Angel Medical Center now one of nation’s Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals

PRESS RELEASE: Patients at Angel Medical Center receive some of the best care in the nation, according to an important new ranking. Angel Medical Center is now one of the nation’s Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), a ranking reserved for less than ten percent of all Critical Access Hospitals in the nation. The designation is […]

Drill for mass shooting response planned at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital

PRESS RELEASE: Blue Ridge Regional Hospital is teaming with local law enforcement in a drill to practice responding to a mass shooting inside the hospital. The active assailant drill will be held Oct. 4. A man pretending to be the shooter will enter the lobby of the hospital and go to the second-floor medical-surgical area. He […]

Weekend of Women’s Wisdom at Southeast Wise Women’s Herbal Conference, Oct. 14-16

PRESS RELEASE: The Southeast Wise Women’s Herbal Conference began a dozen years ago as a gathering of 200 women who came together to immerse themselves in the study of herbal medicine and the Wise Woman tradition of Earth-based healing. This year, organizers expect over a thousand women, of all ages and ethnicities, to attend the weekend […]

Pardee Hospital nurse receives suicide prevention training

PRESS RELEASE: Pardee Hospital announced today that Lori Johnson, MSW, BSN, RN-BC, a nurse in the hospital’s Psychiatric and Addictions Therapeutic Healing Services (PATHS) department, is one of 32 nurses nationally to receive suicide prevention training from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). Following participation in year-long online and in-person education, training, and practice, Johnson is […]

Pardee Hospital to host UNC Cancer Network Lunch and Learn series, Sept. 30

PRESS RELEASE: Pardee Hospital will host a free UNC Cancer Network Lunch and Learn videoconference series for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. The first session, “Colorectal Cancer: The Role of Vitamin D, Calcium and Low-Dose Aspirin,” will take place on Friday, Sept. 30 from 12 to 1 p.m. in Pardee Hospital’s video conference room. Participants will […]

Pardee Hospital to host volunteer fair on Tuesday, Sept. 27

PRESS RELEASE: Pardee Hospital Auxiliary will host a volunteer fair on Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Garden Cafe at Pardee Hospital. Volunteer opportunities at Pardee include working in the Garden Cafe or gift shop, greeting visitors, delivering flowers to patients, transporting and escorting patients and visitors throughout the hospital, and […]

Pardee Hospital appoints new Chief Financial Officer

  PRESS RELEASE: Pardee Hospital announced today that Andrew Wampler has been named its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective Sept. 30. Wampler joins Pardee’s executive team from Mountain States Health Alliance, where he was vice president of finance and Lean, and led system-wide corporate financial operations. He has extensive experience in financial operations, capital budgeting […]

12th annual Southeast Wise Women’s Herbal Conference to be held Oct. 14-16

PRESS RELEASE: The Southeast Wise Women’s Herbal Conference began a dozen years ago as a gathering of 200 women who came together to immerse themselves in the study of herbal medicine and the Wise Woman tradition of Earth-based healing. This year, organizers expect over a thousand women, of all ages and ethnicities, to attend the weekend […]

Biltmore Restorative Medicine & Aesthetics releases new out-of-town patient guide

PRESS RELEASE: This month Biltmore Restorative Medicine & Aesthetics released a new, comprehensive resource for tourists who are interested in integrating restorative medical care into their vacation. The guide includes information about lodging, transportation, and regional attractions as well as information about the services that their practice offers. Biltmore Restorative Medicine & Aesthetics aims to […]

Healthy Aging Day events in Buncombe and McDowell Counties Offer education, inspiration, and fun

PRESS RELEASE – Growing older doesn’t have to mean growing slower! This September, the YMCA of Western North Carolina will offer two Healthy Aging Day events featuring health screenings, fitness classes, and expert talks for the area’s rising senior population as part of nationwide Healthy Aging Week programming. The two free events—in Buncombe and McDowell counties—are […]

HIMSS Analytics honors Mission Health with stage 6 recognition

PRESS RELEASE: Patients are seeing significant improvements in how care is delivered at Mission Health through the use of advanced electronic medical records and data analytics, according to a global healthcare analytics company. HIMSS Analytics has recognized Mission Health for achieving Stage 6 on the company’s Outpatient Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, also known as O-EMRAM. […]

Aug. 26 party celebrates release of Lillah Schwartz’s new book about back pain

A party for the release of Lillah Schwartz’s new book, Healing Our Backs with Yoga: An Essential Guide to Back Pain Relief, will be held Friday, Aug. 26, at One Center Yoga, 120 Coxe Ave. The book offers readers the opportunity to learn the basic yoga poses used in Schwartz’s signature back course. It contains hundreds of photos […]

Pardee Hospital Foundation to host Women Helping Women luncheon with TV personality Joan Lunden, Oct. 28

    PRESS RELEASE: The Pardee Hospital Foundation announced today that former Good Morning America host, bestselling author and breast cancer survivor Joan Lunden will be the keynote speaker at the19th annual Women Helping Women luncheon on Friday, Oct. 28 at 11:30 a.m. at the Technology Building at Blue Ridge Community College. Tickets to the luncheon […]

Asheville Community Yoga needs volunteers for service project, Aug. 20

PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY YOGA: We are still in need of volunteers for our August service project: “Taking It to the Streets, The Yoga of Service.” Once again we will hit the streets of Asheville to practice compassionate communication with people who live on the streets. We’ll be handing out water, summer supplies, and […]

Country/western music and dance benefit scheduled to raise money for MS

PRESS RELEASE: On Sunday, September 11th from 3pm-7pm, Blue Ghost Brewing, 128 Underwood Rd., Fletcher, N.C., will be the new venue of Annie Garic’s annual fundraising event to benefit The National MS Society. This year’s event is a country/western hoedown tribute to Country/Western’s Old Time legends to benefit The National MS Society. The evening’s highlights […]

Dr. Gregory S. Lavigne joins Orthopedic Program at Pardee Hospital

PRESS RELEASE: Pardee Hospital announced today that Gregory S. Lavigne, M.D., a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has joined their orthopedic program and will be a part of the Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics team, a department of Pardee Hospital, effective Monday, Aug. 15. He will see patients at the following locations of Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics: […]

Pardee Hospital Foundation encourages community to “TAP Into Philanthropy”

PRESS RELEASE FROM PARDEE HOSPITAL:   On Thursday, Aug. 11, Mountain River Tap & Growlers will donate 10 percent of all draft beer sales to the Pardee Hospital Foundation as part of the Foundation’s “TAP into Philanthropy” fundraiser. The community is invited to stop by any of the four Mountain River Tap & Growlers locations, […]

Urgent need for medication funding for Project Access

PRESS RELEASE FROM WESTERN CAROLINA MEDICAL SOCIETY: A change in the demographic of Project Access®patients has resulted in a drastic increase in medication expenses. The medication budget for the program for the entire year has already been reached. We are in urgent need for additional medication funding. Project Access®, in this time of high demands, […]

 Mothers of Asheville to breastfeed together as part of the Global Big Latch On, Aug. 6

PRESS RELEASE FROM BIG LATCH ON: Joining a global initiative that promotes and supports breastfeeding, mothers of Asheville will come together to breastfeed their children at West Asheville Park, 198 Vermont Ave., on Saturday, August 6th at 10:30 am. The Big Latch On aims to make breastfeeding a normal part of day-to-day life, to increase […]