PINEHURST — While FirstHealth of the Carolinas has earned widespread acclaim as a national leader in community health, Sandhills residents may not know of a superpower within the system that offers opportunities for patients in the region and worldwide: its extensive clinical trials program.

PINEHURST— Patients receiving radiation treatments will soon enjoy more spacious and improved dressing rooms thanks to a series of renovations at FirstHealth Radiation Oncology. The work is part of FirstHealth's effort to improve care and ensure patients and their families are as comfortable as possible while receiving treatments, says Matt Sherer, MBA, MSHA, administrative director of oncology and clinical trials.

PINEHURST— Bobbi Clark, MSN, R.N., AGNP-C, has seen tremendous advances in cancer therapy during her career as a nurse, but for Clark, there is one important aspect of care that never changes.

PINEHURST — FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital has once again been ranked as one of the best hospitals in North Carolina by U.S. News & World Report.

PINEHURST — World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year Aug. 1-7 to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world.

PINEHURST — As a new provider serving patients with chronic pain at FirstHealth Back & Neck Pain, anesthesiologist Lauren Sylvester, M.D., is on a mission.

PINEHURST — With his dream of returning to North Carolina fulfilled, Stephen Davies, M.D., MPH, has joined FirstHealth Heart Services in Pinehurst as a cardiothoracic surgeon, joining Peter Ellman, M.D. and Cliff Kitchens, M.D. 

Kimberly Clark, M.D., left, and Matthew Harmody, M.D., right. present the Sandhills Emergency Physicians Advanced Practice Provider of the Year Award to certified physician assistant Rob Delancy on July 3, 2019. 

Delancy, who is retired from the United States Army, serves as the lead APP for Sandhills Emergency Physicians, the group of emergency medicine providers who staff the emergency departments in all FirstHealth hospitals. 

According to Delancy, he could not do his job without the wonderful nurses and amazing support staff at FirstHealth.

ROCKINGHAM — FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital-Richmond has been awarded the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus Performance Achievement Award and Target Stroke Honor Roll.   

PINEHURST — Ten graduates of the FirstHealth of the Carolinas 2019 Nursing Leadership Academy were honored during a graduation ceremony hosted by The Foundation of FirstHealth at the Clara McLean House in Pinehurst on June 28, 2019.