Staff report

SALISBURY — Rowan County’s second annual Healthcare Gala, hosted by the Country Club of Salisbury, will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

The focus of the gala is to celebrate and recognize social workers and case managers in Rowan County for their efforts to manage the needs of their patients.

The gala is open to the public with the purchase of a $40 ticket. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Guests will enjoy live music, wine and beer, a special cocktail named after one of the sponsors, and a variety of hors d’oeuvres while networking with fellow Rowan health care providers.

Sponsors of the gala are:

• Diamond: Trinity Senior Services of Rowan, The Laurels of Salisbury; Kindred/ Gentiva Home Health; N.C State Veterans Home; Senior Savvy; The Meadows of Rockwell; Brookdale of Salisbury; Avita Pharmacy; Moose Pharmacy; Rowan Hospice & Palliative CARE; Autumn Care of Salisbury; Brian Center of Salisbury; All About Seniors Magazine;

• Platinum: Comfort Keepers, Advance Home Care

• Gold: Genesis Health Care of Salisbury; TenderHearted Home Care; Lyerly Funeral Home Salisbury; Pruitt Hospice.