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Pembroke clinic has new hours
PEMBROKE — Southeastern Urgent Care Pembroke will have new hours beginning June 1. They will be Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The urgent care center is located at 812 Candy Park Lane in the Foxglove Medical Park and provides walk-in care for a variety of conditions, including coughs, colds, fever, sprains, minor fractures and cuts. The center features a laboratory and full X...
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Don’t take a vacation from fitness routine
I am a huge fan of cruising. It has been my vacation of choice for several years. Next month, two of my very close friends and their spouses are taking their daughters on a cruise to celebrate their high school graduation and transition to college. In light of recent cruise mishaps as well as the seemingly daily showings of the movie “Titanic,” one of my friends is a little nervous. While I am fairly confident that the boat won’t sink, ther...
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Nantachie Chavis
Maxton clinic expands staff
MAXTON — Nantachie Chavis, a family nurse practitioner, and Jennifer Graham, a physician assistant, have joined Southeastern Medical Clinic Maxton. Chavis will be at the clinic on Mondays, and Graham will be there on Wednesdays. They join Dawn Langley, a physician assistant, at the clinic The medical clinic offers complete family practice services as well as diabetic and cardiovascular management, employment screenings and physicals. Th...
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Robert Hasty
Hasty selected as VP of medical education
LUMBERTON — Robert Hasty has been named vice president of medical education at Southeastern Health, according to CEO and President Joann Anderson, In this newly created role, Dr. Hasty will be responsible for oversight of medical education programs, including medical students, internships and residency training programs in conjunction with Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, where he will also serve as regional associate dea...
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Britt named director of physician services at Southeastern Health
LUMBERTON — Fordham Britt has been named director of physician services for Southeastern Health. In that positon, she is responsible for 32 primary and specialty care clinics within the Southeastern Health Physician Services network, which spans four counties, Bladen, Cumberland, Robeson and Scotland. Britt earned bachelor’s degrees in both sociology and art studio from Salem College in Winston Salem in 1982. She obtained additional train...
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Raccoons, foxes are biggest rabies threats
Over the past couple of weeks, we have experienced three cases of rabies in the county. If you add that to the earlier cases, we have confirmed cases in Orrum. Rowland, Lumberton, Parkton and St. Pauls. As can be seen by the geographical spacing, it is safe to say rabies is present throughout Robeson County. The offending animal in each of these cases is the raccoon. Generally, the next most common animal to be rabid around here would be th...
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Southeastern Health holds free health fair on Saturday
LUMBERTON — A free health fair for people of all ages will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Southeastern Health Mall, which is located on the campus of Biggs Park Mall. The event, which is sponsored by Southeastern Health, will offer free health screenings, educational health information, tours of Southeastern Mobile Medical and give-a-ways. It will culminate National Hospital Week, which is being observed this week. Southea...
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SRMC receives award for heart attack care
LUMBERTON — Southeastern Regional Medical Center, affiliated with Southeastern Health, has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes SRMC’s commitment and success in implementing a high standard of care for heart attack patients. Each year in the United States, nearly 300,000 people have a STEMI, or ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, the most severe ...
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Health briefs
LUMBERTON — Southeastern Mobile Medical will be stationed at the following locations at the dates listed: Wednesday, May 16 and May 22, LRDA, Pembroke; Thursday, Beauty Spot United Methodist Church; Friday, May 17 and May 24, Long Branch Baptist Church, Lumberton; May 21 and May 28, Allenton Fire Department, Lumberton; and May 23, Mill Branch Baptist Church, Fairmont. Family Nurse Practitioner Nantachie Chavis is the lead medical provider f...
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Crichlow certified in surgical technique
Dr. Lya Crichlow, a general surgeon with Southeastern Surgical Center, is the latest Southeastern Health physician to be trained on the da Vinci Surgical System. Dr. Crichlow joins Dr. Samuel Cummings of Women’s Life Center; Dr. John Rozier of Rozier and Lane Gynecology; and Dr. Eric Velazquez of Southeastern Surgical Center, as physicians who perform surgical procedures at Southeastern Regional Medical Center using the robotic technology. ...
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SeHealth Foundation Director Sissy Grantham, left, Cobel Wilson, chairman of rhe foundation, SeHealth Rehab Services Director Kristine Dini-Plumadore and SeHealth President/CEO Joann Anderson present a $12,500 check to Assistant Superintendent Stephen Gaskins of the Public Schools of Robeson County.
Health foundation supports athletic trrainer program
LUMBERTON — Southeastern Health Foundation presented SeHealth Rehab Services’ Athletic Trainer program with a check recently for $12,500 to purchase ImPACT, a computerized concussion evaluation system, as well as computer equipment needed for the program such as I-pads and printers. “We felt that our student athletes deserve the best care possible, and we wanted to go above and beyond the state law to make sure that all our athletes are kep...
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Beware osteoporosis and fractures
One of the most typical areas for a fracture to take place is the hip. One in five of those who suffer hip fractures require long-term care, often in a nursing home; after six months only 15 percent can walk across the room, and an average of 24 percent of those over the age of 50 die in the year following their fracture. Have I got your attention? May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, and 10 million Americans — 8 m...
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Health department summer camp offers dancing for health
LUMBERTON — The Robeson Health Department will be offering a Dance for Health Summer Camp in July. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 22 through July 26 at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Only the first 40 girls ages 9 to 14 will be accepted. The registration deadline is June 12. The camp consist of dance classes, hands-on activities, healthy eating habits, self-esteem building lessons, community service, fields t...
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TB test unavailable; measles on the march
Two events are worth noting this week. First, due to a nationwide shortage, tuberculin skin test antigen is not being offered by the Robeson County Health Department to the general public. While we have some on hand, unlike other providers, we must test contacts and others associated with tuberculosis cases. Many employers require their employees to have a TB skin test, which we do not necessarily view as a necessity from a true public heal...
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SRMC wins nurses’ Hallmark Award
LUMBERTON — Southeastern Regional Medical Center has been named a recipient of the North Carolina Nurses Association’s Hallmarks of Healthy Workplaces Award, which recognizes and promotes healthy, positive workplaces for nurses within North Carolina. SRMC is one of 13 workplaces in the state that will be presented with the award at a ceremony in Concord on May 17. “Nurses at SRMC are committed to excellence in patient care and the professio...
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