Stories of Hope

Since 2006, Spirit Halloween’s Spirit of Children program has helped transform the hospital experience for children facing illness, injury, and extended medical treatment. What began with Halloween celebrations at 11 hospitals has grown into a philanthropic initiative that has provided more than $164 million in support for Child Life departments at over 165 children’s hospitals across North America.  In Charlotte,...

New behavioral health hospital location, expanded emergency services, additional inpatient and outpatient capacity and community-based programs will create one of the region’s most comprehensive behavioral health networks CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 15, 2026 – Atrium Health announced a transformational $340 million, five-year commitment to expand behavioral healthcare, including plans for a new behavioral health hospital location in north Charlotte, marking one...

Gift advances rehabilitation research, innovation and patient care  CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 13, 2026 – Inspired by their family’s experience with rehabilitation care at Atrium Health, Fred and Gené Klein and their family have made a transformational gift to Atrium Health Foundation, establishing the Klein Family Endowed Chair in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to advance research, innovation and patient care.  Dr....

Atrium Health will expand innovative care models for children and college students across North Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 1, 2026 – More children, families and college students across North Carolina will gain access to hospital-level pediatric care and behavioral health services thanks to more than $1.57 million in new funding from The Duke Endowment. The funding will strengthen Atrium Health...

Nearly 2,300 community members registered for the 16th Annual Keep Pounding 5K on September 27, making this year’s event the largest in race history. Hosted by Atrium Health Foundation and the Carolina Panthers and presented by Rodgers Builders, Inc., the event raised more than $155,000 to benefit cancer programs at Atrium Health Levine Cancer and Atrium Health Levine Children’s in...

Atrium Health Levine Children’s has been awarded a $100,000 Impact Grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels® to enhance whole-person care for children and adolescents facing cancer. The investment will support spiritual care services that help patients, families, and care teams navigate the challenges that often accompany a cancer diagnosis.  Childhood cancer affects more than a patient’s physical health. Children and...

DPR Construction: Building a Foundation of Health  More than 35 years ago, DPR Construction founders Dave, Peter, and Ron set out to build a company with global reach and a local, homegrown spirit. That founding vision continues to shape DPR’s commitment to the communities it serves, including its support of patient care initiatives across Atrium Health. The company has made a...

More families across the region are benefiting from Atrium Health’s CenteringPregnancy program thanks to a $2.1 million community investment from AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina. The evidence-based prenatal care model brings together expectant mothers with similar due dates for personalized health assessments and shared education. This creates a pregnancy care experience that helps them feel informed, connected, and empowered. In the...

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....