ECU Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of ECU Health, has officially completed its largest fundraising campaign in the organization’s history. Recently, the campaign reached and exceeded its $50 million campaign goal for supporting the ECU Health Cancer Care capital project, along with funding cancer programs and services.
“To achieve this milestone is truly monumental for our Foundation team and for ECU Health,” said Scott Senatore, president, ECU Health Foundation. “We, along with our extremely generous donors and community partners, have demonstrated what it means to be committed to fulfilling our mission of believing in a life without cancer. The generosity and philanthropic commitment of our donors is evident in every detail of our stunning cancer center as well as the services we provide and the resources we offer.”
More than 4,000 donors contributed to the campaign over the course of seven years. Because of the dedication and support of countless donors, as well as the generosity of the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Foundation, the facility was formally named in their honor and is now known as VECU Health Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower.
The impact of this facility is far-reaching and is providing hope for cancer patients and families across the region. Three years ago, mortality rates in eastern North Carolina were 15 percent higher than the rest of the state. Since opening in 2018, these mortality rates have decreased 14.2 percent, which is less than one percent higher than the rest of the state.
“I have personally seen the impact of our donors’ generosity and commitment to investing in ECU Health Cancer Care,” said Dr. Emmanuel Zervos, executive director of ECU Health Cancer Care, and Spencer and Mary Raab Distinguished Professor of Adult Oncology and Founding Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. “Because of our incredible donors, we have doubled the number of patients who are able to receive chemo at one time, as well as provide additional screenings for early detection, and offer more therapeutic resources for our patients.”
Through philanthropic support, ECU Health Cancer Care has been able to provide the following programs and services:
- Patient resources, such as financial assistance for gas, food, electricity, prescriptions, transportation and child care for patients who qualify at the federal poverty level;
- Patient navigation program which helps remove any barriers to care, assures seamless care delivery and refers patients/families to needed resources;
- Diagnostic procedures, including mammograms, bone scans, colonoscopies and lung CT scans;
- Oncology outreach, including community screenings, early detection and prevention programs, as well as educational/awareness programs;
- Survivorship and support programs, such as retreats for cancer patients, as well as nutrition, exercise and equine therapy programs. Also, complimentary wigs are offered to those who are unable to afford them otherwise.
Since opening in 2018, ECU Health Cancer Care has:
- More than 90,000 new outpatient registrations
- More than 100,000 outpatient clinic visits
- Recruited top specialist oncology physicians from all over the country
- Over 77,000 patients have received radiation treatment
- Over 9,500 PET scans completed
- 1,200 support and survivorship programs hosted
ECU Health Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower on the ECU Health Medical Center campus serves as the hub to provide cancer care in Greenville, as well as deliver cancer care throughout the region. Cancer care in eastern North Carolina is driven by this vision: to prevent the incidence of cancer whenever possible, diagnose the disease in its earliest stages, and ensure that every patient with cancer receives world-class care without leaving the area. The ECU Health Foundation will continue to raise funds for patient resources, diagnostic procedures, survivorship programs, and early detection/pre-screenings.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
The Service League of Greenville has pledged a $2 million endowment to sustain programs and services within ECU Health Cancer Care. The endowment matches the Service League’s $2 million gift to ECU Health Cancer Care in 2015.
“Our mission is to ‘minister to the suffering, the friendless, and the needy through various projects, which benefit the hospital and community’,” said Danette Pugh, president of The Service League of Greenville. “We are so fortunate to have ECU Health Cancer Care here in eastern North Carolina, and we are blessed to be able to fulfill our mission by sustaining cancer programs and services for the foreseeable future.”
Through philanthropic support, ECU Health Cancer Care has been able to provide the following programs and services:
- Patient resources, such as financial assistance for gas, food, electricity, prescriptions, transportation and child care for those patients who qualify at the federal poverty level;
- Patient navigation program which helps remove any barriers to care, assures seamless care delivery and refers patients/families to needed resources;
- Diagnostic procedures, including mammograms, bone scans, colonoscopies and lung CT scans;
- Oncology outreach, including community screenings, early detection and prevention programs, as well as educational/awareness programs;
- Survivorship and support programs, such as retreats for cancer patients, as well as nutrition, exercise and equine therapy programs. Also, complimentary wigs are offered to those who are unable to afford them otherwise.
In eastern North Carolina, 19 people are diagnosed with cancer every day, with eight passing away every day in ECU Health’s 29-county region. The mortality rates in eastern North Carolina are 15 percent higher than the rest of the state because too many cancers are being detected in later stages. ECU Health is on a mission-critical journey to change all that—to transform cancer care in the region.
ECU Health Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower on the ECU Health Medical Center campus serves as the hub to provide cancer care in Greenville, as well as deliver cancer care throughout the region. Cancer care in eastern North Carolina is driven by this vision: to prevent the incidence of cancer whenever possible, diagnose the disease in its earliest stages, and ensure that every patient with cancer receives world-class care without leaving the area.
“It is truly remarkable that over $4 million dollars raised by The Service League in pursuit of our mission to envision a life without cancer came in small increments selling candy, coffee, flowers and gifts from the gift shops, cafés and vending machines,” said Dr. Emmanuel Zervos, executive director of ECU Health Cancer Care, and professor and chief, Division of Surgical Oncology at the Brody School of Medicine. “The dedication and commitment of The Service League to this region is the secret ingredient that makes eastern North Carolina such a special place. The Service League has been with us since day one, and we look forward to continuing our partnership to serve the region.”
Since opening in 2018, ECU Health Cancer Care has:
- More than 60,000 new outpatient registrations
- More than 42,000 outpatient clinic visits
- Recruited top specialist oncology physicians from all over the country
- Over 30,000 infusion patients treated
- Over 6,000 PET scans completed
- 1,2000 support and survivorship programs hosted
The league is celebrating its 83rd year of service. The organization operates several amenities throughout ECU Health Medical Center, including the Coffee Shop, the gift shops, all vending services, and two freestanding Starbucks coffee operations—known as the Coffee Corner and the ECHI Café. The group was also monumental in helping fund The Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice, which provides inpatient medical care in an environment that meets the emotional, spiritual and comfort needs of patients and their loved ones during a terminal illness. The group also helped fund the construction of The Service League of Greenville Interfaith Chapel.
All profits from the league’s hospital operations are donated back to the hospital through the ECU Health Foundation. Through the years, The Service League’s total commitment to ECU Health Medical Center is more than $13 million.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
The ECU Health Foundation recently received three Wallie Awards for work the team completed in 2019. The Wallie Awards are given out as part of the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society’s (CHPRMS) Fall Conference. As the region’s premier health care marketing and public relations society, the membership is some of the Southeast’s most talented professionals in the industry. The awards are a way to spotlight the work they produce.
ECU Health Foundation submitted three entries in three categories and won gold awards for all three. The categories were Annual Report, Web Design and Foundation/Fundraising Initiative.
The awards were presented at the CHPRMS Fall Conference in Asheville Nov. 20-22.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
Members of the ECU Health Foundation Board of Trustees began their new tenure earlier this year and welcomed new members and officers.
“We are so fortunate to have such outstanding individuals on our board,” said Scott Senatore, president of ECU Health Foundation. “We are in a great position to continue to philanthropically support ECU Health and set the course for continued success.”
The ECU Health Foundation board members include: Myra Bowen, chair; Bill Mitchum, vice-chair; Drew Covert, secretary; Spence Cosby, treasurer; Bob Barbour; Tom Bradshaw; John Cooke, Jr.; Charles Gaskins, Jr.; George Griffin, III; J. Loyd Horton, III; Mitch Jones; Thomasine Kennedy; Dr. Brian Kuszyk; Dr. Jim Morris; Danette Pugh; Dr. Paul Shackelford; Ann Taylor; Dr. Michael Waldrum, Regional representatives include Tess Judge, Kenny Parker and Jeff Stalls.
The six new members recently added to this board are Mark Gentner, Marcy Shavender Morgan, Tom Kulikowski, J. Freeman Paylor, Wade Scales and Dorson White.
Mark Gentner is the recently retired vice-president and general manager of WITN. Gentner was with Gray Television and WITN for 12 years. A native of Ottowa, Kansas, Gentner has over 27 years of experience in television, advertising and marketing. He currently serves on the board of the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber, Greenville Museum of Art, Oakwood School, and North Carolina Association of Broadcasting.
Marcy Shavender Morgan was born, raised and is a lifelong resident of Pantego, NC. Morgan currently serves as the Head of School at Pungo Christian Academy (PCA) in Belhaven where she will begin her 21st year in this position this fall. She received two undergraduate degrees from Campbell University, one in Government with a concentration in Public Administration and one in Psychology.
Tom Kulikowski is the president and CEO of Penco Products, Inc., which was recognized by the Pitt County Development Commission as the 2017-2018 Pitt County Industry of the Year. He has championed numerous initiatives such as an inmate work release program, mentoring of at-risk youth in alternative schools, sponsoring the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office summer camp, selecting and recognizing an annual Penco Humanitarian Award winner and founding the Eastern Carolina Executive Roundtable. Kulikowski is an engineering graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and performed his graduate studies in business at Widener University.
Freeman Paylor recently joined PNC Bank as a Commercial Banker and senior vice president in the Greenville, North Carolina office, where he works to grow PNC’s reach and presence in the Greenville and eastern North Carolina markets. Freeman brings 37 years of banking experience in a variety of roles, most recently as Capital Bank’s (formerly First Tennessee) Greenville market president for the past 12 years. Freeman is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wade Scales graduated from Woodberry Forest in 2003 and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007. He spent a year in Charlotte learning the fixed life, disability, and long-term care brokerage business with a job as junior regional director with Bysis Insurance. Scales looks forward to expanding the Sound Partners’ product offerings with his licenses and interest in securities and his affiliation with AXA Advisors.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
Scott Senatore, president of ECU Health Foundation, has been included in the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) 2019 40 Under 40 list.
The 40 Under 40 program is designed to recognize the future leaders within the health care philanthropy community. AHP is honoring these 40 young professionals because they are shaping the future of the health care development industry. Collectively, they are changing the world—one campaign at a time.
“These honorees are part of a select group of health care philanthropy who have demonstrated impressive career achievements, deep community involvement and the potential to be a leader in our profession for years to come,” said Alice Ayres, AHP president & CEO.
Senatore joined the Foundation in June 2016 and, with the Foundation team, has participated in raising nearly $46 million toward the $50 million goal for the ECU Health Cancer Care Campaign. The Foundation team has continued to raise funds for James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital and other system initiatives supporting its mission. Additionally, the Foundation team has enhanced marketing and communications efforts and has developed a more targeted approach to community relations.
Senatore will be recognized at the 2019 AHP Annual International Conference Oct. 23-26 in Washington, D.C. Recognition events will include an invitation-only breakfast and award dinner on Thursday, Oct. 24, during the conference.
“During his time at the ECU Health Foundation, Scott has provided strategic leadership and direction for the team. He has proven that he has the skills and experience necessary to lead and enhance our philanthropic efforts throughout the region,” said Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO of ECU Health. “This recognition is well-deserved, and we are lucky to have him as part of the ECU Health family.”
To learn more about the 40 Under 40 program and each of this year’s recipients, visit www.ahp.org/40under40.
The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) is an international professional organization dedicated exclusively to development professionals who encourage charity in health care organizations. AHP’s 4,300 members represent more than 2,200 health care facilities around the world. They collectively raise more than $11 billion each year for community health services.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, communications and donor relations, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
ECU Health earns CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ re-accreditation for commitment to team member well-being
ECU Health has earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ re-accreditation for maintaining a strong commitment to the health of team members and satisfying the latest, comprehensive requirements of the Gold Standard™. This is ECU Health’s seventh year receiving re-accreditation after first becoming accredited in 2012.
“Fulfilling our mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina starts with leading by example,” said Scottie Gaskins, senior administrator of wellness, ECU Health. “As an employer and a health care system, we are equally committed to caring for our team members as we are our patients. Supporting our team members to engage in positive lifestyle choices contributes to their own well-being, reduces their risk for conditions like cancer and translates into them modeling those choices for their families, friends and patients. We love our team members and want them to feel loved and supported at work, not just when they become a patient.”
To earn Gold Standard™accreditation, an employer must take concrete actions to reduce the risk and burden of cancer, through the Gold Standard’s™ three main goals – risk reduction, early detection and quality care, including: prohibit tobacco use and support tobacco cessation efforts; promote physical activity, healthy nutrition and weight management; provide health insurance options that include detecting cancer at its earliest stages; access to quality care and participation in cancer clinical trials; promote employee awareness of these initiatives; support the needs of cancer survivors in the workplace.
ECU Health’s Wellness programming that supports this re-accreditation, includes:
- A tobacco-free workplace with financial incentive in our medical plan for team members and their dependents for working toward or living a tobacco-free lifestyle.
- Health risk assessments with incentives for participation.
- lifestyle coaching to educate and support team members to reduce risks, manage their condition, and access other wellness benefits.
- Counseling through our employee assistance program to reduce stress and learn positive coping.
- Nutrition assessments and counseling, coupled with cooking classes and a Healthy Food Environment policy to promote healthy eating at work and home.
- Discounts for weight loss, wellness centers and exercise programs.
- Cancer survivor exercise and nutrition programs.
- Cancer screenings covered on our ECU Health medical plan and easy access to most screenings at our ECU Health hospitals or clinics.
- Access to ECU Health Cancer Care teams and navigators for cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and support.
- Telephonic care management for those who need extra support.
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer, a nonprofit organization of CEOs, founded by former President George H.W. Bush, created the Gold Standard™ to recognize employers for taking exceptional health and wellness measures on behalf of their employees.
Media contact: Brian Wudkwych, 252-214-0782 or [email protected]
About The CEO Roundtable on Cancer
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer was founded in 2001, when President George H.W. Bush challenged a group of executives to “do something bold and venturesome about cancer within your own corporate families.” The CEOs responded by creating and encouraging the widespread adoption of the CEO Cancer Gold Standard, which calls for organizations to evaluate their health benefits and workplace culture and take extensive, concrete actions in five key areas of health and wellness to address cancer in the workplace. For more information on the CEO Cancer Gold Standard and the no-cost, web-based accreditation process, please visit www.CancerGoldStandard.org.
Listeners from all over the east phoned in their support for children pledging $67,439 during the 22nd annual “Music for Miracles” radiothon on 107.9 WNCT.
These generous pledges bring the all-time giving for the event to more than $3.4 million. One hundred percent of the funds raised through Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospital events such as this, directly support programs and services at the James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at Vidant Medical Center.
This year’s radiothon expanded to include all of the Inner Banks Media radio stations. In addition to 107.9, these include: 103.7 WTIB (Talk of the Town); 96.3 WRHT The New Talk; Groovin’ Oldies 94.1 and 97.9; and 94.3 The Game.
“We are thrilled to have once again been a partner with CMN and Vidant Medical Center. Doing two days of broadcasts from inside the children’s hospital gave us an opportunity to interact with the doctors, staff and most importantly the kids who are served there,” said Henry Hinton, president, Inner Banks Media. “It is one of the highlights of our year in terms of our public service efforts. As is often the case when you do something like this, it was we who were blessed to have been part of it.”
“The loyal listeners show year after year that they are truly dedicated to making the lives of sick and injured children better. We also couldn’t do it without our volunteers and the children and their families who came to share their inspirational stories about the care they received at Maynard Children’s Hospital,” said Rhonda James, director of development, Maynard Children’s Hospital.
Several of this year’s Miracle Children joined on-air personalities to share with the listeners the difference donations make in a child’s life.
This year’s Miracle Children include: Malachi Austin, 4, Nash County; Mason Burnette, 7 months, Pitt County; Colt Cowell, 6, Pamlico County; Decadyen Donigan, 5, Pitt County; Emirrah Rodgers, 13, Hertford County; Kayleigh Rossie, 1, Beaufort County. To help celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the event, several past miracle children also came out to update listeners on how they are doing.
More than 50 volunteers helped answer phones, including Vidant team members. A special thank you to the many local restaurants and businesses who donated meals and refreshments.
Children’s Miracle Network is a fundraising program of the Vidant Health Foundation. Maynard Children’s Hospital in Greenville serves children and their families living throughout a 29-county region in eastern North Carolina.
Media contact: Rhonda James, director of development, Maynard Children’s Hospital, 252-847-5437 or Beth Anne Atkins, director, marketing and communications, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
Listeners from all over the east phoned in their support for children pledging $67,439 during the 22nd annual “Music for Miracles” radiothon on 107.9 WNCT.
These generous pledges bring the all-time giving for the event to more than $3.4 million. One hundred percent of the funds raised through Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospital events such as this, directly support programs and services at the James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at Health Medical Center.
This year’s radiothon expanded to include all of the Inner Banks Media radio stations. In addition to 107.9, these include: 103.7 WTIB (Talk of the Town); 96.3 WRHT The New Talk; Groovin’ Oldies 94.1 and 97.9; and 94.3 The Game.
“We are thrilled to have once again been a partner with CMN and ECU Health Medical Center. Doing two days of broadcasts from inside the children’s hospital gave us an opportunity to interact with the doctors, staff and most importantly the kids who are served there,” said Henry Hinton, president, Inner Banks Media. “It is one of the highlights of our year in terms of our public service efforts. As is often the case when you do something like this, it was we who were blessed to have been part of it.”
“The loyal listeners show year after year that they are truly dedicated to making the lives of sick and injured children better. We also couldn’t do it without our volunteers and the children and their families who came to share their inspirational stories about the care they received at Maynard Children’s Hospital,” said Rhonda James, director of development, Maynard Children’s Hospital.
Several of this year’s Miracle Children joined on-air personalities to share with the listeners the difference donations make in a child’s life.
This year’s Miracle Children include: Malachi Austin, 4, Nash County; Mason Burnette, 7 months, Pitt County; Colt Cowell, 6, Pamlico County; Decadyen Donigan, 5, Pitt County; Emirrah Rodgers, 13, Hertford County; Kayleigh Rossie, 1, Beaufort County. To help celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the event, several past miracle children also came out to update listeners on how they are doing.
More than 50 volunteers helped answer phones, including ECU Health team members. A special thank you to the many local restaurants and businesses who donated meals and refreshments.
Children’s Miracle Network is a fundraising program of the ECU Health Foundation. Maynard Children’s Hospital in Greenville serves children and their families living throughout a 29-county region in eastern North Carolina.
Media contact: Rhonda James, director of development, Maynard Children’s Hospital, 252-847-5437 or Beth Anne Atkins, director, marketing and communications, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
ECU Health is celebrating 20 successful years of the Community Benefit Grants Program which was created in 1998 as a joint partnership between the health system and the ECU Health Foundation to address the health and wellness of Pitt County residents. As the health system grew, the grants program expanded to include the regional hospital service areas, as well. The overall goal of the program is to help people before they reach the point of being hospitalized for health conditions that could otherwise have been avoided.
“ECU Health feels one of the best ways to empower people to be active partners in their own health care is to provide them with the education and tools needed to prevent and manage chronic disease,” said Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO, ECU Health. “This is accomplished through establishing community partnerships with local non-profits. The grants program provides these organizations with financial support to develop and implement programs that provide: early detection of chronic illness, education on wellness and prevention strategies, community health initiatives, and health care services directly in the communities where people live.”
Since 1998, $30.4 million has been distributed to 1,670 grant recipients. These funded programs have improved the health and quality of life for countless residents of eastern North Carolina.
“People across eastern North Carolina have benefited from all of the funded initiatives. Programs take place in civic centers, community gardens, Boys and Girls Clubs, churches, schools, senior centers and other community venues,” said Brian Floyd, president of ECU Health Medical Center and chief operating officer of Vidant Health Hospitals. “The grants being funded help remove financial and transportation barriers in receiving health education and direct health services in rural communities. We are reaching well beyond the walls of our hospitals to care for the people in our region who need it most.”
This year, ECU Health is distributing $1.9 million to 160 grants for communities in eastern North Carolina for the 2016-2017 grant cycle. Grants are administered by the ECU Health Foundation and awarded to programs that focus on chronic disease prevention and management, nutrition and physical activity, and improving access to care.
Media contact: Beth Anne Atkins, director, marketing and communications, ECU Health Foundation, 252-847-7695 or [email protected]
SUMMARY
| ECU Health Hospital | # of Programs Recommended for Funding | Dollars Recommended |
# Estimated to be Served |
# Estimated to be Financially Needy |
| Beaufort | 18 | $100,000 | 21,021 | 15,533 |
| Bertie | 14 | $102,250 | 18,496 | 17,606 |
| Chowan | 22 | $107,430 | 19,269 | 7,186 |
| Duplin | 12 | $102,000 | 23,125 | 19,167 |
| Edgecombe | 14 | $106,000 | 6,625 | 5,445 |
| Outer Banks Health | 8 | $110,000* | 4,219 | 4,219 |
| Roanoke-Chowan | 13 | $100,000 | 12,054 | 9,554 |
| Total Regional | 101 | $727,680 | 104,809 | 78,710 |
| ECU Medical Center | 59 | $1,182,350 | 402,549 | 216,923 |
| Overall Total | 160 | $1,910,030 | 507,358 | 295,633 |
ECU and Vidant Health are partnering to create two senior faculty positions in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine. The positions are being funded by a generous gift to the Vidant Cancer Care campaign by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnhill Jr. of Tarboro.
“We are passionate about giving back to the community within which we work and live,” said Robert Barnhill. “It is our hope that we can continue to support medical research and health care initiatives in eastern North Carolina with this gift.”
Barnhill, a native of Edgecombe County, graduated from ECU in 1970 with a degree in business administration. His family’s company, Barnhill Contracting, was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Rocky Mount. The company does work across the southeastern United States in site infrastructure, highway and commercial building construction. Barnhill and his wife, Penny, have two sons who work with the family business and a daughter who resides in Charlotte.
“The Brody School of Medicine and Vidant are leaders in providing skilled doctors and essential care to eastern North Carolinians. That commitment to health and service continues with these professorships made possible by the generosity of the Barnhills. It is a gift that will inspire faculty to push the frontiers of their scholarship and research as well as prepare thousands of students to follow their path as successful physicians,” said ECU Chancellor Cecil P. Staton.
Vidant is excited about the opportunity to continue to build and enhance Vidant Cancer Care through this partnership with the Barnhills and ECU.
“We are honored and thrilled that the Barnhills chose to support the Vidant Cancer Care campaign in this manner,” said Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO of Vidant Health. “Vidant Health has dedicated significant resources to build a premier cancer program, focusing on developing a sustainable, regionally-connected system-of-care that will require effective physician leadership on all levels.”
Dr. Mark Stacy, dean of Brody, expressed his gratitude for the Barnhills’ gift and the impact it will have on eastern North Carolina. “We’ve all been touched by cancer in one way or another. We’re grateful to the Barnhills for their generous contribution to battling this disease that creates an especially heavy burden on our part of the state. This gift creates new opportunities to explore and advance the way we deliver oncology care here,” said Stacy.
The two professorships will be named the “Barnhill Family Distinguished Professorship” and the “Robert and Penny Barnhill Distinguished Professorship.” Vidant and ECU will work together to determine the timing of the creation of the positions, as well as tenure status, compensation, responsibilities and candidate selection. This partnership is just one of the many ways Vidant and ECU are working together to support patient care, physician engagement, education and research.
Vidant Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower in Greenville opened to patients on March 25. The estimated cost of construction and equipping the cancer center and bed tower is $174 million. Approximately $50 million is being funded through philanthropy.