AdventHealth Palm Coast Staff Raise $1,000 to Help Breast Cancer Patients

PALM COAST, Fla., April 2, 2019 – On March 27, staff from the AdventHealth Palm Coast imaging department donated nearly $1,000 to support the fight against breast cancer locally.

Since 2013, the hospital’s imaging team has hosted an annual candy sale with all proceeds benefitting the AdventHealth Palm Coast Foundation’s Breast Cancer/Pink Army fund. This year’s event raised 30 percent more than last year’s fundraiser.

“The hospital’s imaging department is one of the very first steps in catching breast cancer early, when it tends to be more easily treatable. Our staff are the ones who perform the mammograms and other breast cancer screenings,” said Dawn Durso, AdventHealth Palm Coast director of imaging services. “This is a cause that is very close to our hearts. We are proud to play a small role in the outstanding work our Foundation does to help our community fight breast cancer.”

The AdventHealth Palm Coast Foundation’s Pink Army raises funds and awareness for the importance of screenings. The funds directly support qualified women – and men – in the area that need mammograms and other diagnostic procedures.

About AdventHealth Palm Coast
AdventHealth Palm Coast has 99-beds and is one of the six hospitals in Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties that composes the AdventHealth Central Florida Division - North Region. Formerly known as Florida Hospital Flagler, the organization’s parent company changed the name of all wholly-owned entities to AdventHealth on Jan. 2, 2019. Based in Altamonte Springs, AdventHealth is a connected system of care. With more than 80,000 team members, AdventHealth is one of the nation’s largest faith-based health care systems with nearly 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites in nearly a dozen states. With the mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth Palm Coast provides whole person care to heal the body, mind and spirit. For more information about AdventHealth Palm Coast, visit http://AdventHealthPalmCoast.com.

Photo Caption:
Staff from the AdventHealth Palm Coast imaging department donated nearly $1,000 to support the fight against breast cancer locally. Pictured from left to right: Mirilys Viera, Pam Bolter, Kelli Hardy, Dawn Durso, Renata Slusarz-Hunter, Helena Gallo, Nadina Williams, Patty Heath, Christine Mesta, Holly Jones, Kayla O’Connor, Mary Fuquay, Darielle Donohue, and Nancy Fleenor-Nelson.