JAX Chamber: HCA Florida Healthcare Hospitals In Northeast Florida Raise Nearly $50,000 For Victims Of Tragedy At Targeting Hope Event

Jacksonville FL

20 April, 2022

2:43 PM

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Press release from the JAX Chamber: April 20, 2022 JACKSONVILLE, FL (April 19, 2022) – The fund is a 501(c)3 that supports HCA Healthcare colleagues during an emergency or a significant hardship due to illness, injury, natural disaster, or other difficult situations. The clay shooting fundraiser event was held at Bradford Sportsmen Farm in Graham, Florida for a third year, with more than 100 participants. The public charity HCA Healthcare Hope Fund is an employee-run and employee-supported non-profit that began in 2006. The charity has given $80 million to more than 45,000 HCA Healthcare colleagues nationwide and their families. Local employees on the First Coast experienced this support first-hand when needing assistance to get back on their feet following Hurricanes Irma and Matthew. Other First Coast employees received assistance following situations such as house fires, flooding, or life events that impacted themselves or a loved one when experiencing a long-term hospitalization. "Being in healthcare, it's natural for our people to rally together when devastation strikes," said Bryan Davis, HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital's Director of Facilities Management and one of Targeting Hope's organizers. "Not only does our staff step up during disasters and pandemics for our community, they also step up for each other, whether it's a small personal donation from their paycheck or participating in fundraisers like this." In partnership with the three founding organizations, the event is supported by numerous local businesses including, but not limited, to Miller Electric Company, W.W. Gay, CPPI, Brown Enterprises, TMPartners and many more. "I've personally known a colleague with a family who endured a lot of medical strife and extreme hardship that the HOPE Fund helped. It was beyond touching to see how HOPE worked firsthand," said Grady Padgett, HCA Florida Memorial Hospital's Director of Facilities Management and one of Targeting Hope's organizers. "To see so many of our colleagues and community partners coming together truly showcases how we are a community healthcare family. Plus, it's my favorite event of the year!" The HCA Healthcare Hope Fund is funded by both employee and public contributions nationwide through similar events like this one in Northeast Florida. About HCA Florida Healthcare in Jacksonville HCA Florida Healthcare, a part of HCA Healthcare, is a family of more than 450 affiliated sites of care. It is a collaborative network connecting approximately 11,000 physicians, 49 hospitals, over 50 urgent care centers and more than 350 physician practices and freestanding emergency rooms. In Jacksonville, HCA Florida Healthcare Memorial Hospital and HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital are part of this network of personalized care. Both are full service, acute care, Level II trauma hospitals fully accredited by the Join Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and both are ranked as one of the best hospitals in the country for heart, lung, and surgical care. For more information about services, facilities and physicians, please visit www.hcafloridahealthcare.com. This press release was produced by the JAX Chamber. The views expressed here are the author's own.