The North Carolina Healthcare Foundation (NCHF) 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, patient safety and rural health care. In recent years, the Foundation has served as a pathway for the Association to:
- Convene member hospitals and their community partners to address social determinants of health
- 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
NCHA Staff Contact
Julia Wacker, MSW, MSPH
Senior Vice President
NC Healthcare Foundation
919-677-4171
jwacker@ncha.org
Steve Lawler, Foundation Interim Chair | President & CEO | NCHA
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 & CEO | 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, Consultant | Rural Philanthropy
Cassius Williams, Trustee | Vidant
Phyllis Wingate, Former President & SVP North Division (retired)| Atrium Health
To foster and accelerate the collective impact of hospitals, health systems and community partners to improve the health of North Carolinians.
The North Carolina Healthcare Foundation is proud of our partnerships with the following organizations to support key initiatives:
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
The Duke Endowment
- The Innovation Institute
- Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas
- AccessHealth North Carolina
NC DHHS Division of Public Health
NC DHHS Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services
NC DHHS Office of Rural Health
North Carolina Hospital Foundation COVID-19 Response Initiatives
Feeding the Soul: NCHF COVID-19 Healthcare Hero Response Fund
The North Carolina Healthcare Foundation’s COVID-19 Healthcare Hero Response Fund is partnering with locally owned restaurants in hard hit communities on a Feeding the Soul campaign to provide meals to healthcare heroes who are on the front lines of caring for patients and communities in this pandemic.
NCHF COVID-19 Fill the Gap Response Fund
The North Carolina Healthcare Foundation has created the COVID-19 Fill the Gap Response Fund to partner with private philanthropy, corporate partners, and major gift donors to rapidly meet critical needs in North Carolina that are not being addressed through state or federal coronavirus funds.
North Carolina Healthcare Association