
Announcing Health Care Heroes Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2021 Health Care Heroes’ Winners: McKenzie Kline -NP/PA Award, Paul Kamitsuka – Physician Award and the entire WH COVID-19 Vaccine Team – Community Outreach Award!
Congratulations to our 2021 Health Care Heroes’ Winners: McKenzie Kline -NP/PA Award, Paul Kamitsuka – Physician Award and the entire WH COVID-19 Vaccine Team – Community Outreach Award!
Cape Fear Community College will host their annual college and community career fair April 6
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Suzy Kearns, former Chief Compliance Officer for the organization, will take over the position, replacing Chasity Chace, who served as CFO for Wilmington Health for over 13 years.
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Health care workers and community members banded together to wearing red and encourage people to educate themselves about heart health and how to take steps to reduce heart disease.
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The more contagious a virus, the more people need to be immune for it to reach an endemic stage.
As the omicron variant continues to rear its head locally and across the country, federal initiatives aim to make home-testing kits and N95 masks available to the public, free of charge.
Doctor Claude Jarrett with Wilmington Health says most falls result in just sprains and bruises, but that some slips can result in far worse outcomes.
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Nominees from Wilmington Health include Jessica Burkett, Health & Wellness; Deborah Hess, Health & Wellness; Lekeshia Jarrett, Advocacy & Social Justice; Lisa McDowell, Health & Wellness; and Morgan Todd, Public Service.
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But just because a provider believes it needs – and can pay for – certain high-end equipment and new services doesn’t mean it will get them. That’s because the state operates under a Certificate of Need (CON) process.
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Experts say this wave is vastly different from the impact of the Delta variant — between its contagiousness, the staffing shortages they’re facing, and the supply chain challenges as well.
Wilmington Health recently welcomed Shawna Boyle, board-certified urologist; Catherine Duncan, pelvic floor therapist; dermatology physician assistant William “Travis” Hupp; and cardiac vascular nurse Jolene Beaumont to new roles.
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