospital.
The theme of this year’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals campaign has been “Change Kids’ Health, Change the Future” which shows how important donations are in helping shape a healthier tomorrow for patients served at Maynard Children’s Hospital.
Major contributors to the yearly event, held June 4-5 to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, featured contributions from long-time supporters from across eastern North Carolina including Speedway, Log a Load for Kids, and Walmart/Sam’s Clubs.
“Caring individuals, community groups, businesses and others show how much they care about children by providing generous contributions to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. In eastern North Carolina, this generosity enables the Maynard Children’s Hospital, located in Greenville and serving 29 counties, to see beyond obvious treatment and save more lives,” said Spence Cosby, chair, ECU Health Foundation Board of Trustees. “The care and high-quality treatment received here will continue into the future through this year’s amazing donors.”
The Celebration Broadcast featured guests and sponsors who have contributed during the past year, as well as callers who pledged their support.
Earlier this year, the Music for Miracles Radiothon on Inner Banks Media Stations raised $109,921 during the 25th year of their special event, bringing their total raised to more than $3.7 million. The Inner Banks Media radio stations include: 107.9 WNCT; Talk 96.3 and 103.7; Groovin’ Oldies 94.1; and 94.3 The Game.
The largest donor to this year’s campaign came from a long-time corporate partner of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Speedway, which raised $292,011 in their seventh year of partnership with Maynard Children’s Hospital.
The largest fundraising event for our local Children’s Miracle Network program was hosted by long time CMN supporters, Log a Load for Kids. On May 6-7, Log a Load for Kids held their 25th annual sporting clays shoot and raised $200,000. These funds came from sponsorships, including title sponsors, Colony Tire, Southern Pines Timber and Pinnacle Trailer Sales, and had nearly 600 participants.
Other major donors and their gifts included Walmart/Sam’s Clubs with $122,107; Panda Express with $65,948; the Parker Family/Bryson’s Birdies for Kids with $52,941; Dance Arts Theater with $31,294; and Publix with $31,124.
Several other initiatives proved successful for this year’s campaign, including Equipment Plus/East Carolina Tractor and Fleet with $17,780 and Extra Life with $13,293.
Other campaign contributors were RE/MAX with $12,675; Ace Hardware with $11,556; 264 Shoes and Apparel with $10,107; Barbour Hendrick Honda Greenville and The Electric Cooperatives of Eastern NC both with $10,000; Ollie’s with $7,316; Phi Mu Chapter of ECU with $3,737; and Pepsi/Minges Bottling Group; Eastern Radiologists, Inc.; and Harris, Creech, Ward and Blackerby, P.A. each contributed $5,000.
Additional gifts were from, Miller and Friends Lemonade Stand with $4,156; American Builders with $3,200; Grady White Boats with $2,500; Central Heating and Air Conditioning with $2,000; Care-O-World Enrichment Learning Center with $1,802; brothers, Arun and Ajay Ajmera each with $1,100. Children’s Healthcare Services, PA; MSL Health Care Partners, Inc ; Team Lighting; Ricci Law Firm; Stallings Plumbing, Heating and AC and Coldwell Bankers Coastal Rivers Realty each gave $1,000.
The local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals fundraising program is staffed and supported by the ECU Health Foundation, the non-profit charitable corporation that serves as the custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. The ECU Health Foundation oversees allocation of all donated funds.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About ECU Health Foundation
It is the mission of the ECU Health Foundation to inspire generosity through philanthropy in support of ECU Health. It is the vision of the foundation to provide hope for the people of eastern North Carolina. The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. For more information, visit vidantfoundation.com/.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of more than 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a multi-specialty group practice with more than 1,100 providers in more than 180 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health’s Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
GREENVILLE, N.C. – March 25, 2022 – Listeners from all over the east phoned in their support for children and raised $107,385 during the 25th annual “Music for Miracles” radiothon on 107.9 WNCT.
These generous donations bring the all-time giving for the event to more than $3.6 million. One hundred percent of the funds raised through Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospital events such as this, directly support programs and services at the James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at Vidant Medical Center.
This year’s radiothon included all of the Inner Banks Media radio stations. In addition to 107.9, these include: Talk 96.3 and 103.7; Groovin’ Oldies 94.1; and 94.3 The Game.
“We are thrilled to have once again been a partner with CMN and ECU Medical Center. Doing two days of broadcasts gave us an opportunity to interact with the doctors, staff, and most importantly the kids who are served there,” said Henry Hinton, president, Inner Banks Media. “It is one of the highlights of our year in terms of our public service efforts. As is often the case when you do something like this, we were the ones who were blessed to have been part of it.”
“The loyal listeners show year after year that no matter what is happening in the world around us they are truly dedicated to making the lives of sick and injured children better. A special thank you to the children and their families who shared their inspirational stories about the care they received at Maynard Children’s Hospital,” said Rhonda James, director of development, Maynard Children’s Hospital.
Children’s Miracle Network is a fundraising program of the ECU Health Foundation. Maynard Children’s Hospital in Greenville serves children and their families living throughout a 29-county region in eastern North Carolina.
Media contact: Rhonda James, director of development, Maynard Children’s Hospital, 252-847-1071 or
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About ECU Health Foundation
It is the mission of the ECU Health Foundation to inspire generosity through philanthropy in support of ECU Health. It is the vision of the foundation to provide hope for the people of eastern North Carolina. The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. For more information, visit vidantfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health system serving a region of more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 13,000 team members, eight hospitals including an academic medical center, home health, hospice, wellness centers and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 100 practice sites in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As the largest employer in the East and a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
GREENVILLE, NC – December 13, 2021 — ECU Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of ECU Health, has officially completed its largest fundraising campaign in the organization’s history. Recently, the campaign reached and exceeded its $50 million campaign goal for supporting the ECU Health Cancer Care capital project, along with funding cancer programs and services.
“To achieve this milestone is truly monumental for our Foundation team and for ECU Health,” said Scott Senatore, president, ECU Health Foundation. “We, along with our extremely generous donors and community partners, have demonstrated what it means to be committed to fulfilling our mission of believing in a life without cancer. The generosity and philanthropic commitment of our donors is evident in every detail of our stunning cancer center as well as the services we provide and the resources we offer.”
More than 4,000 donors contributed to the campaign over the course of seven years. Because of the dedication and support of countless donors, as well as the generosity of the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Foundation, the facility was formally named in their honor and is now known as VECU Health Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower.
The impact of this facility is far-reaching and is providing hope for cancer patients and families across the region. Three years ago, mortality rates in eastern North Carolina were 15 percent higher than the rest of the state. Since opening in 2018, these mortality rates have decreased 14.2 percent, which is less than one percent higher than the rest of the state.
“I have personally seen the impact of our donors’ generosity and commitment to investing in ECU Health Cancer Care,” said Dr. Emmanuel Zervos, executive director of ECU Health Cancer Care, and Spencer and Mary Raab Distinguished Professor of Adult Oncology and Founding Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. “Because of our incredible donors, we have doubled the number of patients who are able to receive chemo at one time, as well as provide additional screenings for early detection, and offer more therapeutic resources for our patients.”
Through philanthropic support, ECU Health Cancer Care has been able to provide the following programs and services:
- Patient resources, such as financial assistance for gas, food, electricity, prescriptions, transportation and child care for patients who qualify at the federal poverty level;
- Patient navigation program which helps remove any barriers to care, assures seamless care delivery and refers patients/families to needed resources;
- Diagnostic procedures, including mammograms, bone scans, colonoscopies and lung CT scans;
- Oncology outreach, including community screenings, early detection and prevention programs, as well as educational/awareness programs;
- Survivorship and support programs, such as retreats for cancer patients, as well as nutrition, exercise and equine therapy programs. Also, complimentary wigs are offered to those who are unable to afford them otherwise.
Since opening in 2018, ECU Health Cancer Care has:
- More than 90,000 new outpatient registrations
- More than 100,000 outpatient clinic visits
- Recruited top specialist oncology physicians from all over the country
- Over 77,000 patients have received radiation treatment
- Over 9,500 PET scans completed
- 1,200 support and survivorship programs hosted
ECU Health Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower on the ECU Health Medical Center campus serves as the hub to provide cancer care in Greenville, as well as deliver cancer care throughout the region. Cancer care in eastern North Carolina is driven by this vision: to prevent the incidence of cancer whenever possible, diagnose the disease in its earliest stages, and ensure that every patient with cancer receives world-class care without leaving the area. The ECU Health Foundation will continue to raise funds for patient resources, diagnostic procedures, survivorship programs, and early detection/pre-screenings.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About ECU Health Foundation
It is the mission of the ECU Health Foundation to inspire generosity through philanthropy in support of ECU Health. It is the vision of the foundation to provide hope for the people of eastern North Carolina. The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. For more information, visit vidantfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health system serving a region of more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 13,000 team members, eight hospitals including an academic medical center, home health, hospice, wellness centers and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 100 practice sites in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As the largest employer in the East and a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
GREENVILLE, NC – May 13, 2021 —The Service League of Greenville has pledged a $2 million endowment to sustain programs and services within ECU Health Cancer Care. The endowment matches the Service League’s $2 million gift to ECU Health Cancer Care in 2015.
“Our mission is to ‘minister to the suffering, the friendless, and the needy through various projects, which benefit the hospital and community’,” said Danette Pugh, president of The Service League of Greenville. “We are so fortunate to have ECU Health Cancer Care here in eastern North Carolina, and we are blessed to be able to fulfill our mission by sustaining cancer programs and services for the foreseeable future.”
Through philanthropic support, ECU Health Cancer Care has been able to provide the following programs and services:
- Patient resources, such as financial assistance for gas, food, electricity, prescriptions, transportation and child care for those patients who qualify at the federal poverty level;
- Patient navigation program which helps remove any barriers to care, assures seamless care delivery and refers patients/families to needed resources;
- Diagnostic procedures, including mammograms, bone scans, colonoscopies and lung CT scans;
- Oncology outreach, including community screenings, early detection and prevention programs, as well as educational/awareness programs;
- Survivorship and support programs, such as retreats for cancer patients, as well as nutrition, exercise and equine therapy programs. Also, complimentary wigs are offered to those who are unable to afford them otherwise.
In eastern North Carolina, 19 people are diagnosed with cancer every day, with eight passing away every day in ECU Health’s 29-county region. The mortality rates in eastern North Carolina are 15 percent higher than the rest of the state because too many cancers are being detected in later stages. ECU Health is on a mission-critical journey to change all that—to transform cancer care in the region.
ECU Health Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower on the ECU Health Medical Center campus serves as the hub to provide cancer care in Greenville, as well as deliver cancer care throughout the region. Cancer care in eastern North Carolina is driven by this vision: to prevent the incidence of cancer whenever possible, diagnose the disease in its earliest stages, and ensure that every patient with cancer receives world-class care without leaving the area.
“It is truly remarkable that over $4 million dollars raised by The Service League in pursuit of our mission to envision a life without cancer came in small increments selling candy, coffee, flowers and gifts from the gift shops, cafés and vending machines,” said Dr. Emmanuel Zervos, executive director of ECU Health Cancer Care, and professor and chief, Division of Surgical Oncology at the Brody School of Medicine. “The dedication and commitment of The Service League to this region is the secret ingredient that makes eastern North Carolina such a special place. The Service League has been with us since day one, and we look forward to continuing our partnership to serve the region."
Since opening in 2018, ECU Health Cancer Care has:
- More than 60,000 new outpatient registrations
- More than 42,000 outpatient clinic visits
- Recruited top specialist oncology physicians from all over the country
- Over 30,000 infusion patients treated
- Over 6,000 PET scans completed
- 1,2000 support and survivorship programs hosted
The league is celebrating its 83rd year of service. The organization operates several amenities throughout ECU Health Medical Center, including the Coffee Shop, the gift shops, all vending services, and two freestanding Starbucks coffee operations—known as the Coffee Corner and the ECHI Café. The group was also monumental in helping fund The Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice, which provides inpatient medical care in an environment that meets the emotional, spiritual and comfort needs of patients and their loved ones during a terminal illness. The group also helped fund the construction of The Service League of Greenville Interfaith Chapel.
All profits from the league’s hospital operations are donated back to the hospital through the ECU Health Foundation. Through the years, The Service League’s total commitment to ECU Health Medical Center is more than $13 million.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About ECU Health Foundation
It is the mission of the ECU Health Foundation to inspire generosity through philanthropy in support of ECU Health. It is the vision of the foundation to provide hope for the people of eastern North Carolina. The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. For more information, visit vidantfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health system serving a region of more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 13,000 team members, eight hospitals including an academic medical center, home health, hospice, wellness centers and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 100 practice sites in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As the largest employer in the East and a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
ECU Health Foundation wins three Wallie Awards
Greenville, N.C. – Nov. 26, 2019 – The ECU Health Foundation recently received three Wallie Awards for work the team completed in 2019. The Wallie Awards are given out as part of the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society’s (CHPRMS) Fall Conference. As the region’s premier health care marketing and public relations society, the membership is some of the Southeast’s most talented professionals in the industry. The awards are a way to spotlight the work they produce.
ECU Health Foundation submitted three entries in three categories and won gold awards for all three. The categories were Annual Report, Web Design and Foundation/Fundraising Initiative.
The awards were presented at the CHPRMS Fall Conference in Asheville Nov. 20-22.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About ECU Health Foundation
It is the mission of the ECU Health Foundation to inspire generosity through philanthropy in support of ECU Health. It is the vision of the foundation to provide hope for the people of eastern North Carolina. The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. For more information, visit vidantfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health system serving a region of more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 13,000 team members, eight hospitals including an academic medical center, home health, hospice, wellness centers and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 100 practice sites in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As the largest employer in the East and a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
ECU Health Foundation welcomes new board members
Greenville, N.C. – Nov. 21, 2019 – Members of the ECU Health Foundation Board of Trustees began their new tenure earlier this year and welcomed new members and officers.
“We are so fortunate to have such outstanding individuals on our board,” said Scott Senatore, president of ECU Health Foundation. “We are in a great position to continue to philanthropically support ECU Health and set the course for continued success.”
The ECU Health Foundation board members include: Myra Bowen, chair; Bill Mitchum, vice-chair; Drew Covert, secretary; Spence Cosby, treasurer; Bob Barbour; Tom Bradshaw; John Cooke, Jr.; Charles Gaskins, Jr.; George Griffin, III; J. Loyd Horton, III; Mitch Jones; Thomasine Kennedy; Dr. Brian Kuszyk; Dr. Jim Morris; Danette Pugh; Dr. Paul Shackelford; Ann Taylor; Dr. Michael Waldrum, Regional representatives include Tess Judge, Kenny Parker and Jeff Stalls.
The six new members recently added to this board are Mark Gentner, Marcy Shavender Morgan, Tom Kulikowski, J. Freeman Paylor, Wade Scales and Dorson White.
Mark Gentner is the recently retired vice-president and general manager of WITN. Gentner was with Gray Television and WITN for 12 years. A native of Ottowa, Kansas, Gentner has over 27 years of experience in television, advertising and marketing. He currently serves on the board of the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber, Greenville Museum of Art, Oakwood School, and North Carolina Association of Broadcasting.
Marcy Shavender Morgan was born, raised and is a lifelong resident of Pantego, NC. Morgan currently serves as the Head of School at Pungo Christian Academy (PCA) in Belhaven where she will begin her 21st year in this position this fall. She received two undergraduate degrees from Campbell University, one in Government with a concentration in Public Administration and one in Psychology.
Tom Kulikowski is the president and CEO of Penco Products, Inc., which was recognized by the Pitt County Development Commission as the 2017-2018 Pitt County Industry of the Year. He has championed numerous initiatives such as an inmate work release program, mentoring of at-risk youth in alternative schools, sponsoring the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office summer camp, selecting and recognizing an annual Penco Humanitarian Award winner and founding the Eastern Carolina Executive Roundtable. Kulikowski is an engineering graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and performed his graduate studies in business at Widener University.
Freeman Paylor recently joined PNC Bank as a Commercial Banker and senior vice president in the Greenville, North Carolina office, where he works to grow PNC’s reach and presence in the Greenville and eastern North Carolina markets. Freeman brings 37 years of banking experience in a variety of roles, most recently as Capital Bank’s (formerly First Tennessee) Greenville market president for the past 12 years. Freeman is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wade Scales graduated from Woodberry Forest in 2003 and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007. He spent a year in Charlotte learning the fixed life, disability, and long-term care brokerage business with a job as junior regional director with Bysis Insurance. Scales looks forward to expanding the Sound Partners' product offerings with his licenses and interest in securities and his affiliation with AXA Advisors.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About ECU Health Foundation
It is the mission of the ECU Health Foundation to inspire generosity through philanthropy in support of ECU Health. It is the vision of the foundation to provide hope for the people of eastern North Carolina. The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. For more information, visit vidantfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health system serving a region of more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 13,000 team members, eight hospitals including an academic medical center, home health, hospice, wellness centers and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 100 practice sites in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As the largest employer in the East and a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
Scott Senatore recognized in the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy’s 2019 40 Under 40 list
WASHINGTON, D.C., (Aug. 28, 2019) – Scott Senatore, president of ECU Health Foundation, has been included in the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) 2019 40 Under 40 list.
The 40 Under 40 program is designed to recognize the future leaders within the health care philanthropy community. AHP is honoring these 40 young professionals because they are shaping the future of the health care development industry. Collectively, they are changing the world—one campaign at a time.
“These honorees are part of a select group of health care philanthropy who have demonstrated impressive career achievements, deep community involvement and the potential to be a leader in our profession for years to come,” said Alice Ayres, AHP president & CEO.
Senatore joined the Foundation in June 2016 and, with the Foundation team, has participated in raising nearly $46 million toward the $50 million goal for the ECU Health Cancer Care Campaign. The Foundation team has continued to raise funds for James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital and other system initiatives supporting its mission. Additionally, the Foundation team has enhanced marketing and communications efforts and has developed a more targeted approach to community relations.
Senatore will be recognized at the 2019 AHP Annual International Conference Oct. 23-26 in Washington, D.C. Recognition events will include an invitation-only breakfast and award dinner on Thursday, Oct. 24, during the conference.
"During his time at the ECU Health Foundation, Scott has provided strategic leadership and direction for the team. He has proven that he has the skills and experience necessary to lead and enhance our philanthropic efforts throughout the region,” said Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO of ECU Health. “This recognition is well-deserved, and we are lucky to have him as part of the ECU Health family.”
To learn more about the 40 Under 40 program and each of this year’s recipients, visit www.ahp.org/40under40.
The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) is an international professional organization dedicated exclusively to development professionals who encourage charity in health care organizations. AHP's 4,300 members represent more than 2,200 health care facilities around the world. They collectively raise more than $11 billion each year for community health services.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About ECU Health Foundation
It is the mission of the ECU Health Foundation to inspire generosity through philanthropy in support of ECU Health. It is the vision of the foundation to provide hope for the people of eastern North Carolina. The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. For more information, visit vidantfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health system serving a region of more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 13,000 team members, eight hospitals including an academic medical center, home health, hospice, wellness centers and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 100 practice sites in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As the largest employer in the East and a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
ECU Health earns CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ re-accreditation for commitment to team member well-being
Greenville, N.C. – Aug. 19, 2019 – ECU Health has earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ re-accreditation for maintaining a strong commitment to the health of team members and satisfying the latest, comprehensive requirements of the Gold Standard™. This is ECU Health’s seventh year receiving re-accreditation after first becoming accredited in 2012.
“Fulfilling our mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina starts with leading by example,” said Scottie Gaskins, senior administrator of wellness, ECU Health. “As an employer and a health care system, we are equally committed to caring for our team members as we are our patients. Supporting our team members to engage in positive lifestyle choices contributes to their own well-being, reduces their risk for conditions like cancer and translates into them modeling those choices for their families, friends and patients. We love our team members and want them to feel loved and supported at work, not just when they become a patient.”
To earn Gold Standard™accreditation, an employer must take concrete actions to reduce the risk and burden of cancer, through the Gold Standard’s™ three main goals – risk reduction, early detection and quality care, including: prohibit tobacco use and support tobacco cessation efforts; promote physical activity, healthy nutrition and weight management; provide health insurance options that include detecting cancer at its earliest stages; access to quality care and participation in cancer clinical trials; promote employee awareness of these initiatives; support the needs of cancer survivors in the workplace.
ECU Health’s Wellness programming that supports this re-accreditation, includes:
- A tobacco-free workplace with financial incentive in our medical plan for team members and their dependents for working toward or living a tobacco-free lifestyle.
- Health risk assessments with incentives for participation.
- lifestyle coaching to educate and support team members to reduce risks, manage their condition, and access other wellness benefits.
- Counseling through our employee assistance program to reduce stress and learn positive coping.
- Nutrition assessments and counseling, coupled with cooking classes and a Healthy Food Environment policy to promote healthy eating at work and home.
- Discounts for weight loss, wellness centers and exercise programs.
- Cancer survivor exercise and nutrition programs.
- Cancer screenings covered on our ECU Health medical plan and easy access to most screenings at our ECU Health hospitals or clinics.
- Access to ECU Health Cancer Care teams and navigators for cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and support.
- Telephonic care management for those who need extra support.
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer, a nonprofit organization of CEOs, founded by former President George H.W. Bush, created the Gold Standard™ to recognize employers for taking exceptional health and wellness measures on behalf of their employees.
Media contact: Brian Wudkwych, 252-214-0782 or [email protected]
About The CEO Roundtable on Cancer
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer was founded in 2001, when President George H.W. Bush challenged a group of executives to "do something bold and venturesome about cancer within your own corporate families." The CEOs responded by creating and encouraging the widespread adoption of the CEO Cancer Gold Standard, which calls for organizations to evaluate their health benefits and workplace culture and take extensive, concrete actions in five key areas of health and wellness to address cancer in the workplace. For more information on the CEO Cancer Gold Standard and the no-cost, web-based accreditation process, please visit www.CancerGoldStandard.org.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed health system that annually serves a region of more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 14,000 team members, nine hospitals, home health, hospice, wellness centers, and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 100 practice sites in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
Celebrating 22 Years of Miracles: Music for Miracles Radiothon is another success for the sick and injured children in eastern North Carolina
Pledges to this year’s ‘Music for Miracles’ Radiothon on 107.9 WNCT bring the total raised through this event’s 22-year history to more than $3.4 million
GREENVILLE, N.C. – March 18, 2019 – Listeners from all over the east phoned in their support for children pledging $67,439 during the 22nd annual “Music for Miracles” radiothon on 107.9 WNCT.
These generous pledges bring the all-time giving for the event to more than $3.4 million. One hundred percent of the funds raised through Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospital events such as this, directly support programs and services at the James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at Vidant Medical Center.
This year’s radiothon expanded to include all of the Inner Banks Media radio stations. In addition to 107.9, these include: 103.7 WTIB (Talk of the Town); 96.3 WRHT The New Talk; Groovin’ Oldies 94.1 and 97.9; and 94.3 The Game.
“We are thrilled to have once again been a partner with CMN and Vidant Medical Center. Doing two days of broadcasts from inside the children's hospital gave us an opportunity to interact with the doctors, staff and most importantly the kids who are served there,” said Henry Hinton, president, Inner Banks Media. “It is one of the highlights of our year in terms of our public service efforts. As is often the case when you do something like this, it was we who were blessed to have been part of it.”
“The loyal listeners show year after year that they are truly dedicated to making the lives of sick and injured children better. We also couldn’t do it without our volunteers and the children and their families who came to share their inspirational stories about the care they received at Maynard Children’s Hospital,” said Rhonda James, director of development, Maynard Children’s Hospital.
Several of this year’s Miracle Children joined on-air personalities to share with the listeners the difference donations make in a child’s life.
This year’s Miracle Children include: Malachi Austin, 4, Nash County; Mason Burnette, 7 months, Pitt County; Colt Cowell, 6, Pamlico County; Decadyen Donigan, 5, Pitt County; Emirrah Rodgers, 13, Hertford County; Kayleigh Rossie, 1, Beaufort County. To help celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the event, several past miracle children also came out to update listeners on how they are doing.
More than 50 volunteers helped answer phones, including Vidant team members. A special thank you to the many local restaurants and businesses who donated meals and refreshments.
Children’s Miracle Network is a fundraising program of the Vidant Health Foundation. Maynard Children’s Hospital in Greenville serves children and their families living throughout a 29-county region in eastern North Carolina.
Media contact: Rhonda James, director of development, Maynard Children’s Hospital, 252-847-5437 or Beth Anne Atkins, director, marketing and communications, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About Vidant Health Foundation
The Vidant Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to Vidant Health. It is the mission of the foundation to support the Vidant Health mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through advocacy and securing philanthropic resources. For more information, visit vidanthealthfoundation.com.
About Vidant Health
Vidant Health is a mission-driven, 1,504-bed health system that annually serves more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 12,500 team members, eight hospitals, home health, hospice, wellness centers, and Vidant Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 90 locations in eastern North Carolina. Vidant is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As a major resource for health services and education, Vidant has a mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
Celebrating 22 Years of Miracles: Music for Miracles Radiothon is another success for the sick and injured children in eastern North Carolina
Pledges to this year’s ‘Music for Miracles’ Radiothon on 107.9 WNCT bring the total raised through this event’s 22-year history to more than $3.4 million
GREENVILLE, N.C. – March 18, 2019 – Listeners from all over the east phoned in their support for children pledging $67,439 during the 22nd annual “Music for Miracles” radiothon on 107.9 WNCT.
These generous pledges bring the all-time giving for the event to more than $3.4 million. One hundred percent of the funds raised through Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospital events such as this, directly support programs and services at the James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at Health Medical Center.
This year’s radiothon expanded to include all of the Inner Banks Media radio stations. In addition to 107.9, these include: 103.7 WTIB (Talk of the Town); 96.3 WRHT The New Talk; Groovin’ Oldies 94.1 and 97.9; and 94.3 The Game.
“We are thrilled to have once again been a partner with CMN and ECU Health Medical Center. Doing two days of broadcasts from inside the children's hospital gave us an opportunity to interact with the doctors, staff and most importantly the kids who are served there,” said Henry Hinton, president, Inner Banks Media. “It is one of the highlights of our year in terms of our public service efforts. As is often the case when you do something like this, it was we who were blessed to have been part of it.”
“The loyal listeners show year after year that they are truly dedicated to making the lives of sick and injured children better. We also couldn’t do it without our volunteers and the children and their families who came to share their inspirational stories about the care they received at Maynard Children’s Hospital,” said Rhonda James, director of development, Maynard Children’s Hospital.
Several of this year’s Miracle Children joined on-air personalities to share with the listeners the difference donations make in a child’s life.
This year’s Miracle Children include: Malachi Austin, 4, Nash County; Mason Burnette, 7 months, Pitt County; Colt Cowell, 6, Pamlico County; Decadyen Donigan, 5, Pitt County; Emirrah Rodgers, 13, Hertford County; Kayleigh Rossie, 1, Beaufort County. To help celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the event, several past miracle children also came out to update listeners on how they are doing.
More than 50 volunteers helped answer phones, including ECU Health team members. A special thank you to the many local restaurants and businesses who donated meals and refreshments.
Children’s Miracle Network is a fundraising program of the ECU Health Foundation. Maynard Children’s Hospital in Greenville serves children and their families living throughout a 29-county region in eastern North Carolina.
Media contact: Rhonda James, director of development, Maynard Children’s Hospital, 252-847-5437 or Beth Anne Atkins, director, marketing and communications, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About ECU Health Foundation
The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. It is the mission of the foundation to support the ECU Health mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through advocacy and securing philanthropic resources. For more information, visit vidanthealthfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,504-bed health system that annually serves more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 12,500 team members, eight hospitals, home health, hospice, wellness centers, and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 90 locations in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health has a mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
ECU Health celebrates 20 years of Community Benefit Grants Program
Greenville, N.C – Oct. 24, 2018 – ECU Health is celebrating 20 successful years of the Community Benefit Grants Program which was created in 1998 as a joint partnership between the health system and the ECU Health Foundation to address the health and wellness of Pitt County residents. As the health system grew, the grants program expanded to include the regional hospital service areas, as well. The overall goal of the program is to help people before they reach the point of being hospitalized for health conditions that could otherwise have been avoided.
"ECU Health feels one of the best ways to empower people to be active partners in their own health care is to provide them with the education and tools needed to prevent and manage chronic disease,” said Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO, ECU Health. “This is accomplished through establishing community partnerships with local non-profits. The grants program provides these organizations with financial support to develop and implement programs that provide: early detection of chronic illness, education on wellness and prevention strategies, community health initiatives, and health care services directly in the communities where people live.”
Since 1998, $30.4 million has been distributed to 1,670 grant recipients. These funded programs have improved the health and quality of life for countless residents of eastern North Carolina.
“People across eastern North Carolina have benefited from all of the funded initiatives. Programs take place in civic centers, community gardens, Boys and Girls Clubs, churches, schools, senior centers and other community venues,” said Brian Floyd, president of ECU Health Medical Center and chief operating officer of Vidant Health Hospitals. “The grants being funded help remove financial and transportation barriers in receiving health education and direct health services in rural communities. We are reaching well beyond the walls of our hospitals to care for the people in our region who need it most.”
This year, ECU Health is distributing $1.9 million to 160 grants for communities in eastern North Carolina for the 2016-2017 grant cycle. Grants are administered by the ECU Health Foundation and awarded to programs that focus on chronic disease prevention and management, nutrition and physical activity, and improving access to care.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, marketing and communications, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About ECU Health Foundation
The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. It is the mission of the foundation to support the ECU Health mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through advocacy and securing philanthropic resources. For more information, visit vidanthealthfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,504-bed health system that annually serves more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 12,500 team members, eight hospitals, home health, hospice, wellness centers, and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 90 locations in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health has a mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
SUMMARY
| ECU Health Hospital | # of Programs Recommended for Funding | Dollars Recommended |
# Estimated to be Served |
# Estimated to be Financially Needy |
| Beaufort | 18 | $100,000 | 21,021 | 15,533 |
| Bertie | 14 | $102,250 | 18,496 | 17,606 |
| Chowan | 22 | $107,430 | 19,269 | 7,186 |
| Duplin | 12 | $102,000 | 23,125 | 19,167 |
| Edgecombe | 14 | $106,000 | 6,625 | 5,445 |
| Outer Banks Health | 8 | $110,000* | 4,219 | 4,219 |
| Roanoke-Chowan | 13 | $100,000 | 12,054 | 9,554 |
| Total Regional | 101 | $727,680 | 104,809 | 78,710 |
| ECU Medical Center | 59 | $1,182,350 | 402,549 | 216,923 |
| Overall Total | 160 | $1,910,030 | 507,358 | 295,633 |
Greenville, N.C. – July 6, 2018 – ECU Health is pleased to announce that Scott Senatore, vice president of the ECU Health Foundation, will step into the president’s role effective July 9, 2018.
Janet Mullaney, current president of the Foundation, is retiring July 6.
“My long tenure at ECU Health has been very rewarding, and my work with the Foundation has been the pinnacle of my career,” said Mullaney.
Senatore joined the Foundation in June 2016 and, with the Foundation team, has participated in raising $43 million toward the $50 million goal for the ECU Health Cancer Care Campaign. The Foundation team has continued to raise funds for James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital and other system initiatives that support its mission. Additionally, the Foundation team has enhanced marketing and communication efforts and has developed a more targeted approach to community relations.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Senatore had a successful 10-year career at the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce. He stepped into the president’s role at the Chamber for the last three years of his tenure. While at the Chamber, Senatore was a part of a team that increased revenue, grew membership, expanded economic development efforts, grew advocacy efforts and established new partnerships.
Senatore has an undergraduate degree in public relations from the School of Media and Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Master of Business Administration from East Carolina University (ECU). He is currently working on a doctorate at ECU in educational leadership. In addition, he holds a certificate in Nonprofit Organizational Management from the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Senatore and his wife, Amanda, have lived in Greenville for 14 years. Amanda, a native of Greenville, is a physician’s assistant at the ECU Health Medical Center Minor Emergency Department. They have two boys, ages 6 and 3.
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to lead the ECU Health Foundation. I’m inspired by and grateful for our donors, volunteers and Foundation team as they continue to demonstrate their generosity and dedication in support of our mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina,” said Senatore. “I appreciate the confidence our Board, our team and ECU Health has in me to guide the Foundation through a very transformative time in health care.”
As president of the ECU Health Foundation, Senatore will be responsible for leadership and oversight of the organization, which includes the Foundation’s overall strategies, management, planning and operations.
“We are so appreciative of Janet’s leadership during the last two years. She has been instrumental in taking the ECU Health Foundation to the next level,” said Myra Bowen, chair, ECU Health Foundation Board of Trustees. “We are thrilled that Scott is able to step into this role and continue to provide strategic leadership and direction for the Foundation team. He has proven, during the last two years, that he has the skills and experience necessary to lead and enhance our philanthropic efforts in the region.”
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, marketing and communications, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About ECU Health Foundation
The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. It is the mission of the foundation to support the ECU Health mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through advocacy and securing philanthropic resources. For more information, visit vidanthealthfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,504-bed health system that annually serves more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 12,500 team members, eight hospitals, home health, hospice, wellness centers, and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 90 locations in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health has a mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
GREENVILLE, N.C. –
ECU and Vidant Health are partnering to create two senior faculty positions in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine. The positions are being funded by a generous gift to the Vidant Cancer Care campaign by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnhill Jr. of Tarboro.
“We are passionate about giving back to the community within which we work and live,” said Robert Barnhill. “It is our hope that we can continue to support medical research and health care initiatives in eastern North Carolina with this gift.”
Barnhill, a native of Edgecombe County, graduated from ECU in 1970 with a degree in business administration. His family’s company, Barnhill Contracting, was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Rocky Mount. The company does work across the southeastern United States in site infrastructure, highway and commercial building construction. Barnhill and his wife, Penny, have two sons who work with the family business and a daughter who resides in Charlotte.
“The Brody School of Medicine and Vidant are leaders in providing skilled doctors and essential care to eastern North Carolinians. That commitment to health and service continues with these professorships made possible by the generosity of the Barnhills. It is a gift that will inspire faculty to push the frontiers of their scholarship and research as well as prepare thousands of students to follow their path as successful physicians,” said ECU Chancellor Cecil P. Staton.
Vidant is excited about the opportunity to continue to build and enhance Vidant Cancer Care through this partnership with the Barnhills and ECU.
“We are honored and thrilled that the Barnhills chose to support the Vidant Cancer Care campaign in this manner,” said Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO of Vidant Health. “Vidant Health has dedicated significant resources to build a premier cancer program, focusing on developing a sustainable, regionally-connected system-of-care that will require effective physician leadership on all levels.”
Dr. Mark Stacy, dean of Brody, expressed his gratitude for the Barnhills’ gift and the impact it will have on eastern North Carolina. “We’ve all been touched by cancer in one way or another. We’re grateful to the Barnhills for their generous contribution to battling this disease that creates an especially heavy burden on our part of the state. This gift creates new opportunities to explore and advance the way we deliver oncology care here,” said Stacy.
The two professorships will be named the “Barnhill Family Distinguished Professorship” and the “Robert and Penny Barnhill Distinguished Professorship.” Vidant and ECU will work together to determine the timing of the creation of the positions, as well as tenure status, compensation, responsibilities and candidate selection. This partnership is just one of the many ways Vidant and ECU are working together to support patient care, physician engagement, education and research.
Vidant Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower in Greenville opened to patients on March 25. The estimated cost of construction and equipping the cancer center and bed tower is $174 million. Approximately $50 million is being funded through philanthropy.
About ECU Health Foundation
The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. It is the mission of the foundation to support the ECU Health mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through advocacy and securing philanthropic resources. For more information, visit vidanthealthfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,504-bed health system that annually serves more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 12,500 team members, eight hospitals, home health, hospice, wellness centers, and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 90 locations in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health has a mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
GREENVILLE, N.C. - June 4, 2018 - Miracle Children and their stories of remarkable courage during life-threatening illnesses and injuries helped make the 33rd annual Celebration Broadcast a tremendous success.
Thanks to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ longtime television partner, WITN, which produces the two-day fundraiser, this year’s Miracle Children were able to share their heartwarming stories of complex illnesses and traumatic injuries and the quality medical care they received from James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at Vidant Medical Center.
The theme of this year’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals campaign has been “Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are,” which shows how important donations are in helping shape a healthier tomorrow for patients served at Maynard Children’s Hospital.
This also marked the 16th year that Krispy Kreme has partnered with the local Children’s Miracle Network program by generously providing certificates for a free dozen glazed doughnuts for each $12 x 12 donation made. In addition to supporting the televised broadcast on WITN, they also support the 107.9 Radiothon by providing their listeners the same delicious treat to say thank you for supporting sick and injured children in eastern North Carolina.
Major contributors to the yearly event, held June 1 and 3 to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, featured contributions from long-time supporters from across eastern North Carolina including Speedway, Walmart/Sam’s Clubs, Log A Load for Kids and The Service League of Greenville.
“Caring individuals, community groups, businesses and others show how much they care about children by providing generous contributions to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. In eastern North Carolina, this generosity enables the Maynard Children’s Hospital, located in Greenville and serving 29 counties, to see beyond obvious treatment and save more lives,” said Myra Bowen, chair, Vidant Health Foundation Board of Trustees. “The care and high-quality treatment received here will continue into the future through this year’s amazing donors.”
The Celebration Broadcast featured guests and sponsors who have contributed during the past year, as well as callers who pledged their support.
Earlier this year, the Music for Miracles Radiothon on 107.9 WNCT raised more than $75,000 during the 21st year of their special event, bringing their total raised to more than $3.5 million. For the first time, this year’s radiothon expanded to include all Inner Banks Media radio stations. In addition to 107.9, these included: 103.7 WTIB (Talk of the Town); 94.1 WNBU; 96.3 Thunder Country; 97.9 Fresh; and 94.3 The Game.
The largest donor to this year’s campaign came from a long-time corporate partner of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Speedway, which raised $232,033 in just their third year of partnership with Maynard Children’s Hospital.
Other major donors and their gifts included Walmart/Sam’s Clubs with $116,824; Log A Load for Kids with $135,000; and Jersey Mike’s Subs (eastern North Carolina stores) with $77,176.
Several local fundraising initiatives proved successful for this year’s campaign, including Bryson’s Birdies for Kids which raised $34,500; Dance Arts Theatre’s Nutcracker Ballet with $25,247; The International Taste of Greenville with $24,898; and Extra Life with $17,918.
Other campaign contributors were Panda Express with $23,834; RE/MAX with $14,820; Phi Mu Chapter of ECU with $11,428; Dairy Queen with $11,115; The Electric Cooperatives of Eastern Carolina with $10,000; Rite Aid with $9,600; and Ace Hardware with $7,486. Pepsi/Minges Bottling Group; The Service League of Greenville; WIMCO; Eastern Radiologists, Inc.; and Harris, Creech, Ward and Blackerby, P.A. each contributed $5,000.
Additional gifts were from 3HC Home Health and Hospice with $3,000; Securities Lending Hand Foundation and Pungo Christian Academy with $2,500; IHOP with $2,264; Greater Greenville Kiwanis Club with $1,270; Care-O-World Enrichment Center with $2,363; Baynor, Inc. Central World Heating and Air Conditioning; and Grady White Boats with $2,000; Greenville Little Leagues with $1,888; United Networks of America with $1,695; MSL Health Care Partners, Inc. and Oasis Shrine Temple each with $1,500; Veneer Technologies with $1,400; Publix with $1,396; Vidant Edgecombe Blue Jeans for Babies with $1,234; Ollie’s Bargain Outlet with $1,081; and brothers, Arun and Ajay Ajmera each with $1,100. Aldridge and Southerland Realtors, AKA of Kinston; Team Lighting; LJ Construction; Ricci Law Firm; Coldwell Bankers Coastal Rivers Realty; and Greenville Pediatrics each gave $1,000.
The local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals fundraising program is staffed and supported by the Vidant Health Foundation, the non-profit charitable corporation that serves as the custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to Vidant Health. The Vidant Health Foundation oversees allocation of all donated funds.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, marketing and communications, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About ECU Health Foundation
The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. It is the mission of the foundation to support the ECU Health mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through advocacy and securing philanthropic resources. For more information, visit vidanthealthfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,504-bed health system that annually serves more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 12,500 team members, eight hospitals, home health, hospice, wellness centers, and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 90 locations in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health has a mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
New cancer center and bed tower to be named the “Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower”
GREENVILLE – “Because we believe in a life without cancer.”
These words have been echoed throughout eastern North Carolina during the last three years as everyone watched the new cancer center and bed tower rise out of the ground into the six-story building that now sits on the east side of the Vidant Medical Center Campus in Greenville.
To help Vidant Health fulfill this bold mission to keep people disease free and successfully treat those who are diagnosed with cancer, Eddie Smith Jr. and his wife of 55 years, Jo Allison, through their family foundation, have generously given the lead gift to help fund the completion of the tower. Their contribution also assisted in bringing other major donors on board for the cancer center.
“This gift is in honor of the many friends, family members and associates who have already fought the fight against cancer, for those who are fighting and those whose fight is yet to come,” said Eddie Smith, owner and CEO of Grady-White boats. “We are so blessed to be able to give back to this community, this area, and its people who have been such a blessing to us during our lives.”
The Smiths moved to Greenville in 1968 to build a business and raise a family. They are grateful for the opportunities and friendships the community has provided during the last 50 years.
“We are so humbled and honored that Eddie and Jo Allison chose to support this project that is so vital to the people of eastern North Carolina,” said Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO, Vidant Health. “We are inspired by a commitment to provide unsurpassed care close to home which is why we are creating a coordinated network of hospitals and physicians that will position the system as the region’s premier provider of cancer care.”
The Smiths share the Vidant Health vision to prevent cancer whenever possible, diagnose the disease in the earliest stages and ensure that every cancer patient receives world-class care while staying close to home.
The new 418,000-square-foot cancer center and bed tower is located adjacent to the existing East Carolina Heart Institute on the Greenville campus. The six-story, 96-bed facility is designed so all inpatient beds can provide cancer care at the tertiary level. For now, this includes intermediate and general level medical and surgical care for inpatients, with the capability for intensive care in the future. It also includes space for the following:
- First floor – 140,000 square feet, including a lobby, outpatient cancer clinic, radiation oncology, infusion services, patient support, pharmacy, lab and administration office space
- Second floor – 48 inpatient beds and clinical support space
- Third floor – mechanical, electrical and support space
- Fourth floor – 48 inpatient beds and clinical support space
- Fifth and sixth floors – space for possible future expansion and/or the replacement of existing hospital inpatient beds
Throughout the building, visitors will find special touches and features to help enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of care delivery and improve the patient experience. Patients, visitors and team members will be able to enjoy healing gardens and natural outside environments, as well as shop at a specialized boutique and Image Renewal Center designed to meet the needs of cancer patients. There will also be a resource room for patients and families to do research, in addition to conference space for cancer awareness and support programs.
The estimated cost of construction and equipping the cancer center and bed tower is $174 million. Approximately $50 million will be funded through philanthropy.
The cancer center and bed tower will open later this month.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, marketing and communications, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation
The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation was formed in 1993, and supports health, education, environment, and many community organizations from the arts to human services. Eddie is the owner and CEO of Grady-White Boats, a local company that is also committed to community involvement. Both the company and the foundation support projects that have made a difference and improved the quality of life here in eastern North Carolina.
About ECU Health Foundation
The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. It is the mission of the foundation to support the ECU Health mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through advocacy and securing philanthropic resources. For more information, visit vidanthealthfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,504-bed health system that annually serves more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 12,500 team members, eight hospitals, home health, hospice, wellness centers, and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 90 locations in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health has a mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
Vidant Health- Cancer Center
GREENVILLE – Vidant Health and Golden LEAF Foundation officials announced today a $10.8 million grant to fund major equipment in the state-of-the-art cancer center and bed tower on the Vidant Medical Center campus. Eastern North Carolina has a much higher mortality rate for cancer diagnosis than the national average, and more than 7,500 new cases are diagnosed each year in this region.
“We are honored and thrilled that the Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors decided to support this project that is so vital for the people of eastern North Carolina,” said Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO, Vidant Health. “Vidant Health has recognized that the numbers are not improving, so we have dedicated significant resources to build a premier cancer program, focusing on developing a sustainable, regionally connected system-of-care.”
Golden LEAF’s mission is to increase economic opportunity in North Carolina’s rural and tobacco-dependent communities. The Foundation funds projects affecting critical issues in rural communities such as creating opportunities for new jobs, helping retain crucial businesses at risk for leaving an area and readying the workforce.
"The Golden LEAF Foundation is proud to partner with Vidant Health to provide important and needed specialty healthcare services to rural Eastern North Carolina," said Dan Gerlach, Golden LEAF President. "The increased health care service in Pitt County and other eastern North Carolina counties will also create 197 new jobs at the cancer center and train 3,500 new health care professionals annually. This grant will result in multiple wins for eastern North Carolina - improved rural health care access as well as jobs in the region."
The new 418,000-square-foot cancer center and bed tower is located adjacent to the existing East Carolina Heart Institute on the Greenville campus. The six-story, 96-bed facility will be designed so all inpatient beds can provide cancer care at the tertiary level. For now, this includes intermediate and general level medical and surgical care for inpatients, with the capability for intensive care in the future. It also includes space for the following:
- First floor – 140,000 square feet, including a lobby, outpatient cancer clinic, radiation oncology, infusion services, patient support, pharmacy, lab and administration office space.
- Second floor – 48 inpatient beds and clinical support space
- Third floor – mechanical, electrical and support space
- Fourth floor – 48 inpatient beds and clinical support space
- Fifth and sixth floors – space for possible future expansion and/or the replacement of existing hospital inpatient beds
Examples of some of the equipment being purchased with Golden LEAF Foundation grant dollars include:
- 3T MRI (3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging – offers increased image clarity that is beneficial for identifying pathological conditions involving the brain, spine and musculoskeletal system and allows for high-quality vascular imaging; also has shorter scan times that maximize patient comfort without compromising quality).
- PET/CT scanner (Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography) – upgrade to current equipment.
- Mammography, bone density and ultrasound equipment – This new equipment will allow for screening and early detection of breast cancer.
- Video conferences equipment – The conference rooms will allow multidisciplinary teams to participate in cancer case review, care planning and education using state-of-the-art technologies (high definition monitors/screens, speakers, cameras and computer programming/capability).
Throughout the building, visitors will find special touches and features to help enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of care delivery and improve the patient experience. Patients, visitors and team members will be able to enjoy healing gardens and natural outside environments, as well as shop at a specialized boutique and Image Renewal Center designed to meet the needs of cancer patients. There will also be a resource room for patients and families to do research, in addition to conference space for cancer awareness and support programs.
The estimated cost of construction and equipping the cancer center and bed tower is $174 million. Approximately $50 million will be funded through philanthropy.
The cancer center and bed tower is scheduled to open in March 2018.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, marketing and communications, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
About Golden LEAF Foundation
The Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to receive a portion of North Carolina’s funding received from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarette manufacturers. For almost 20 years, Golden LEAF has worked to increase economic opportunity in North Carolina’s rural and tobacco-dependent communities through leadership in grantsmaking, collaboration, innovation, and stewardship as an independent and perpetual foundation.
The Foundation has provided lasting impact to tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and rural areas of the state by helping create 61,000 jobs, over half a billion dollars in new payrolls and more than 65,000 workers trained or retrained for higher wages.
To learn more about the Golden LEAF Foundation, visit www.goldenleaf.org or call 888-684-8404.
About ECU Health Foundation
The ECU Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, and charitable organization that serves as custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to ECU Health. It is the mission of the foundation to support the ECU Health mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through advocacy and securing philanthropic resources. For more information, visit vidanthealthfoundation.com.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,504-bed health system that annually serves more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of more than 12,500 team members, eight hospitals, home health, hospice, wellness centers, and ECU Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 90 locations in eastern North Carolina. ECU Health is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As a major resource for health services and education, ECU Health has a mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
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- ECU Health Bertie Hospital Development Council
- ECU Health Chowan Hospital Development Council
- ECU Health Duplin Hospital Development Council
- ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Development Council
- ECU Health North Hospital Development Council
- ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Foundation
- Outer Banks Health Development Council
- Shepard Cancer Center Development Council