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Please enjoy these special stories about community partners, businesses, patients, families, volunteers, Physicians, and caregivers who support, further, enhance, and inspire the mission of Methodist Healthcare.
Methodist Healthcare Foundation Announces New Director of Development
Kristin Rayford has joined the Methodist Healthcare Foundation team as Director of Development.
Methodist Healthcare Foundation Welcomes Memphians Chirag Chauhan and Lori Patton to Board of Directors
The Methodist Healthcare Foundation recently welcomed two long-time Memphians to its board of directors - Chirag Chauhan, financial advisor and managi...
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Welcomes Emmy-Award Winning Actor Dennis Quaid to Annual Foundation Luncheon
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and the Methodist Healthcare Foundation will host the Methodist Healthcare Luncheon featuring a conversation with Emmy...
Go Pink with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in October!
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is going pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October!
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Offers Free Blood Pressure Checks in Partnership with Local Barbershops
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare will begin offering free blood pressure screenings in partnership with Concorde Career College, Remington College and ...
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Reminds Men to Seek Preventative Health Screenings
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare encourages men to take steps to improve their overall physical and mental wellness by scheduling routine health exams.
Daily Memphian: Jason Vanatta Fulfills His Calling at Methodist Transplant Institute
Recently, The Daily Memphian conducted an in-depth interview with transplant program director, Jason Vanatta, M.D. Dr. Vanatta spoke about how he was ...
Methodist South Hospital to Celebrate 50 Years Serving Whitehaven
Methodist South Hospital, one of five adult hospitals within the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare system, will celebrate its 50th Anniversary this Satu...
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Highlights Men’s Mental Health During Annual Breakfast
Foundation-hosted event raises $126K for Living Well Network.
Methodist's Transplant Institute to Host Screening of Burden of Genius Film
The Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Transplant Institute team is inviting staff, patients, and supporters to attend a screening of the documentary fil...
My Sister's Keeper Summit Explores Women's Experiences on the Frontlines
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare's 5th annual My Sister’s Keeper Summit shared inspiring stories from black women impacted by COVID-19.
The 2022 Methodist Holiday Giving Guide
Supporters of Methodist Healthcare Foundation can give back in so many meaningful ways this Holiday Season.
Circles of Joy Installation Celebrates New Life, Exceptional Care, & Gratitude at Methodist Germantown's Pavilion
The new Circles of Joy artistic installation offers patients, family members, companies, and community members a beautiful opportunity to support the ...
Methodist-St.Jude Partnership Aids Pediatric Patients’ Transition to Adult Sickle Cell Care
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Methodist University Hospital are working together to ensure patients with sickle cell disease transition sm...
Mid-South Food Pharmacy Offers Food as Medicine
Methodist & Mid-South Food Bank's Food Pharmacy Program strives to help patients stay well after a hospital stay by addressing food insecurity.
Wilson Moore’s Gift of Stock Will Help Remove Barriers to Breast Health
Wilson Moore, Methodist Healthcare Foundation Board Chairman, chose to support Methodist's Navigating Underserved Women to Breast Health program via a...
Daughter Gives Father the Gift of Life through Live Donor Transplant
Denisea Cartwright’s 2021 Father’s Day gift to her dad Robert arrived a couple months early, but neither minded because it was truly a one-of-a-kind g...
Methodist & BookNook to Host Community Backpack Giveaway!
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, the Methodist Healthcare Foundation, and BookNook hosted the 2nd annual community backpack giveaway at Methodist Univ...
Wayne Ferguson: A Planned Gift for Greater Community Impact
Inspired by his mother's care, Wayne Ferguson has given generously to Methodist Healthcare Foundation for over 21 years.
Methodist Women’s Auxiliary Spreads Holiday Cheer to Frontline Heroes
The Methodist Women’s Auxiliary prepared Holiday gifts of appreciation for members of the Respiratory Therapy and Environmental Services departments a...
Free Reading Tutoring Available to Shelby County 1st-3rd Graders!
Program offers free literacy tutoring through BookNook for 1st-3rd grade Shelby County Schools. Registration open though March 31st for 12-week progra...
Show Your MLH Pride & Support Our Mission
Community members can enhance their rides and show their MLH pride with the MLH specialty license plate available to vehicle owners in Tennessee. Proc...
Foundation Board Welcomes Casey Condra
The Methodist Healthcare Foundation recently welcomed Casey Condra, chief marketing officer of Orion Federal Credit Union, to its board of directors.
2021 Holiday Giving with Methodist Healthcare
This Holiday Season, there are many meaningful ways to support Methodist Healthcare and our patients and families.
Honor Our Caregivers This #GivingTuesday
This #GivingTuesday give to show appreciation to MLH Healthcare Heroes, and the impact of your gift will be DOUBLED!
Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush to Keynote Methodist Healthcare Luncheon
Sisters, former First Children, best-selling authors, and health equity advocates, Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush to keynote the 2021 Method...
Help Kick Cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
During October, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare will recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month and invites community members to get involved.
Foundation to Host First Supper for Sickle Cell
Methodist Healthcare Foundation will host the first annual Supper for Sickle Cell event on September 29th featuring live virtual cooking demonstration...
Methodist Healthcare Foundation announces new Major Gifts Director
Belz Foundation commits $2 million donation to advance the future of sickle cell disease care in the Mid-South
As Memphis and the Mid-South maintains one of the largest populations of individuals living with sickle cell disease in the United States, this gift a...
Living Awards honorees selected, 2021 date set
The Living Award is Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare’s most prestigious honor bestowed upon individuals and organizations for their commitment to impro...
Methodist Foundation welcomes Garner and Hankins to board
In June, Methodist Healthcare Foundation welcomed Karen Garner and David Hankins as new members of the Board of Directors.
New charitable giving guidelines expand tax benefits
Due to the ongoing economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, through the CARES Act donors can now enjoy expanded incentives for charitable giving in 2...
Home-builder believes everyone deserves a beautiful final home
Karen Garner, owner of Magnolia Homes, knows first-hand how meaningful a place like the Methodist Hospice Residence can be for families and their love...
Conley's commitment culminates with transformational gift
When NBA star and former Memphis Grizzlies point guard, Mike Conley, arrived in Memphis as a rookie, he was determined to make an impact on and off th...
Reading program strives to promote health through literacy
Looking beyond the traditional concepts of promoting community health, Methodist’s Mission Integration Division launched an innovative new program in ...
Philanthropy funds hospital-based music program
In partnership with Creative Aging, Methodist Healthcare has launched a new program to provide live musical performances by local Mid-South musicians ...
Kidney donor and recipient share inspiring story of life-saving friendship
For John, donating his kidney to Al was the only option. During their time working together, they became very close. Years before, when John faced per...
Emma and Charles Vernon: A Hospice story spanning 25 years
Methodist Hospice has been a part of Emma and Charles Vernon’s family’s story for 25 years. From 1995 to 2019, the Vernons have cared for five of thei...
Methodist goes pink with valued partner Susan G. Komen
Methodist Healthcare proudly served as a Presenting Sponsor of the Susan G. Komen Memphis-MidSouth Race for the Cure, an annual event that raises fund...
The Hankins Family
“In 2010, I was given a second chance at a better life from a liver transplant at Methodist,” David Hankins shared.
My Sister's Keeper
“From our Community Health Needs Assessment, we found that black women make up more than a quarter of the population in the Mid-South. Furthermore, th...
Many ways to give back
On any given day you can find Nancy Dowling volunteering with the Methodist Auxiliary, visiting transplant patients, securing auction items for a fund...
Inspired By Uncle's Life
For Paige Walkup and her mother, Mary Beverly, donating to Methodist Hospice was the best way to honor and celebrate her uncle, Bill North.
Mike Conley commits $500,000 to Methodist Healthcare Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
In April, Mike Conley, Jr. announced a donation of $500,000 to the Methodist Healthcare Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. Since 2011, the former Memph...
Founding Family Celebrates Centennial
Thirty descendants of Methodist Healthcare’s founder, John Holmes Sherard (1855-1941), gathered in Memphis in June to celebrate the 100-year anniversa...
An Unexpected Transplant Journey
On New Year’s Eve 2016, 23-year-old Haley Rust went to the emergency room running a temperature and thinking she might have the flu. She was not prepa...
Putting Patients Front & Center
“Our missions are parallel. Your mission is to ensure that you provide the best healing environment and care for your patients, and that is really wha...
Giving is a Gift
“It has been a passion of ours for a long time to try to give back in as many ways as we can for the blessings we have received. We have been bountifu...
Partnering to Improve Patient Care
To address the growing need for behavioral health resources among patients, Dr. Whitney Slade and 71 other Methodist Medical Group primary care physic...
Reflecting with Gratitude
“With these gifts that I have been given through my transplants, I have gotten so many more years with my kids and so many more years married to the m...
Giving is Personal
In 2017, Cheri and Henry attended Methodist Healthcare Foundation’s Cancer Center Luncheon where they learned about the disparity in breast cancer mor...