At UNC Health Pardee, exceptional care often comes down to practical tools, patient recliners that ease treatment, patient lifts that prevent injury, and smart beds that can sense a fall before it happens. These everyday items are The Essentials, and your support helps put them in the hands of our care teams without delay.
Every item on The Essentials List was requested directly by Pardee’s clinicians to meet immediate patient needs. When you fund one, it is purchased right away—no waiting, no delays. Ready to make a real-time difference?
For more than 25 years, the Women Helping Women Luncheon has brought together compassionate individuals, local businesses, and community leaders with a shared goal: ensuring that women in need—those who are uninsured or underinsured—have access to critical cancer screenings, treatment, education, and support.
The strength and longevity of this event reflect its profound impact on both the survivors and families it has touched, and on the many who return year after year to show their support. Don’t miss this signature event, Oct. 24th.
Pardee Hospital Foundation
561 Fleming Street
Hendersonville, NC 28739
828.233.2700
Andrew Schmidt joined Pardee Hospital Foundation in November 2023 as a Donor Engagement Officer. Andrew began his career in fundraising at his alma mater, Sewanee: The University of the South, as an assistant director in charge of reunions and volunteers, working on milestone giving campaigns as well as alumni engagement and stewardship events. Andrew holds a BA in Philosophy from Sewanee and recently earned a MA in Applied Arts & Sciences from the Liberal and Interdisciplinary Studies program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Andrew previously served the Henderson Country community as an Advancement Analyst at nearby Kanuga Conference Center, where he was responsible for donor database administration, prospect research, and raising funds in support of a $15M capital campaign centered on a comprehensive renovation of the then-47-year-old Kanuga Lake Inn. Andrew looks forward to helping advance the mission of UNC Health and Pardee Hospital Foundation across the Western North Carolina region, and particularly in Transylvania County. When he’s not out and about visiting with donors, you can usually find Andrew scampering around DuPont and Pisgah with his wife, Sara, preschool-age son, Arthur, and new-born son, Rhodes.