b'Giving ValuesAccessPreventionOutstanding Patient Leading Outcomeswith heartA major expansion of heart and vascular carea project that Norman and Sylvia Samet hope to rally the community around through a transformational $3 million giftwill build on decades of cardiovascular innovation and excellence.Of all the health care we deliver,heart and vascularthe prevention program. Dr. Bucky Wilson, who was the first often comes with the greatest urgency and the gravest threat.heart surgeon in Greensboro and brought with him a critical A patient has just minutes to get the care needed to overcomeheart procedure. Now Dr. Tom Stuckey and Dr. Bruce Brodie, a cardiovascular crisis and mitigate long-term damage. Thereswho are world-renowned. Dr. Bensimhon and Dr. Dalton no time to ask questions or to deliberate where to receive careMcLean, who are Advanced Heart Failure Specialists. We couldin fact, theres little opportunity to even stop and think. Andlist so many outstanding doctors and were just so proud of with heart disease being the second-leading cause of death inthem, so we feel it is important to support their work.North Carolina, few are immune from its threat.Indeed, our investments have paid off. Should you or a loved Thats the bad news. one be struck by a heart attack or stroke, you wont have to But Cone Health has the good news. worry about getting answers to the questions you dont have time to ask. You have all of the resources you need, right here, Decades ago, our community made the decision toto overcome a cardiovascular crisisand to prevent one develop our health system and region as an innovator infrom happening again.cardiovascular care. We cultivated leaders in the field, and they helped us create the foundation upon which ConeThe best people.Health Heart & Vascular stands today. With their expertiseThe best spaces.and dedication fueling our future, weve built outstandingThe best technology. facilities, invested in life-saving technology, and made a promise to plan strategically to keep Cone Health, and ourIts profound, when you stop and think about it, says community members, at the forefront of heart care. Michelle Schneider, VP & Chief Philanthropy Officer. Someone is literally touching your heart with their hands. Were fortunate to have such excellent doctors here, saysYou want that person to be the absolute best and you want Norman Samet, founder and chairman of Samet Corporation,them to be equipped with the best resources. Our community a prominent Greensboro-based construction company com- members can sleep well at night knowing that when an mitted to doing well and doing good at the same time. Inemergency arises, you will have excellent care right where 2022, he and his wife Sylvia made the largest-ever donationyou live. In those critical minutes, were with you. to Cone Health: a $3 million gift to support the expansion of Heart & Vascular care across the Cone Health system. What matters now is where we go from here. Weve been on the cutting edge with top leaders in heartWith cardiovascular disease affecting so many community care, Norman says as he runs through some of Cone Healthsmembers, and Cone Health serving as an established leader in pioneers and current leaders. Dr. Joe LeBauer, who startedheart care, our next steps are clear: to inspire our community 8Cone Health Philanthropy'