The NC Healthcare Foundation is the 501(c)(3) affiliate of the North Carolina Healthcare Association. Established in 1961, the Foundation supports the Association’s work in quality improvement, rural healthcare and education. In recent years, the Foundation has served as a pathway for the Association to:
- Lead NC’s efforts to ensure hospitals provide the highest quality healthcare
- Advocate for rural hospitals to provide essential services
- Support innovative data-driven initiatives to improve healthcare
- Address barriers to establishing a high-quality behavioral health system across the state, through the Mobile Medication and related programs.
Find out about the North Carolina Healthcare Foundation Disaster Relief Fund here.
Terry Akin, Foundation Chair | CEO | Cone Health
Blair Childs, Senior VP of Public Affairs | Premier Inc.
Paul Cunningham, MD, Dean Emeritus | ECU School of Medicine
Vanessa Ervin, Trustee | Onslow Memorial
Greg Gombar, Executive VP & CFO | CHS
Lin Hollowell, Director, Healthcare | TDE
Steve Lawler, President | NCHA
Chuck Mantooth, President & CEO | ARHS
Leah McCall Devlin, DDS, Professor of the Practice/Health Policy & Management | UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Allen Smart, Rural Philanthropic Analysis | Campbell University
Cassius Williams, Trustee | Vidant
To foster and accelerate the collective impact of hospitals, health systems and community partners to improve the health of North Carolinians.
The NC Healthcare Foundation is proud of our partnerships with the following organizations to support key initiatives:
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
The Duke Endowment
The Duke Endowment & NC DHHS Division of Public Health
NC DHHS Division of Public Health
NC DHHS Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services
NC DHHS Office of Rural Health
NCHA Staff Contact
Julia Wacker, MSW, MSPH
Senior Vice President
NC Healthcare Foundation
919-677-4171
jwacker@ncha.org
North Carolina Healthcare Association