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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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Keeping our patients safe during COVID-19
May 18, 2020How isolation treatment works in managing infectious diseases By: Jessica Felker, BSN, RN, Infection Prevention, Starr Regional Medical Center Treating infectious diseases, including the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), is not new to hospitals, and the guidelines for protecting patients, staff and visitors are comprehensive and evidence-based. You hear often that COVID-19…
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Maintaining Your Health, Ensuring Your Safety
May 12, 2020By Tim Collins, MD, Chief of Staff, Starr Regional Medical Center As healthcare providers, patient wellbeing is our chief concern every day of the year. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, part of how we kept our community safe was limiting elective and non-urgent procedures at Starr Regional Medical Center. Currently, the threat of COVID-19 in our…
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Starr Regional Medical Center to Resume Elective and Non-Urgent Surgeries and Procedures
May 11, 2020Process to resume procedures will be gradual, taking extra precautions to ensure safety of patients, employees Starr Regional Medical Center announced today that it is taking the appropriate steps to safely resume some elective and non-urgent surgeries and procedures that were previously rescheduled out of an abundance of caution amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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Starr Regional Medical Center Marks National Hospital Week, Honors Healthcare Heroes
May 11, 2020Starr Regional Medical Center is proud to join the American Hospital Association and healthcare organizations around the country in celebrating National Hospital Week, which is observed May 10-15. Each May, National Hospital Week provides an opportunity to pause and honor the millions of healthcare professionals who dedicate their lives to taking care of people in their…
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Know where to go to get the care you need
May 07, 2020Primary, urgent and emergent care for all of your healthcare needsRonald Hall, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Starr Regional Medical CenterKnowing where to go to get the care you need can be confusing – especially now. Efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in many new practices for hospitals, outpatient centers and medical offices. As we move forward,…
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Starr Regional Medical Center Marks National Nurses Month, Celebrates the Year of the Nurse
May 05, 2020Starr Regional Medical Center is proud to join the American Nurses Association (ANA) in celebrating National Nurses Month this May, in an expanded recognition of the positive impact our nurses have on the health and well-being of our community. National Nurses Week – observed annually May 6-12 – honors the men and women around the country who have dedicated…
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Minutes Matter: Don’t Put Your Heart Health on Hold During COVID-19
May 04, 2020By Chris Brown, RN, chief operating officer When a heart attack strikes, every minute matters. In fact, the first few minutes are critical in determining the short-term and long-term outcome for the patient. While the world continues to focus on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, cardiovascular disease, or heart disease, is still the leading cause of death in the…
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Starr Regional Medical Center accepting Donations of Medical and Protective Supplies and Equipment
March 30, 2020In response to questions about how members of the community can assist in the region’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response, Starr Regional Medical Center today announced that it is accepting donations of unused and handmade medical and protective supplies and equipment. This move is part of Starr Regional Medical Center’s ongoing efforts to address the…
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COVID-19: What Starr Regional Medical Center is Doing and What You Can Do
March 16, 2020It probably feels as if coronavirus – or as it is officially known, COVID-19 – is all anyone is talking about these days. As COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses like the seasonal flu continue to spread across the U.S., you also may feel a certain level of concern over how this disease could affect you or your loved ones, or if your local healthcare…
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Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation Earns Five-Star CMS Rating for Overall Quality
February 09, 2020Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation (SRHR) today announced that it has been awarded five stars in the Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System published on the Nursing Home Compare website by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Nursing homes with five stars are considered to have much above average quality. SRHR’s five-star rating places…
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Sleep, Glorious Sleep: Resolving to Get the Rest You Need This Year
January 21, 2020Happy New Year! Have you made any resolutions yet? As the calendar turns to a fresh page, many of us make a fresh resolve to eat better, do better and be better. But have you ever made a resolution to sleep better? It’s one you may want to consider. “Many people don’t connect the dots between the quality of their sleep and the quality of their overall…
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Starr Regional Medical Center Welcomes First Baby of 2020
January 06, 2020Starr Regional is ringing in 2020 with the year’s first bundle of joy. Weighing 5 pounds and 4 ounces and measuring 19 inches, Mary Radner was born to Ashton and Erick, Thursday, January 2, at 5:08 p.m. “We are so excited to meet our new baby girl!” said Ashton. “The physicians, nurses and staff at Starr Regional all helped to make this such a…
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