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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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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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Exercise can put a stop to the clock
How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were? — Satchel Paige A few weeks ago, I once again took a crack at the wonderful world of online dating. I signed up at Plentyoffish.com and, well, dove right in and started fishing. To explain to those of you fortunate enough to not have to “fish” for companionship, online dating involves creating a profile about yourself. You list your age, likes and dislikes and what type of a pers...
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Employees of Southeastern Wound Healing Center are pictured with a plaque they received recently for being named a Center of Distinction.
Wound center wins distinction award
LUMBERTON — Southeastern Wound Healing Center was recently named a Center of Distinction by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. The center, which is managed by Healogics and operated by Southeastern Health, has achieved outstanding patient outcomes for 12 consecutive months, including patient satisfaction over 92 percent, and a 91 percent wound healing rate within 30 days to heal. “Our center heals ch...
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