Press release from MAHEC: On Monday, November 13, Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) will welcome Dr. Hendrée Jones from UNC Chapel Hill to discuss strategies for improving health outcomes for women with opioid use disorder during pregnancy. The substance use treatment program director will address the opioid epidemic’s impact on women and children. Dr. […]
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Haywood Regional Medical Center seeks volunteers
Press release from Haywood Regional Medical Center: Haywood Regional Medical Center is currently seeking volunteers of all ages for ongoing support at the hospital, outpatient care center and The Homestead. Volunteering for Haywood Regional will offer you an opportunity to utilize your special talents, learn new skills, and make new friends. Work Areas A few […]
Asheville Yoga Center fundraises for MANNA FoodBank
Press release: Asheville Yoga Center will donate 10 percent of proceeds on Nov. 30 to help feed the hungry for the holidays. One in four children in Western North Carolina are faced with hunger and the insecurity of not always knowing where their next meal will come from. Throughout the month of November, Asheville […]
YMCA of Western NC named LGBTQ Championing Y
Press release from YMCA of WNC: The YMCA of Western North Carolina has been named an LGBTQ Championing YMCA by the YMCA of the USA in recognition of its diversity and inclusion work in the LGBTQ community. It is one of 10 Ys nationwide to receive the distinction. “This honor is the highest honor your […]
UNC Asheville, ABIPA and African-American churches to continue health promotion program with Mission Health Community Investment
Press release from UNC Asheville: PRAISE, a joint effort by UNC Asheville and ABIPA (the Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement) will continue its health promotion work with Asheville’s African-American churches into 2018, with continued support from Mission Health Community Investment. The PRAISE (Preventive Health Education Resulting in Action Inspiring Success for Everyone) initiative began […]
Upcoming events for Fairview Chiropractic Center about avoiding knee replacement and back surgery
Press release from Fairview Chiropractic Center: November 7th, 4:30 -6:30 Ryan’s Family Steak House, 1000 Brevard Rd., Asheville, NC 28806 Avoid Knee Replacement Surgery Do you have knee pain? Are you unable to enjoy the activities you once did or are you unable to perform daily chores due to the pain? Are you taking pain […]
Park Ridge Health Receives an “A” for patient safety in fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Press release from Park Ridge Health: The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization, released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The Safety Grade assigns letter grades of A, B, C, D and F to hospitals nationwide based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms. Park Ridge Health is […]
Mission Health’s Personalized Medicine Program featured in US News and World Report 2018 Best Hospitals Guidebook
Press release from Mission Health: Mission Health’s Personalized Medicine Program has been featured in US News and World Report 2018 Best Hospitals Guidebook. Recognized as “one of a handful of community hospital systems in the U.S. with a formal personalized medicine program including pharmacogenomics,” Mission’s Personalized Medicine Program was lauded for its work in pharmacogenomics, […]
Don Esposito named general counsel for Mission Health
Press release from Mission Health: Mission Health announced today that Don Esposito has been named General Counsel for Mission Health. Effective November 2, he will assume the role currently held by Ann Young, who is retiring in December. Mr. Esposito joins Mission Health from UNC Rex Healthcare, where he had been Vice President of […]
Park Ridge Health Education Series explores breakthrough technology for knee replacement Nov. 9
Press release from Park Ridge Health: For millions of people, osteoarthritis is causing chronic pain and stealing their quality of life. If knee pain is keeping you from doing what you love, Park Ridge Health invites you to discover your options for getting relief from pain and getting back in action. Join us for […]
Health Insurance Marketplace now open for enrollment
Press release from Haywood Regional Medical Center: On November 1, open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace will begin. As you may recall, the Health Insurance Marketplace has been offering expanded access to low-cost healthcare coverage for people without health insurance, or for those who are interested in exploring more cost-effective alternatives to their current […]
Purna Yoga 828 opens this month
Press release from Purna Yoga 828: Asheville has a new home for alignment-based yoga practice, as Purna Yoga 828 opens its doors mid-November at 697 D Haywood Road in the heart-center of West Asheville. The studio, owned and directed by long-time Asheville resident Letitia Walker, will focus its teaching around the Purna Yoga lineage, […]
Last Walk with a Doc for 2017 on Oct. 28
Press release from Haywood Regional Medical Center: Join us for our next, and last, Walk with a Doc event. Dr. Cutting will be the last Walk for 2017. We will start Walk with a Doc back in Spring 2018! When: Saturday Oct 28, 10 a.m. Where: Canton Rec Park (Covered picnic area) Who: […]
Pardee UNC Health Care to host free UNC Cancer Network Lunch and Learn event, Oct. 27
Press release from UNC Health Care: Pardee UNC Health Care will host a free UNC Cancer Network Lunch and Learn video conference event for anyone in the community interested in learning more about breast cancer prevention, detection and treatment. The session, “An Update on Breast Cancer: Prevention, Treatment and Survivorship,” will take place on Friday, Oct. […]
Mission Health Partners performs among highest on CMS quality and financial performance results
Press release from Mission Health Partners: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2016 Quality and Financial Performance Results, showing that Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) continue to improve the quality of healthcare for Medicare beneficiaries while also decreasing costs for consumers and taxpayers. Of note, the data also show that our […]
Park Ridge offers Lunch & Learn about breast cancer Oct. 23
Press release from Park Ridge Health: The Go Pink With Park Ridge Health initiative continues with a special Free Education Series event to empower people with the latest science-based information regarding breast cancer. Please join us for this free Lunch & Learn event to hear from Park Ridge Health Surgery Specialist, David Onofrey, […]
#I drive for breast cancer awareness event launch Oct. 24
Press release from Park Ridge Health and Asheville Chevrolet: Asheville Chevrolet would like to invite the public to join them this October for the #I Drive For event. #I Drive For is a fundraiser to help find a cure for breast cancer. For every “#avlchevydrives4” on Instagram and Twitter, the national Chevrolet Corporation will […]
Mission Health announces in-network health plans for 2018
Press release from Mission Health: Mission Health, the provider caring for the largest number of residents of western North Carolina, has announced it is contracting with a robust suite of health plans in 2018, including five Medicare Advantage plans. The expansion of its insurer relationships is part of the health system’s ongoing efforts to ensure […]
Park Ridge Health Obstetrics & Gynecology welcomes new nurse midwife
Press release from Park Ridge Health: Park Ridge Health Obstetrics & Gynecology is excited to welcome board-certified Nurse Midwife, Cynthia Noland, CNM, MSN, to its nationally awarded care team. Noland earned her bachelor of science degree in Nursing from Western Carolina University, her Certificate in Nurse Midwifery from Frontiers School of Midwifery & Family […]
Mission Health announces Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina honorees
Press release from Mission Health: Mission Health is proud to announce that again in 2017, six nurses from across our health system were selected for this year’s list of Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina. It is a true honor for our nurses to be recognized by their peers for their professionalism and practice and […]
Pardee UNC Health Care and Henderson County sheriff’s office to host Oct. 19 pill drop event
Press release from Pardee UNC Health Care: Pardee UNC Health Care and the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office will host a pill take-back event on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pardee’s Justice Street upper parking lot near the hospital’s main entrance. This event will provide local residents a convenient and […]