Area of Greatest Need
Supporting the greatest needs at Health First and is not restricted to any one service area.
How one small gift is helping stroke survivors heal and rebuild.
Aging Services
Funding specialized care for older adults, families, and caregivers through services like the Center for Family Caregivers and Memory Disorders Clinic.
Associate giving supports caregivers who receive life-changing services at no cost. "The classes I've taken have taught me patience in caring for my husband, Chuck. The instructors and my classmates remind me that I'm not alone."
Associate Relief Fund
Assisting our colleagues experiencing emergency financial hardship.
In 2024, associate giving helped provide assistance to 141 associates totaling $210,269.84 to help with mortgage payments, rent, utilities and more.
Cancer Services
Provides education, advanced technology, patient care, and treatment for those diagnosed with cancer.
Associate giving helps fund cancer treatment, close to home, at the Health First Cancer Institute.
Compassionate Care Fund
Helping eligible patients overcome barriers to treatment through Guardian Angel Grants that help with transportation, prescriptions, medical equipment, and more.
Associate giving extends Guardian Angel grants to eligible patients in need.
ED Trauma/First Flight
Ensuring critical care for severe, life-threatening injuries as fast as possible, including the Pediatric ED.
Education
Offering associates in opportunities to further their education through certification grants, skills lab equipment, and scholarships.
Heart and Vascular
Supporting medical technology and patient care, preventative heart care, rhythm management, vascular treatments, valve clinic, and cardiothoracic specialties.
Hospice of Health First
Providing care and quality of life to support terminally ill patients and their families at home and the William Childs Hospice House.
Associate giving supports the Forever a Hero program, which honors veterans at the end of their lives.
Women and Children
Women's services include gynecology, urogynecology, breast health, pregnancy, and heart health; pediatric services include birthing suites, pediatrician offices, Brevard’s only pediatric emergency room, and specialized pediatric inpatient unit.
Associate giving provides comfort and courage for children visiting the emergency department.