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(Statesville, NC, 7/10/19) – Are you young at heart? Or have lifestyle choices or family history made your heart old beyond your years? Taking charge of your heart health starts with understanding your risk factors. That’s why Davis Regional Medical Center is drawing attention to the link between heart disease and your weight, eating habits, physical activity, smoking, and certain health conditions, including diabetes and high blood pressure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ... ... Read More

(Statesville, NC, 6/19/19) – Nicole Crotts, Nurse Director of the Women’s Center at Davis Regional Medical Center, announced the addition of water births as another birthing option for new moms. A water birth simply means at least part of a woman’s labor, delivery, or both happen while she is in a water birth tub that is filled with warm water. Using the water birth tub may help ease pain, resulting in less use of anesthesia. It may even help speed up the labor process. Before introducing this additiona... ... Read More

(Statesville, NC, 6/18/19) - Tripping and falling may not seem like a serious matter, but it can be for older adults. Injuries from a fall can negatively impact your health, independence, and quality of life. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 3 adults age 65 and older fall each year in the U.S. The good news is that most falls are preventable. June is National Safety Month, and Davis Regional Medical Center would like to provide some suggestions to help keep you ... ... Read More

Statesville, NC, June 18, 2019 - Dr. Brendan Marr with The Center for Surgical Weight Loss is hosting free educational seminars in the classrooms at Davis Regional Medical Center. Seminars are offered Thursday, June 27th at 6 pm and again on Thursday, July 25th at 6 pm. During the seminars, Dr. Marr will explain both surgical and non-surgical weight loss procedures. A highly-regarded leader in this field, he offers a comprehensive approach to the management of obesity. A graduate of the Indiana Universi... ... Read More

(Statesville, NC, 6/11/ 2019) – Davis Regional Medical Center recently upgraded its surgical robotic equipment. Davis Regional pioneered robotic surgery by introducing robotics to the Statesville community in January 2013. “We are thrilled to provide this surgical option for the patients in our community,” noted Josh Snow, Davis Regional CEO. “Davis Regional remains committed to bringing the most innovative technological capabilities to our area and this is yet another step in the right direction.” Davi... ... Read More

(Statesville, NC, 6/3/19) - Davis Regional’s Sunshine Volunteer Association / Lillie Norket Scholarship Committee recently awarded $13,000 in scholarship monies to twenty-five area students who are pursuing healthcare-related careers. Established in 1988 in honor of Miss Lillie Norket, a registered nurse and valued staff member of Davis Regional Medical Center for more than 60 years, the association has awarded over $255,000 to local students who are pursuing healthcare-related careers. Students awarded... ... Read More

(Statesville, NC, 6/3/2019) – Davis Regional Medical Center has finalized an agreement with Troy Medicare. The agreement provides Troy Medicare members access to services at the hospital and its employed physician practices providing another Medicare Advantage option for seniors in the region during the 2019 open enrollment period. “Davis Regional is pleased to participate in this new Medicare Advantage offering,” said Josh Snow, CEO of Davis Regional Medical Center. “Giving seniors more affordable heal... ... Read More

(Statesville, NC, 5/22/2019) - Jan Martin, Davis Regional Medical Center’s Chief Nursing Officer, recently named Courtney Almond, RN, as the new director of the hospital’s Emergency Department. A very experienced nurse leader, Almond earned an MBA/HCM from the University of Phoenix, and she received her BSN and ADN from Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. She has been nominated and won numerous leadership awards including Nurse Manager of the Year by the Emergency Nurses Association, Pinnacle Award Nom... ... Read More

Statesville, NC, 5/15/19 - Davis Regional Medical Center recently honored the hospital’s Sunshine Volunteers at an awards ceremony and dinner. During the banquet, pins were awarded to volunteers who have achieved milestones in volunteering. In 2018, the Sunshine Volunteers contributed over 8,402 hours of dedicated service. Since the program’s inception in the mid 1980’s, the volunteers have amassed an amazing 311,273 hours of service. Initiatives the volunteers were involved with over this past year inc... ... Read More

Fox presented The Daisy Award at Recent Ceremony (Statesville, NC) Jan Martin, Davis Regional Medical Center Chief Nursing Officer, announced the hospital’s DAISY Award was presented to Michelle Fox, RN. Joining the Davis Regional family in January 2018, Fox is an Obstetrical/Gynecology Registered Nurse. The DAISY Foundation was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, an uncommon autoimmune dis... ... Read More