Patients seeking surgical options at Vidant Medical Center (VMC) for severe obesity and its related conditions have a high-quality choice for receiving treatment at a nationally-accredited program that meets the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care.
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2016 @ 1:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Saturday (April 30, 2016) the NAACP/Belhaven's Press Conference was a "Come to Jesus" moment for the "Save Our Hospital" movement.
Published: Monday, May 23rd, 2016 @ 9:02 am
By: Betty Murphy
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In a study recently published by a national medical journal, physicians at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (ECU) and Vidant Medical Center (VMC) demonstrate how a new type of technology is helping them diagnose lung cancers earlier.
Published: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 @ 7:00 am
By: Chris Downey
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Andrew Cox, a certified physician assistant, joined Vidant Family Medicine — Belhaven, located at 216 Haslin Street, on March 22.
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2016 @ 4:14 am
By: Chris Downey
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Six of Vidant Health's hospitals are joining the Wake Forest Baptist Telestroke Network. Fully operational members include Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington, Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville, and Vidant Edgecombe in Tarboro. Later this year, Vidant Bertie Hospital in Windsor, Vidant...
Published: Tuesday, February 9th, 2016 @ 3:54 am
By: Chris Downey
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Vidant Health, East Carolina Heart Institute and its physician partners are working together to offer education and information about women's heart disease with our 2016 Heart Truth Speaking Tour.
Published: Friday, February 5th, 2016 @ 10:17 am
By: Chris Downey
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Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center (LWJCC), a joint venture between Vidant Medical Center and the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, has been granted a three-year/full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered...
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 9:42 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Dr. Catherine Cabungcal, a board certified internal medicine physician, joined Vidant Internal Medicine - Washington on Dec. 28.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 10:43 am
By: Chris Downey
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East Carolina University researchers are part of a multi-institutional team receiving a large grant to tackle health disparities related to uncontrolled high blood pressure in the rural South
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:16 am
By: ECU News Services
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Due to increasing numbers of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other viral respiratory illnesses cases, beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, only children 12 and older may visit patients at the James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC.
Published: Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 @ 11:50 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Dr. Gerhardt Winkel, a board certified general surgeon, joined Vidant General Surgery - Washington located at 615 E. 12 Street, on Dec. 28.
Published: Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 @ 1:11 am
By: Christopher Maye
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The Great 100 Nurses, which promotes nursing excellence in North Carolina, has recognized seven Vidant Health nurses in its list of the 2015 Great 100 Nurses. This non-profit organization creates peer recognition among North Carolina's registered nurses, as well as awards excellence in practice...
Published: Monday, October 19th, 2015 @ 10:06 am
By: Chris Downey
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In October 1988, President Ronald Regan proclaimed October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month saying, "When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan
Published: Friday, October 16th, 2015 @ 3:07 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Vidant Health has named John Marques as its new chief human resources officer, effective Oct. 12.
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 @ 10:11 am
By: Chris Downey
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Vidant Health and its physician partners are offering you the chance to learn how early detection, regular screening, and advanced treatment options can give you the power against breast cancer with our Pink Power Speaking tour, a series of eight events offered across the region.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 10:48 am
By: Chris Downey
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In its largest ever donation, The Service League of Greenville has pledged $2 million to Vidant Medical Center Foundation to help build the new cancer center and bed tower currently under construction on the Vidant Medical Center campus. This contribution to the new facility, which is set to open...
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2015 @ 12:53 am
By: Chris Downey
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The flu vaccine is the most effective method to prevent the spread of influenza. Vidant Health is committed to protecting its employees, patients and the community by offering flu shot clinics through November. Community members, ages 9 and up, may receive the flu shot for a $30 fee. The flu mist...
Published: Thursday, September 24th, 2015 @ 11:16 am
By: Chris Downey
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"We went from her having two legs to one." Patricia Watkins describes the heartbreaking reality for her family after her daughter, Angel Watkins, now 14, lost her left leg due to osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, in Sept. 2014. Now, a year later, she and her family are joining the fight to bring...
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 @ 4:56 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Dr. Weldon Shaffer, a board certified obstetrician-gynecologist, joined Vidant Women's Care - Washington located at 1210 Brown Street on Sept. 6.
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2015 @ 9:47 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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"Good Music Good Medicine," a series of performances at Vidant Medical Center (VMC) featuring faculty and students from the School of Music at East Carolina University (ECU), begins its fifth season on Tuesday, September 8.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2015 @ 9:29 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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As Vidant Health continues to assess the potential impacts of an incomplete state budget, including the uncertainty of Medicaid reform, its Board of Directors approved the fiscal year 2016 operational plan today.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 4:31 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The Vidant Health Foundation distributed more than $1.8 million through 132 grants for communities in eastern North Carolina for the 2015-2016 grant cycle. Grants were awarded for programs that focused on chronic disease prevention and management, access to care and nutrition and physical activity.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 2:33 am
By: Chris Downey
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Chester "Gene" Page, 78, hadn't seen a doctor in more than 12 years, but last December, the Ayden resident didn't have a choice. A worn-out heart valve led to sudden and extensive heart failure, requiring life-saving surgical intervention at Vidant Medical Center's East Carolina Heart Institute...
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 7:00 am
By: Chris Downey
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The Maternal Expressions boutique at Vidant Medical Center is a proud sponsor of the 2015 World Breastfeeding Celebration. The celebration honors working mothers and encourages support for women to combine breastfeeding and work.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 7:47 am
By: Chris Downey
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Kristin Blankenship, a certified physician assistant, joined Vidant Gastroenterology Washington located at 608 East 12 Street on Aug. 17.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 3:13 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Vidant Health has been recognized as one of the nation's "Most Wired" health systems in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2015 @ 10:37 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Dr. Andrew Weil, a board certified oncologist, joined the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center located at 600 Moye Blvd. on August 3.
Published: Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 @ 9:20 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Vidant Health is committed to enhancing the quality of life for the people and communities it serves, touches, and supports
Published: Thursday, July 30th, 2015 @ 4:26 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Aliso Viejo, Calif., recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 2:46 am
By: Chris Downey
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Vidant Home Health And Hospice Earns 4.5 Star Rating From Centers For Medicare And Medicaid ServicesThe home health portion of Vidant Home Health and Hospice has earned 4.5 stars for Home Health Quality of Patient Care through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Patients are admitted to home health with a referral from their doctor often after illness, injury or surgery, to...
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2015 @ 9:57 pm
By: Vicky Austin
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Dr. Sulochana Cherukuri, a board certified internal medicine physician, joined the Leo Jenkins Cancer Center located at 600 Moye Boulevard in Greenville on July 1.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2015 @ 5:16 am
By: Chris Downey
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Vidant Home Health and Hospice has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval ® for Home Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.
Published: Saturday, July 11th, 2015 @ 3:01 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Vidant Health and the Veterans Administration (VA) are working together to share health information on veterans treated at Vidant Health facilities. The VA's Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) Health Exchange program gives VA and non-VA health care providers secure access to certain parts of
Published: Tuesday, June 30th, 2015 @ 3:06 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Vidant Medical Center is the first hospital in the state of North Carolina to participate in the Abiomed Mobile Learning Lab (MLL) program.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 2:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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