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FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a private, non-governmental, not-for-profit health care network serving 15 counties in the mid-Carolinas.
Pinehurst, NC
Joined February 2009
RT @nchospitals: .@FirstHealth is enhancing care and support for laboring moms with its new OB Hospitalist Program. Beginning in March, hos…
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RT @nchospitals: .@FirstHealth is transforming care for patients at Moore Regional Hospital through a new virtual care model. A virtual nur…
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RT @nchospitals: In Aug. 1993, the 1st coronary artery stent procedure took place at @FirstHealth, an innovative procedure at the time whic…
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🗣🎙🎧 Genetic counseling is changing how people make health care decisions. Oncology Genetic Counselor Harleigh Quick, MMSc, joins the FirstHealth & Wellness Podcast to discuss how genetic counseling improves patient care. Listen:
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RT @Immunexpress: Today, Immunexpress is proud to announce that @FirstHealth of the Carolinas has adopted SeptiCyte® RAPID in its sepsis ca…
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Sepsis can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death without timely treatment. In a typical year, at least 1.7 million adults in America develop sepsis, leading to at least 350,000 deaths. Learn about the impact of the SeptiCyte RAPID test:
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Breast cancer screening guidelines seem to change constantly, so how should women make sense of them? Oncologist/Hematologist Laura Hanson, M.D., weighs in on the FirstHealth & Wellness Podcast:
Mammograms are the best primary screening tool to find breast cancer. Learn more @FDAWomen and ask your health care provider if and when a mammogram is right for you.
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Smoke is in the air again today…be sure to limit prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires will continue to increase today, prompting Code Orange Air Quality Alerts for most of our region through the day. Temperatures will climb a couple degrees compared to yesterday.
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As a reminder, emergency department traffic has been rerouted to the entrance of FirstHealth's Conference Center, which is adjacent to the emergency department. Patients and visitors should enter the conference center parking lot and follow the signs.
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Education is key... If you have recently been diagnosed with diabetes, adapting to your new life can take some time. At first, you may feel scared or wonder how you will manage. Read our tips on how to live with diabetes:
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What are the best exercises for older adults? Tim Smith, clinical program manager for Exercise is Medicine at FirstHealth Fitness, says the key is to find activities you WANT to do and that you will do CONSISTENTLY. Read more:
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Treatment of heart failure has advanced dramatically in recent years. In the spring of 2023, FirstHealth’s Heart Care team began offering a new treatment option for heart failure patients using the CardioMems HF System. Learn more:
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FirstHealth's Jennifer Moore is now a family nurse practitioner and will be serving patients at our Family Medicine clinic in Vass. Before becoming an FNP, Moore worked as a preceptor and charge nurse and has worked for the system since 2007. Learn more:
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RT @ncdhhs: Alzheimer's greatly affects people who live with the disease, as well as their families, friends and other loved ones. NC has…
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RT @CDC_Cancer: Screening can prevent cervical and colorectal cancers by removing precancerous problems (before they turn into cancer). Scr…
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