News & Updates

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Care Ring Makes Historic Announcement
On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Care Ring hosted a gathering of some of our key stakeholders, funders and community partners ...
The Care Ring Connector, Vol. 23
The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter, The Care Ring Connector, is now available! With a new look we hope ...
The Care Ring Connector, Vol. 22
The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter, The Care Ring Connector, is now available!   This quarter's edition features a ...
Remembering Ana Frey, NP
Ana Frey, NP In June of 2023, Care Ring lost one of its shining stars with the passing of Low-Cost ...
Davidson Fellow Alexa Montgomery shares experience at Care Ring
Author: Alexa Montgomery "I discovered the importance of loving what you do." During the Summer of 2023, I interned at ...
The Care Ring Connector, Vol. 21
The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter, The Care Ring Connector, is now available!   This quarter's edition features news ...
Care Ring hosts first-ever “Parents’ Day” event
Care Ring hosted its first-ever "Parents' Day" event on Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at Oakdale Elementary School to celebrate the ...
The Care Ring Connector, Vol. 20
The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter, The Care Ring Connector, is now available!   This quarter's edition features news ...
LISC grant provides free Uber rides for Care Ring patients
Care Ring's patients will have one less obstacle to accessing care, thanks to a $200,000 grant from the Health Access ...

Board raising next generation of Care Ring philanthropists

For Care Ring Board Members Dean Cikins, Will Hadley, and Sherry Saxonhouse, MD, their service to the organization involves their children, too. In honor of Volunteer Month, we salute the “next generation” of Care Ring philanthropists! Maya Cikins Maya Cikins bake sale to benefit Care Ring Maya Cikins is the daughter of Andrea and Dean […]

Care Ring Clinic serving individuals experiencing homelessness

Photo credit: WCNC.com On any given day in Charlotte, there are over 3,100 individuals who are experiencing homelessness. This number is up 55% from before the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to dealing with housing insecurity and many other challenges, these individuals are often also lacking easy and affordable access to medical care. To attempt to […]
Jewel Greywoode MD

Diversity in Healthcare Improves Outcomes: Jewel Greywoode, MD

Care Ring is pleased to have Jewel Greywoode, MD as the guest author of this blog post. Dr. Greywoode is an otolaryngologist who specializes in cosmetic and functional facial plastic surgery. He practices with Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates, PA. and is part of Care Ring’s Physicians Reach Out network of volunteer providers who […]

Meet Judith Wood: Volunteer Diabetes Educator

In a small room, brightly painted with a forest scene off the waiting room area in the Care Ring Low-Cost Clinic, sits volunteer Judith Wood. Since 2016, Judith has been here every Wednesday from 9 am to Noon, using her 40 years of experience as a diabetes educator to help our patients learn more about […]

Doctors’ Day Spotlight: Wei Huang, MD

National Doctors’ Day is March 30, 2022, a time to celebrate the physicians who keep our community healthy. This is a particularly important day to Care Ring, as we express our gratitude for and acknowledge the tremendous impact that the 1,600 providers across over 200 practices who donate care in our Physicians Reach Out network […]

The Care Ring Connector, Vol. 15

The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter, The Care Ring Connector, is now available!   This quarter’s edition has 2 new client Stories of Hope, introduces our brand new A Guided Journey program for new mothers, gets to know our new Clinic provider working with people facing housing insecurity, shouts out our new PRO providers […]

Care Ring partners with Mecklenburg County Public Health for new maternal-child health program: A Guided Journey

Care Ring has launched a new initiative in partnership with Mecklenburg County Public Health. The program, known as “A Guided Journey,” is a Maternal and Child Health Community Health Worker Initiative targeting the six Mecklenburg County priority health zip codes.  The program will focus on improving health outcomes before, during and after pregnancy and to reduce […]

The Care Ring Connector, Vol. 14

The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter, The Care Ring Connector, is now available!   In it we share about a HUGE gift of hope from Atrium Health; the results of our latest COVID-19 vaccine clinic and a partnership to get glasses to our school age clinic patients; a touching story of a devoted husband […]

Care Ring Wins CBJ’s Health Care Heroes Award

In a virtual ceremony on September 21, 2021, the Charlotte Business Journal, along with event sponsors First Citizens Bank, Atrium Health, and the North Carolina Healthcare Association, hosted the inaugural Health Care Heroes Awards program. The awards served to recognize local individuals and organizations for putting innovation and compassion to work to improve the human […]

The Care Ring Connector, Vol. 13

The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter, The Care Ring Connector, is now available! In it we share about our recent project at the Brookwood Inn, a change in NFP requirements, a recent meeting with federal and state health officials, highlight some of our awesome funders, and more! READ IT HERE. To have our e-news […]