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Celebrating Safely: How to keep you, your family and your community healthy this holiday season
November 20, 2020By Ronald Hall, RN, Starr Regional Medical Center Chief Nursing OfficerThe final two months of the year are traditionally filled with a number of opportunities to celebrate with family, friends and co-workers. Of course, 2020 has been anything but a traditional year, thanks in no small part to the ongoing pandemic. As we continue to fight COVID-19 and work to slow the…
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Detecting Lung Cancer Early: Why a Screening Could Save Your Life
November 06, 2020By Stephen Miller, MD, Starr Regional Cancer Center Medical Director Did you know November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month? Today, lung cancer is responsible for 12.7 percent of all diagnosed new cancers each year and 22.4 percent of cancer deaths in the U.S. – the largest percentage of cancer deaths. By the end of 2020, more than 228,000 people will have been…
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DIABETES: What You Should Know
November 06, 2020If you aren’t living with diabetes, there’s a good chance that at least one of the friends or loved ones who you’ll see this upcoming holiday season is affected by the disease. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 30 million people in the U.S. – or one in 10 – have diabetes. And one in four of…
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Starr Regional Medical Center offers Flu Shot Fundraiser
November 02, 2020Starr Regional Medical Center is providing flu shots as a fundraiser for the annual Friendly Fellow Club’s Christmas Basket Program on Friday, October 20 from 7 a.m. until 12 p.m.
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Blood Donation: How You Can Aid in the COVID-19 Fight and Make Your Community Healthier
October 23, 2020By Ronald Hall, RN, Starr Regional Medical Center Chief Nursing Officer Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood – but only about 10 percent of those who are eligible to give actually make a blood donation each year. Donated blood is a necessary part of helping patients cope with a wide variety of conditions, including burns, trauma, heart surgery,…
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An Hour That Could Impact a Lifetime
October 12, 2020An Hour That Could Impact a Lifetime How an annual mammogram could save your life By Ronald Hall, RN, Starr Regional Medical Center Chief Nursing Officer Our daily schedules can be tough to juggle. Especially when there is that “one more thing” to try and fit in. Especially now, when we have a new set of COVID-19-related challenges to navigate, like video…
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Don’t Take a Chance with Your Health – Get Vaccinated for Flu Season
September 11, 2020By Ronald Hall, RN, Starr Regional Medical Center Chief Nursing Officer It is hard to believe that in the coming weeks, the temperature will begin its downward trend, and the fall season will already be upon us. This also means that flu season is just around the corner – a period which usually peaks between December and February but can last as late as May.…
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Taking Charge of Your Health: How Your Primary Care Provider Can Help You Stay Ahead of the Curve
September 09, 2020Since the onset of COVID-19, many of us have probably focused more intently on our health than ever before – paying close attention to how we are feeling, staying alert to any signs that we might not be well and doing what we can to stay healthy. While a pandemic is certainly a bad thing, being more in tune with and focused on our health is definitely a good…
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Starr Regional Medical Center Names 2020 Mercy Award Winner
August 24, 2020Pat Rogers recognized for demonstrating compassion and unwavering commitment to helping others Starr Regional Medical Center recently announced that Pat Rogers has been recognized as the hospital’s 2020 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of LifePoint Health’s hospitals who profoundly touches the lives of others and best…
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Starr Regional Medical Center Received Reaccreditation as Chest Pain Center
August 24, 2020Starr Regional Medical Center provides emergency, lifesaving medical care in partnership with local first responders Starr Regional Medical Center has received Chest Pain Center reaccreditation from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Accreditation Services. Hospitals that have received ACC accreditation have achieved a higher level of expertise in dealing with…
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Starr Regional Medical Center welcomes Derek Slack, DPM
August 21, 2020Slack returns home to expand surgical podiatry services available in McMinn County Starr Regional Medical Center today announced that Derek Slack, DPM, has joined its staff and will be offering surgical podiatry services, with focus on reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle, to patients in Athens and the surrounding communities. Dr. Slack, an Athens native, will…
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Starr Regional Medical Center – Etowah Celebrates 55 Years of Caring for its Community
August 14, 2020Today Starr Regional Medical Center - Etowah announces its 55th anniversary of providing high quality, compassionate care, close to home for the residents of Etowah and its surrounding communities. Woods Memorial Hospital District, the county’s publicly owned, not-for-profit hospital, opened its doors in August 1965 with 34 patient beds and 25 employees. It was…
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Maintaining a Clean & Safe Care Environment
July 28, 2020Starr Regional Medical Center is committed to providing a clean and safe care environment, and we are taking all precautionary measures to safeguard our staff, providers and those we serve against the spread of illness. Our hospital is clean and safe – just like it always has been! One of the core elements of properly managing infectious diseases is the cleanliness…
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Starr Regional Medical Center Urges Community Members to Wear Masks
July 17, 2020Starr Regional Medical Center is urging community members to wear face masks or cloth face coverings in public areas where social distancing is not easily achieved in an effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19. This aligns with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as being an effective way to prevent the spread of the illness. The…
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COVID-19: How the Pandemic Made Starr Regional Medical Center Better
July 02, 2020By: John McLain, Starr Regional Medical Center CEO In recent weeks, I have been reflecting on the unprecedented challenges that our community and our team at Starr Regional Medical Center have faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, I’ve been intentionally looking for every possible silver lining in a time when we all need some positive news.…
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Taking Care of Your Child’s Health and Wellness during COVID-19
June 22, 2020Like many aspects of daily life, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we think about and access healthcare these days. For families, that includes pediatric care for children. We asked Kim Breeden, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician with Starr Regional Medical Center, to talk about the importance of continuing to seek proper care for your child and answer some frequently asked…
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Taking Care of Your Mental Health During COVID-19
June 09, 2020by Kristi Osborne, Psych NP, Senior Care Program at Starr Regional Medical Center When it comes to our protection during the current COVID-19 pandemic, we can preserve our physical health via: Adhering to CDC guidelines Practicing social distancing Hand washing Wearing masks in public spaces While these practices are vital to the health and wellbeing of our…
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Childbirth and COVID-19: Keeping Expecting Mothers and Newborns Safe at Starr Regional Medical Center
June 03, 2020By: Lisa Kinard, RN, Director of Women’s Services at Starr Regional Medical Center Pregnancy always comes with its share of anxiety and fear, but the COVID-19 pandemic has added a new layer of concerns for expecting families. If you will be delivering a baby during the pandemic, you likely have many questions about how delivery in the hospital may be…
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Starr Regional Medical Center Eases Visitor Restrictions
May 28, 2020Limited visitation now available for most inpatients as elective and non-urgent procedures gradually resume Starr Regional Medical Center announced today that it is transitioning from a zero-visitor protocol to limited visitor restrictions at its Athens facility as the hospital gradually resumes elective and non-urgent cases and services. The decision was made after…
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Starr Regional Medical Center recognizes DAISY Award Winners in celebration of National Nurses Month
May 24, 2020Starr Regional Medical Center recently announced that four outstanding nurses – Bailey Burns, Dana Davis, Regenea Gibson and Joshua Poole – have been recognized as DAISY Award recipients. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is a recognition program honoring “the super-human work nurses do for patients and families every day.” The…
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