Stories of Hope

Ten years ago, Sandra and Leon Levine envisioned a stronger future for behavioral health — one where exceptional training would prepare the next generation of psychiatrists to meet the needs of the growing Charlotte community. Through their generosity, that vision became the Sandra and Leon Levine Psychiatry Residency Program at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center.  Since then, the four-year residency has trained 20 psychiatrists, five of...

Kelly and Darius Adamczyk establish family fund to support patients, research and programs at the only proton therapy center in the Carolinas CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 2, 2026 – Kelly and Darius Adamczyk have made a transformational gift to Atrium Health Foundation to support patients, research, programs and special initiatives at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Proton and Advanced Radiation Center, the only proton therapy center in the Carolinas. The gift establishes the Adamczyk Family...

Paula and Robert Boykin were among the first to step forward as philanthropic partners of Atrium Health Lake Norman....

A $40,000 gift from the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, Inc. provided the seed funding to launch the pilot in fall 2025 for students at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ Metro School....

With $10 million invested since 2019, the William, Jeff & Jennifer Gross Family Foundation continues to shape the future of heart and cancer care   CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 12, 2026 – Atrium Health Foundation is expanding its partnership with the California-based William, Jeff & Jennifer Gross Family Foundation, which has committed $2 million to advance clinical research and care innovation at Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute and Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute. Since 2019, the foundation has donated $10 million to Atrium Health.  Founded by renowned investor...

Hitting grand slams for the health and wellbeing of children and adults across Greater Charlotte, the Charlotte Knights have recently deepened their commitment to Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital through new acts of generosity. In a philanthropic partnership with Atrium Health spanning 26 years, the Knights have stepped up to the plate for local families by establishing the Charlotte Knights...

When presented with the opportunity to pilot artificial intelligence (AI) to ease documentation burden, the cardiac team at Atrium Health Union was ready to lead the way. In February 2025, the unit became the ninth in the nation to implement an ambient listening tool within its medical record system — an innovation aimed at giving nurses more time with patients....

What began as one associate’s personal journey has grown into a larger effort to connect more women to life-saving breast cancer care....

Atrium Health Foundation was recently awarded over $3.2 million from The Duke Endowment through four grants that will significantly advance Atrium Health’s commitments to uplifting the communities it serves. The funding will enhance cancer care in rural communities, create new pathways for students to pursue careers in healthcare and improve access to comprehensive behavioral health through school-based telehealth services in rural and high-need communities. ...

The Drew Poet Foundation has donated $134,000 to advance Ewing sarcoma research at Atrium Health Levine Children’s in Charlotte....

The position marks a significant milestone in Alzheimer’s and dementia-related research, education, and clinical care. ...

For more than a decade, patients at Atrium Health Behavioral Health have had access to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive therapy offering an effective alternative for individuals with treatment-resistant depression and other mood disorders. Now, thanks to the generosity of Lynn and Marshall Carlson, the Hendrick Family Foundation, and an anonymous donor, patients served by Atrium Health Behavioral Health also have access to Magnus Medical’s Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy (SAINT) protocol, an advanced form of TMS....