Hospital News
New Year, New You: Four Tips for a Healthy Start to 2023
January 2, 2023
If you have intentions of leading a healthier life this year, check out these tips to help you make simple changes and stay healthy for the long run.
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Flu Season is Here: Step One? Getting VaccinatedÂ
December 13, 2022
This 2022-23 flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expecting flu viruses to circulate along with variants of COVID-19. This makes it as important as ever that we each do what we can to minimize our risk, protect our health and protect the health of those...
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Tis the Season to be Healthy: Maintaining Your Physical and Mental Well-Being During the HolidaysÂ
December 7, 2022
The holiday season is finally here, ringing with the joy of visiting family and friends, attending festive parties, exchanging gifts, sharing delicious meals and giving back to charitable causes. It’s “the most wonderful time of the year” as they say. Unfortunately, though – for many of us – this time...
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Get the Most Out of Your Health Insurance
November 8, 2022
Have you been putting off your annual doctor’s visit? Or perhaps even a needed screening or procedure? If you’ve been putting off care – whether it’s a recommended surgery, screening or simply your annual check-up – now’s the time to do it.
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Breast Cancer: Your Questions Answered
October 19, 2022
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed nationally every October to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer and provide education on the most common symptoms and associated risk factors for the disease. By staying informed and taking preventive action to fight breast cancer, we can help to minimize the...
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The Importance of Suicide Awareness and Prevention Among Rural Areas and Seniors
September 29, 2022
September is recognized as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: a time to spread awareness and educate the community on the risks of suicide in order to prevent it. Recent studies show that there is an increasing rate of suicide in rural communities, as well as in senior adults. Read more...
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Rod Harkleroad Named Market President of HighPoint Health System, CEO of Sumner Regional Medical Center
June 15, 2022
Rod Harkleroad, RN has been named market president of HighPoint Health System (HighPoint) and CEO of Sumner Regional Medical Center, the flagship hospital for HighPoint, following the announcement of Susan Peach's retirement.
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Riverview Regional Medical Center Welcomes Blake Luna, PA-C
April 27, 2022
Riverview Regional Medical Center is pleased to welcome Blake Luna, PA-C, to its medical staff and our community. Blake is a certified physician assistant joining Dr. Roy Terry at HighPoint Orthopedics
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RRMC Welcomes Michael Pippin, MD, Gynecology
April 27, 2022
Riverview Regional Medical Center is pleased to welcome Michael Pippin, MD to its medical staff and the community. Dr. Pippin specializes in gynecological care for women of all ages and is board certified in gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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From Must-See TV to Must-Screen for Me? Why It Might Be Time for a Colonoscopy
March 29, 2022
From Must-See TV to Must-Screen for Me? Why It Might Be Time for a Colonoscopy by Richard Rutherford, MD, Family Medicine
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