From surf to service, local care with coastal heart.
Find our 21-bed critical access hospital on the scenic barrier islands in Nags Head. With miles of beaches, population swells from about 35,000 to 250,000 in the peak summer season. Your support will ensure that residents and vacationers alike have access to quality health care services, including the new Cowell Cancer Center.
Your Support Makes a Difference
Since our council’s inception — and with the help of our generous donors — we’ve underwritten the following programs and more to expand cancer care on the Outer Banks.
- The Health Coach, a 39′ Winnebago bringing vital health screenings at no charge to the community.
- Get Pinked! – raising funds to improve breast health and various type of cancer on the Outer Banks.
- Lymphedema therapy – to reduce swelling in areas affected by cancer treatment.
- The lease of stereotactic breast biopsy equipment.
- Purchase of an ultrasound to detect breast and other cancers.
- Purchase of a hematology analyzer to detect malignant processes in the body.
- Construction of a chemotherapy mixing room at Outer Banks Health.
Simply donate online or if you prefer to make your donation by check, please mail to the following address:
Outer Banks Health Development Council
4800 S. Croatan Highway
Nags Head, North Carolina 27959
For more information, contact Jennifer Schwartzenberg at [email protected] or 252-449-5933