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Senior homecare topics will be focus of conference
It isn’t unusual for retired seniors in their 60s or 70s to care for their parents approaching 90.
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CHS establishes stroke care network
A comprehensive stroke network that will provide rapid, state-of-the-art treatment to patients suffering an acute stroke has been established by Carolinas HealthCare System ( CHS ).
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Presbyterian gets chest pain accreditation
Presbyterian Healthcare became one of the first health systems in the state to receive full Cycle III accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers Accreditation Review Committee on Janua...
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Pearlie Shine wins care award
Shine accepted her award on February 2 during the NCHCFA’s Annual Convention and Exposition in Greensboro, NC.
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Doctors encouraged to talk money with patients
The cost of health care has long been the elephant in the room of doctor-patient discussions.
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Carolinas Medical Center-Union December calendar
Carolinas Medical Center-Union offers a wide variety of community health events, seminars, support groups, and wellness classes, all intended to promote preventive health and encourage healthy cho...
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Carolinas Medical Center receives Customer Choice Award
CHARLOTTE — For the 12th year, Carolinas Medical Center has received the 2009-10 Consumer Choice Award, a designation based on consumer preference that recognizes hospitals that provide high qua...
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Elizabeth Edwards talks about breast cancer
“I felt like this woman was giving me a job to do,” Edwards said. “I have the great benefit of having a large microphone.”
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Eric Warren, M.D. Sports Medicine: A view from the sidelines
Autumn is here, bringing with it a new school year, cooler weather and shorter days. For Eric Warren, M.D., autumn also means a return to the sidelines. Dr. Warren, a physician with Waxhaw Family...
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H1N1 clinic set for Saturday
Health officials were hoping to have more doses by now, but will have only 500 to 600 for the weekend. The free vaccines are limited to those who are at a high risk for H1N1.
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CMC-Union plans Tickled Pink fundraiser for breast cancer
Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. This is a frightening statistic that becomes all too real and personal for many women every day. And while a breast cancer diagnosis is...
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Breast cancer walk set
Saturday will mark the seventh year the event has been held at Piedmont High School.
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CMC-Union to celebrate cancer survivors
MONROE — The Edwards Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center-Union will host its fourth annual Cancer Survivors’ Day celebration on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Union County Agricult...
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Senior Wellness Expo set
enior services available in Union County. There will also be free health screenings, including spinal assessments, dental oral screenings, and skin cancer and blood pressure checks.
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Nyesha Mills, 10, reads a magazine as she and her youger brother, Christopher, wait outside the lab at Carolinas Medical Center-Union. Starting Thursday, the hospital will combat the spread of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, by banning children unless they are receiving treatment. E-J staff photo by Ed Cottingham H1N1 fears prompt ban on children
In an effort to prevent the H1N1 flu, or swine flu, from spreading, Carolinas HealthCare System and Novant Health announced Monday that the new rule will take effect Thursday.
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