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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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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The spring Celebration Broadcast for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals on May 29 and 31 marks an exciting milestone.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2015 @ 12:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Clinical data experts at Vidant Health are using sophisticated information collection and analysis to determine patterns that could identify which patients are most at risk for sepsis - and perhaps prevent them from getting sicker.
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 @ 10:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dr. Mark Iannettoni, professor and chief of general thoracic surgery for East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine and director of the new thoracic surgery residency program at Vidant Medical Center, has been honored nationally for his work with resident physicians.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 10:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dr. Suzanne Kraemer has been named the Chief of Staff for Vidant Medical Center, effective Jan. 1, 2015. She will be replacing Dr. Gregory Murphy who has held the position for the last year.
Published: Tuesday, December 30th, 2014 @ 4:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Joining Vidant was like a homecoming, he said, referring to his training at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, now Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 @ 11:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dr. Tae Joon Lee has been named medical director of Vidant Home Health, Hospice and Palliative Care.
Published: Friday, December 12th, 2014 @ 10:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Due to increasing numbers of respiratory viruses including the flu, Vidant Health is once again limiting visitation for children under 12 years of age in pediatric areas of our hospitals beginning Nov. 17.
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 8:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A check presentation of $32,762 will be made at 11a.m. on Thursday, October 30, from John Griffin, Kohl's Manager to the Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 8:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health has been recognized as one of the nation's "Most Wired" health systems, according to the results of the 2014 Most Wired Survey released in Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
Published: Saturday, October 18th, 2014 @ 11:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Great 100 Nurses, which promotes nursing excellence in North Carolina, has recognized 12 Vidant Medical Center nurses in its list of the 2014 Great 100 Nurses.
Published: Thursday, October 16th, 2014 @ 2:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This tragedy affects thousands of families all across the world every day. Whether it is a miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, a still birth, or the loss of an infant, the pain is very real for the parents.
Published: Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 @ 2:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Nahrebeckis are celebrating a birthday today they never thought would come. Their two-year-old son, Austin, was born with a blockage in his kidneys, and he needed a transplant.
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2014 @ 1:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Effective Oct. 1, ECU Physicians and Vidant Health successfully partnered to transition neurosurgery services to become part of Vidant Medical Group.
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2014 @ 5:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Vidant Health Board of Directors today accepted Dr. David Herman's resignation from his position as Chief Executive Officer of Vidant Health. To be closer to his family, Dr. Herman will return to Minnesota to accept the CEO position at Essentia Health in Duluth.
Published: Sunday, October 5th, 2014 @ 10:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The internal medicine residency program is putting patient safety and quality improvement first with a new chief resident position.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 9:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health is offering free depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar screenings across eastern North Carolina during events throughout October.
Published: Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 @ 7:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Rehabilitation Center at Vidant Medical Center will hold the seventh annual "Run, Walk and Roll" race on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 8:30 a.m.
Published: Monday, September 22nd, 2014 @ 9:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Three leading health systems in North Carolina will be working together to improve quality and affordability for patients across the state.
Published: Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 @ 9:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant SurgiCenter in Greenville and Vidant Home Health and Hospice in Washington were recently recognized with an Excellence through Insight award by HealthStream, Inc.
Published: Saturday, September 13th, 2014 @ 7:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, David Herman, MD, president and CEO of Vidant Health, announced the appointment of Brian Floyd as president of Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC, effective October 1, 2014.
Published: Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 @ 12:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rhettec was diagnosed with T-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and has been fighting the illness since February 2014.
Published: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 @ 7:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Vidant Health continues to be challenged by significant reductions in government reimbursements due to the Affordable Care Act, its Board of Directors approved the fiscal year 2015 operational plan today that provides the strategic direction and financial resources.
Published: Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 @ 12:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Medical Center has been ranked as one of the best hospitals for 2014-15 in North Carolina by U.S. News & World Report. Vidant Medical Center is ranked #8 in North Carolina and is recognized among the Best Hospitals in the Coastal
Published: Sunday, August 17th, 2014 @ 8:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Steve Lawler, president of Vidant Medical Center, announced his intention to retire from Vidant Health in two years. Lawler has served Vidant Health in various leadership roles for more than 20 years and has been president of Vidant Medical Center since 2007.
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2014 @ 10:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Medical Center is included in the Becker's Healthcare 2014 list of "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare."
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 9:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Miracle Children and their stories of remarkable courage during life-threatening illnesses and injuries helped make the 29th annual Celebration Broadcast a tremendous success.
Published: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 @ 6:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health's Chief Quality Officer, Dr. Joan Wynn, was recently named one of the top 50 experts in the country who are leading the field of patient safety.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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ue to the decrease in flu activity and viral respiratory illnesses, Vidant Health is lifting the temporary visitor restrictions for those 12 and younger that were put into place in January.
Published: Monday, March 31st, 2014 @ 8:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I am hearing a lot of chatter, actually criticism, about Beaufort County refusing to accept the $500,000 of so called "free money" offered to us by Vidant during the early stages of the closing of the Pungo District Hospital. Hyde County took the $250,000 offered to them.
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 7:02 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Pledges to this year's 'Music for Miracles' Radiothon on 107.9 WNCT bring the total giving for this year's 17th annual event to more than $3.1 million
Published: Thursday, March 27th, 2014 @ 12:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The conference will provide health care providers, clinicians and community members the resources to ensure seamless care for those who suffer from mental health and substance use disorders.
Published: Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 @ 10:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 17th annual 'Music for Miracles' radiothon, set for March 21-23 on 107.9 WNCT, raises funds to help sick and injured children in eastern North Carolina through Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to benefit James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 @ 1:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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