GRANT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR TMH CARELINK, THE TELEMEDICINE NETWORK
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) Foundation has received a $10,000 grant from Truist Financial Corporation to help expand telemedicine to protect healthcare providers and patients from potential exposure to COVID-19.
Thanks to generous community support, TMH has quickly expanded TMH Carelink, the regional telemedicine network to provide excellent healthcare to patients in their homes, at rehabilitation centers, rural healthcare clinics and other remote locations. The grant from Truist will provide three telemedicine units, which allow for the remote delivery of healthcare to greatly reduce the risk of infection for healthcare providers and patients.
“We are grateful to Truist for their generous gift, which is helping TMH bring this life-saving technology to patients throughout our region,” said Nigel Allen, TMH Foundation president and chief advancement officer. “Truist has stepped up when our community needs it the most, and we are so thankful.”
The grant is part of the financial services company’s Truist Cares initiative, a $25 million philanthropic pledge announced in March to support basic needs, medical supplies and financial hardship relief due to COVID-19.
“Truist is enthusiastic about its partnership with the TMH Foundation to support healthcare services in the Tallahassee region during such turbulent times,” said Chris Mills, market president with Truist. “Their efforts directly align with the pillars of the Truist Cares initiative. We are very thankful for the outstanding service that TMH is doing for the community we are proud to call home.”
Truist has 10 locations in Tallahassee including subsidiary McGriff Insurance Services.
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About Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH)
Founded in 1948, TMH is a private, not-for-profit community healthcare system committed to transforming care, advancing health and improving lives with an ultimate vision of leading the community to be the healthiest in the nation. Serving a 17-county region in North Florida and South Georgia, TMH is comprised of a 772-bed acute care hospital, a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, three residency programs, 31 affiliated physician practices and partnerships with Doctors’ Memorial Hospital, Florida State University College of Medicine, UF Health, Weems Memorial Hospital and Wolfson Children’s Hospital.
About TMH Foundation
The TMH Foundation is a Florida not-for-profit corporation, organized under Chapter 617 of the Florida Statutes, and is licensed by the State of Florida as a charitable organization. The Foundation’s mission is to develop and sustain philanthropic support for TMH and generate community understanding and involvement to accomplish TMH’s mission, vision, goals and objectives. For more information, visit TMH.ORG/Giving.
About Truist
Truist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspire and build better lives and communities. With 275 years of combined BB&T and SunTrust history, Truist serves approximately 12 million households with leading market share in many high-growth markets in the country. The company offers a wide range of services including retail, small business and commercial banking; asset management; capital markets; commercial real estate; corporate and institutional banking; insurance; mortgage; payments; specialized lending and wealth management. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist is the sixth-largest commercial bank in the U.S. with total assets of $506 billion as of March 31, 2020. Truist Bank, Member FDIC. Learn more at Truist.com.
