December 15, 2021 – HCA Healthcare, Inc. (Nashville, TN), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, announced it will contribute $250,000 in funding to support organizations providing relief services to communities in Kentucky, the state that was hardest hit by the destructive tornadoes last week.
HCA Healthcare will contribute to:
- American Red Cross Southern and Midwest Tornadoes Relief Fund – $100,000
- United Way of Southern Kentucky Tornado Crisis and Recovery Fund – $100,000
- Governor Beshear’s Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund – $50,000
HCA Healthcare affiliated hospital TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and serves many of the hardest-hit areas in the state. Many hospital colleagues live in and around the affected areas and have suffered significant damage to their homes and property.
As part of its preparedness efforts, TriStar Health took measures to help ensure its hospitals had enough staff, medications, supplies, food, water and power to operate and care for patients during and after the storm. Over the past several days, TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital and TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee have been caring for patients injured due to the storm.
Additionally, the two hospitals are hosting blood drives to respond to the increased need for blood following the storm.