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Vidant Health announced today that Dr. David Herman, current president and chief operating officer, will assume the role of chief executive officer beginning July 1.
On this date in 1771, two large groups of armed North Carolinians were camped about six mile away from each other in what is now Alamance County.
The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center is hosting its 6th annual Cancer Survivors Day event on Sunday, June 10th at First Church of Christ.
Vidant Beaufort Hospital will once again offer the Safe Sitters babysitting program this summer. Safe Sitters is a medically accurate program that teaches boys and girls ages 11 to 13 how to handle emergencies when caring for children.
In this season of political claims, counterclaims, and calling of names, separating truth from error or falsehood can be a challenge. When in doubt, apply the Bacon Test.
The staff of the Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center is pleased to welcome radiation oncologist, Dr. Robert McLaurin to the practice. Dr. McLaurin joins Dr. John Inzerillo and Physician Assistant, Nicole Davia in caring for cancer patients in a 15-county region of eastern North Carolina.
Those who know me know that I am inclined towards spicy food. When at the sub shop, I order the spiciest deli meats and plenty of jalapenos.
The public is invited to attend a free health fair sponsored by Vidant Beaufort Hospital on Tuesday, May 8th from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. outside of the Washington Walmart in recognition of National Hospital Week.
The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
"We are excited about the addition of such quality physicians as Dr. Robert McLaurin, Dr. Urvi Ghandi and Dr. Quoc Phan to our network of providers in Beaufort County," said Travis Douglass, executive vice president and director of Vidant Medical Group.
"The mining interest of the state is now only second to the farming interest." So wrote a reporter from the Western Carolinian of Salisbury in 1825. There was enough demand by 1830 for a Charlotte-based Miners' and Farmers' Journal to begin publication.
The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
"If you would understand anything," wrote Aristotle, "observe its beginning and its development." Without a solid grounding in the history of our state, North Carolinians cannot hope to chart the right course for the future.
While the demand for unpasteurized, "raw" milk is growing around the country, North Carolina remains one of 20 states where selling it is illegal. State Rep. Glen Bradley, R-Franklin, wants to change that.
Picture a peaceful, Amish farmer, selling one of nature's super foods - fresh, raw milk. Eager customers came from afar, even across state lines, to savor the taste and access a nutritious product. Who could oppose such harmonious commerce on Rainbow Acres Farm?
The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers deal with the emotional and physical challenges associated with having cancer.
Tickets are now on sale for the 5th Shaggin' for a Cause!
Effective June 2012, health care providers at Inner Banks Urgent Care in Washington will begin seeing patients at other practices throughout the county.
Beginning this week, Washington Women’s Care will be affiliated with Vidant Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group that is part of Vidant Health. In addition to its joining Vidant Health.
The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center, a division of Beaufort Regional Health System, provides medical services in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and blood disorders.
Eight hospitals in eastern Carolina marked the "birthday" of Vidant Health by unveiling new signs today.
If you ever get the chance to visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, you will be forever affected by what you see and learn there, and you will be moved by a quote you see hanging near one of the exhibits.
As we march further into the proverbial "Book of Life," and as we close the Chapter of 2011 and open the Chapter of 2012, it is tradition that we examine the lives of notable people that have passed on before us.
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered one of the most important speeches in our country's history.
In March, 2010 and 2011, I spent a few wonderful afternoons on the National Mall in Washington, DC, and inside a few of the Smithsonian Museums along that storied strip of mostly treeless ground between the united States Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial.
Salmon is best appreciated when sauteed in a buttery sauce of common herbs and served on a clean plate. If prepared properly everything else is secondary.
Members of the East Carolina Health, Inc. Board of Directors have appointed eight people to the University Health Systems Beaufort Hospital Directors' Council.
A pet peeve of mine has long been how poorly we treat history in our school system, and, subsequently, the periodicals that represent who we are.
This is the time of the year when Autumn unfurls its brilliant colors. There is a chill in the air, and often that change of seasons can be breathtaking. be
Shenandoah National Park, with the 105 mile long Skyline Drive bisecting it from southwest to northeast along its spine, is a rugged natural park running from Front Royal to the North to Rockfish Gap to the South.
The Shenandoah Valley exists as a long, fertile, and largely agrarian, stretch of land framed by the Potomac River to the north and the James River to the south, as well as being buttressed by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the East and the Appalachian Ridge and Valley ranges to the west.
The craggy, ragged shoreline of Goose Creek State Park is just one of the many unique components of this park that stands alone as the single most environmentally diverse tract of land, open to the public, in this nook of the Inner Banks.
The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers.
Runners, and walkers, athletes and families, take your mark for the pinkest, long-legged race of the year! The Darleen's Flamingo 5K will hold its 2nd annual "Make Your Own Party" road race on Saturday, November 5, 2011 to bring the community together in the fight against cancer.
The pictures tell the story here, and as this story is important, please contact me with the names of any of the folks that you may recognize in the photos, whom participated this fine Saturday, and I will list them in the appropriate places.
During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Chevrolet Certified Service is giving customers the option to donate their oil change and brake pad service rebates of $5, $10 and $25 to the American Cancer Society.
In conjunction with the annual "Smoke on the Water" in downtown Washington there will be two races that are open to runners and walkers, children and adults. Lifestyles Medical Fitness Center is hosting a 5K and Washington Noon Rotary is hosting a Polio Plus 10K on Saturday, October 22, 2011.
It was a beautiful, clear morning that last Saturday of July, 2011. The sun was barely up, as I crossed the new Runyon Creek Bridge, on foot, after parking near the Washington public boat launch.
The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers a variety of special programs and activities to help cancer patients, survivors as well as their primary caregivers.
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