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Meeting Every Need: Reid Heart Center nurse honored with DAISY Award
PINEHURST — Michaella Campbell, R.N., has been recognized as a DAISY Award winner by FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Campbell, who works as a nurse at Reid Heart Center, was nominated by a coworker who saw how she interacted with a patient and the patient’s family.
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital–Richmond names 2021 Doctor of the Year
ROCKINGHAM — Julie Verchick, M.D., has been named FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital–Richmond’s 2021 Doctor of the Year.
FirstHealth launches clinical trial for RSV vaccine
PINEHURST — FirstHealth of the Carolinas has become the first site in the state to enroll a patient in a multicenter international clinical trial to determine if giving expecting mothers an investigational vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus could help protect their babies from RSV after they are born.
FirstHealth warns community about Caller ID spoofing alert
ROCKINGHAM — FirstHealth of the Carolinas is warning residents of Richmond County about a phone scam using “caller ID spoofing.”
FirstHealth’s Richmond County vaccine clinics open to all adults; appointments required
ROCKINGHAM— FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital–Richmond and the Richmond County Health Department are continuing to register members of the public for COVID-19 vaccination through Operation FirstShot.
FirstHealth’s Richmond County vaccine clinics open to essential workers and adults at higher risk for exposure; appointments still required
ROCKINGHAM — FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital – Richmond and the Richmond County Health Department are continuing to register members of the public for COVID-19 vaccination through Operation FirstShot.
'She Saved My Life:’ MRH nurse honored with DAISY Award after helping patient beat COVID-19
PINEHURST — Justyna Iskrzycki, R.N., has been recognized as a DAISY Award winner by FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Iskrzycki, who works in a group of nurses who serve in multiple departments, was nominated by a patient who beat COVID-19 in December 2020.
First patient treated in a clinical trial for COPD patients at Moore Regional Hospital
PINEHURST —FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital became the first hospital in the Sandhills region to perform Targeted Lung Denervation, an investigational treatment option for patients suffering from frequent COPD flare-ups, or lung attacks.
FirstHealth ranked N.C.’s best for patient satisfaction and No. 4 among top hospitals
ROCKINGHAM — FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, including its Richmond and Hoke campuses, has been named one of the state’s top hospitals and as the best in North Carolina in patient satisfaction by Business North Carolina magazine.
FirstHealth’s Richmond County vaccine clinics open to essential workers; appointments still required
ROCKINGHAM — FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital – Richmond and the Richmond County Health Department are continuing to register members of the public for COVID-19 vaccination through Operation FirstShot.