Senior Enrichment Center to Partner with FirstHealth on Stroke Awareness Event
May marks National Stroke Awareness Month, and this year, the Moore County Senior Enrichment Center is partnering with FirstHealth of the Carolinas to host an…
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Moore Family Medicine Joining FirstHealth Family Medicine Network
Long-time Moore County physician, Thomas Leonard, M.D., of Moore Family Medicine, will join FirstHealth of the Carolinas and FirstHealth Physician Group on May 6, 2019….
FirstHealth to Celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day
FirstHealth of the Carolinas will celebrate its 32nd Annual National Cancer Survivors Day event on Thursday, May 30, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the…
FirstHealth First in Nation to Participate in New Robotics Clinical Study
FirstHealth of the Carolinas has made history once again as the first health care system in the nation to participate in a clinical study with…
After full days of care giving, two FirstHealth employees turn their attention to young athletes
Two local coaches bring a unique perspective both to their student athletes at West Pine Middle School in West End and to their home care…
FirstHealth Receives Dental Grant
FirstHealth Dental Care has received a $5,000 Smiles for Kids grant from the Delta Dental of North Carolina Foundation. FirstHealth Dental Care will use the…
FirstHealth of the Carolinas Selects HealthMyne
FirstHealth will initially implement HealthMyne to advance its Lung Cancer Screening Program and streamline tumor conference collaboration PINEHURST – HealthMyne Inc., a company focused on…
Chelssea Warr Awarded for “Exceptional Care” at FirstHealth
PINEHURST – Chelsea Warr, R.N., has been recognized as the December 2018 DAISY Award Winner for FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Chelsea is a nurse in…
FirstHealth Observes Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
FirstHealth of the Carolinas launched its annual Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month reminder on March 1 to raise awareness about the importance of colorectal (or colon)…
Valentine’s Day Baby Stealing Hearts at FirstHealth
Newborn Amelia Kay Ball is already stealing hearts as one of FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital’s Valentine’s Day babies of 2019. Little Amelia is shown sporting…
FirstHealth recognized by NCHA for partnership to improve children’s health
FirstHealth of the Carolinas was honored this week by The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) with NCHA’s inaugural Healthier Communities Award. The newly-created award recognizes…
For lung surgery: Surgeons offer the latest advances in both technology and training
PINEHURST – The ribs and muscles of the chest are designed to protect the organs inside, so reaching deep inside the chest can be a…
FirstHealth Announces September 2018 DAISY Award Winner
ROCKINGHAM – Tarrah Radford, R.N., has been recognized as the September 2018 DAISY Award Winner for FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Radford is a nurse at…
FirstHealth Wound Care Centers Raise Awareness of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Recurrence
PINEHURST – Wound Care and Hyperbarics at FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a member of the Healogics network, is participating in Healogics’ National Diabetes Campaign from…
Nurse Practitioner Joins FirstHealth Pain –Management Team
PINEHURST – Tracy Overton Pritchard, N.P., has joined the FirstHealth Back & Neck Pain team as the newest provider. She received her bachelor’s degree in…
FirstHealth Hospice’s Annual “Light Up a Life” Ceremony Set for Nov. 15
For more than 20 years, the Light Up a Life Ceremony has been an annual tradition, offering a time of remembrance and reflection for those…
FirstHealth is Seeking Individuals to serve on the Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC)
PINEHURST – FirstHealth is seeking individuals to serve on their Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC). The PFAC works with FirstHealth to promote family-centered care, to…
FirstHealth Awarded Network Planning Grant from HRSA
PINEHURST – The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a $100,000, one-year network planning grant to FirstHealth Community Health Services to assist with…
September is National Yoga Month – Celebrate by participating in FirstHealth’s “Day of Yoga”
PINEHURST – Have you ever considered hitting the mat and giving yoga a try? Well, you should, because yoga has something for everyone! Fitness fanatics…
Moore Regional Hospital Sets Record for Babies during August 2018
PINEHURST – A record-breaking month of deliveries in August 2018 has obstetricians and the Labor & Delivery staff at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital scratching their…
FirstHealth Announces June 2018 DAISY Award Winner
PINEHURST – Kristen Ostheim, R.N., has been recognized as the June 2018 DAISY Award Winner for FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Ostheim is a nurse at…
FirstHealth of the Carolinas Awarded HRSA Grant to Combat Opioid Crisis
PINEHURST – The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a $600,000 grant to FirstHealth of the Carolinas to help combat the opioid crisis…
Cancer CARE Fund Offers Patients More than Medical Care
PINEHURST – Last summer, after weeks of treatments for breast cancer, Nita McNeill, 41, realized she had more hurdles to conquer. The news of stage…
Neurosurgeon to Join FirstHealth of the Carolinas
PINEHURST – FirstHealth of the Carolinas will expand its neurosurgery team when Board Certified Neurosurgeon James B. Walker, M.D., joins Cynthia Z. Africk, M.D., and…
FirstHealth’s Clinical Pastoral Education Program Receives Reaccreditation
PINEHURST – The Clinical Pastoral Education Training Program at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital (MRH) has been granted full accreditation by the Commission for Pastoral and…
Medical research also means personal health benefits
PINEHURST – You might not have gone to medical school, but did you know you could have a chance to contribute to medicine? “FirstHealth of…
FirstHealth Hospice & Palliative Care Presents 1,000th Certificate to Veteran
PINEHURST – FirstHealth Hospice & Palliative Care in Pinehurst has presented their 1,000th certificate to a veteran as part of the We Honor Veterans program….
Women and Lung Cancer
PINEHURST – A shocking average of 193 women die each day of lung cancer, one every seven minutes. According to the National Lung Cancer Alliance,…
FirstHealth Recognizes Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
PINEHURST – According to American Cancer Society estimates, there will be approximately 22,280 new cases of ovarian cancer diagnosed and 14,070 ovarian cancer deaths in the…
FirstHealth Announces July 2018 DAISY Award Winner
PINEHURST – Ana Hermes, R.N., has been recognized as the July 2018 DAISY Award Winner for FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Hermes is a nurse at…