The mission of Carolinas HealthCare Foundation is “to advance health-related issues, programs, and services in the Carolinas that ensure a better quality of life for others.”

Carolinas HealthCare Foundation serves as the primary point of contact for individual, foundation and corporate charitable support of Carolinas HealthCare System (a self-supporting, public, not-for-profit healthcare provider.) The Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Carolinas HealthCare System provides health services to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. The System, through Carolinas Medical Center, also operates a medical teaching program involving over 200 residents and a major medical research center. Carolinas HealthCare Foundation assists in providing financial resources in support of many programs. Areas supported by the Foundation include medical research activities, medical education programs, vital community health initiatives and equipment/facilities upgrades.

In 2006, at the inception of the Community Practitioner Program, Carolinas HealthCare Foundation contributed $10,000 to support the program. These funds went directly to supporting medical professionals provide health care to rural and underserved North Carolinians.

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