Holiday Closure
ATTENTION: HealthWell Foundation headquarters and hotline will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of the holiday. Our office and hotline will re-open on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. We encourage you to continue to use our Patient, Pharmacy and Provider Portals during this time. Please note: if you are contacting us about a payment or grant, it is faster to email us at grants@healthwellfoundation.org. The HealthWell Team wishes you and yours a happy, safe and healthy holiday.
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Editor’s Note: Real World Healthcare will be taking a brief hiatus during the month of August. During this time, we’d like to share with you some of the compelling stories we’ve published about patients facing both medical and financial hardships. “Talk about your life changing in an instant,” Helen said,…more.
“Talk about your life changing in an instant,” Helen said, remembering her first diagnosis of acute liver failure. The doctor told her family there was nothing more to be done, and she was given two weeks to live. Helen Bozzo had spent most of her time being a mother. Her…more.
Working 10 hour shifts as a registered nurse in North Liberty, Iowa, Lois Ludvigson did not think much about feeling tired. All of that changed one December morning in 1998, which Lois remembers had – as she put it – the most beautiful sunrise. The rest of the day was…more.
A father brings his son to a baseball game. The day is nice, the weather is good, but there’s one problem: the boy has Type 1 diabetes, and they forgot his test strips. Do they leave the game for home or a pharmacy? Do they wing it, risking the boy’s…more.
Real World Health Care is on its summer break. During this time, we will be revisiting some of our Patients of the Month. Please enjoy these inspiring stories from the patients we serve. Sharon Harris remembers February of 2002. She remembers where she was, what she was wearing, and what…more.
Real World Health Care is on its summer break. During this time, we will be revisiting some of our Patients of the Month. Please enjoy these inspiring stories from the patients we serve. Alex Defio did not feel sick on the day he was told he was going to die.…more.
Real World Health Care is on its summer break. During this time, we will be revisiting some of our Patients of the Month. Please enjoy these inspiring stories from the patients we serve. Charles Fazio wasn’t sure how he could survive another health crisis. Just three years after his four-way…more.
More than three million times each year, a child is hospitalized. Some of these are planned surgeries or treatments for a chronic illness, others immediate and sudden injuries. Regardless of the nature of their stays in the hospital, common among all of these children and their families is fear, anxiety,…more.
In 2014, an approximate 77,000 Americans will be diagnosed with melanoma, culminating in nearly 10,000 deaths. Every eight minutes, an American is diagnosed with melanoma, and every hour, an American dies from it. Despite accounting for only four percent of all skin cancer cases, melanoma results in 80 percent of…more.
How does an extra hour of sleep sound to you? How about not having to commute to work every day? Flexibility in the workplace is becoming an increasingly popular perk in business, with 45% of Millennials preferring flexible work hours over higher pay. The correlation between workplace flexibility and productivity,…more.
