February is heart month, and to commemorate, Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) will sponsor the second annual Heart Shape event on Saturday, Feb. 9. Last year, more than 100 people came to the inaugural Heart Shape event, and even more are expected to attend this year.
BY MADISON V. FISLER
Aug. 2, 2012. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Al Delia today urged parents to immunize their children and other adult family members against infectious diseases such as pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, which continues to be on the rise across the country. School aged children have only weeks to receive the shots they need before going back to school. In North Carolina schools, immunization records are checked at the beginning of each school year, with a special emphasis at the start of kindergarten and at the start of sixth grade.
Feb. 21, 2012. BOONE — The Appalachian Regional Healthcare System will hold three classes this month to educate local care providers and members of the community in various aspects of first aid and healthcare. Two classes will be held March 20 and a third will take place on March 27.
Feb. 16, 2012. BOONE — The Laboratory and Pathology departments of Watauga Medical Center announced yesterday that based on the results of a recent onsite inspection, the Watauga Medical Center Laboratory and Pathology Departments were once again awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP).