December 11, 2024 – Capstone Well being Alliance is proud to announce the primary main donations made by the newly established Capstone Reduction Fund, which has contributed $20,000 to assist two excellent organizations dedicated to serving to communities impacted by the Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.

The management of the Capstone Well being Alliance, established by the Capstone Reduction Fund in October 2024 as a central fundraising element to assist communities in want following pure disasters or public well being crises. The fund was initially established to help hard-hit areas of Asheville and surrounding communities following Hurricane Helene. The fund will proceed to boost and distribute funds to assist communities served by Capstone members in instances of want.

The Capstone Reduction Fund was unveiled on the 2024 Capstone Discussion board in Myrtle Seashore, SC, the place Capstone members and suppliers gathered to debate rising developments and foster collaborative partnerships within the healthcare provide chain trade. The fund represents a collective effort to combine the beliefs of compassion and neighborhood assist inside the healthcare framework.

Two native organizations, MAHEC (Mountain Space Well being Schooling Heart) and Mercy Pressing Care, have every obtained $10,000 by this fund to strengthen their ongoing efforts:

• MAHEC is dedicated to bettering entry to well being care and training all through Western North Carolina, with an emphasis on major care in underserved areas. With greater than 250,000 annual affected person visits, MAHEC is a crucial useful resource within the area, serving its communities since 1974.
• Mercy Pressing Care, a nonprofit group, offers high-quality, reasonably priced well being care companies to residents and guests of Western North Carolina. Their mannequin ensures that individuals with out monetary sources get the medical consideration they want by monetary help applications like Compassionate Care, which covers greater than half one million {dollars} in undercompensated care yearly.

Mercy Pressing Care, a nonprofit group, offers high-quality, reasonably priced well being care companies to residents and guests of Western North Carolina. Their mannequin ensures that individuals with out monetary sources get the medical consideration they want by monetary help applications like Compassionate Care, which covers greater than half one million {dollars} in undercompensated care yearly.

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