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Safe for the Summer: Tips to Help You Stay Protected and Healthy While Enjoying the Season
July 07, 2020With summer officially here, chances are you’re hoping to take advantage of the season’s many opportunities to get outside and enjoy nature. And while it’s important to remember that COVID-19 is still here and we should be doing everything we can to stop the spread of this virus, taking a break to get outside, soak up some vitamin D and enjoy a little fun in the sun can do a world of good for your physical and mental health.
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How the Pandemic Made Maria Parham Health Better
July 01, 2020In recent weeks, I have been reflecting on the unprecedented challenges that our community and our team at Maria Parham Health 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 – let’s face it – we all need some positive news.
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Maria Parham Health 2019 Community Benefit Report
June 26, 2020At Maria Parham Health, we love calling Vance and Franklin county home, and we’re so grateful for your support and for trusting us with your care. Check out our latest community benefit report to see how we’re working hard to enhance how we care for you and care for our community. #MakingCommunitiesHealthier #CommunityBenefit
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What Happens When a Patient is Discharged?
June 25, 2020What happens after a patient is discharged? As part of our routine cleaning protocol, our environmental services (EVS) team takes the following steps to clean and sanitize a room after a patient is discharged...
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Children's Health During COVID-19
June 23, 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 Dr Michael Sylvia, Pediatrician with Maria Parham Health to talk about the importance of continuing to seek proper care for your child and answer some frequently asked questions regarding children’s health during this time.
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Visitation Restrictions Updates
June 10, 2020VISITATION AT MARIA PARHAM HEALTH – EFFECTIVE MONDAY, JUNE 8TH MPH will continue the current policy of no visitors for the following: Inpatient Rehab Behavioral Health (Franklin or Emergency Departments) All COVID + and COVID R/O patients Henderson ED ONE visitor per patient per day for the following: All non-COVID inpatients…
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COVID-19: What Maria Parham Health is doing, and what you can do
June 08, 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 provider is prepared to respond to any local cases that may arise.
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID–19)
June 08, 2020We are continuing to work closely with the local health departments and following guidance from the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure our hospital is prepared with the appropriate plans to detect, protect and respond should anyone in our community contract or be exposed to the novel coronavirus (COVID–19).
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Maintaining a Safe and Clean Environment
June 01, 2020Maria Parham Health 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!
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Maria Parham Health Celebrates Expansion of Behavioral Health Unit
March 06, 2020Maria Parham Health, part of Duke LifePoint Healthcare, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Thursday, February 20 to celebrate its newly expanded behavioral health facility at Maria Parham Franklin.
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Colonoscopies 101: Why they’re important, why it might be time to get one and why they’re easier than you might think
March 06, 2020Remember the good old days? Did you have a favorite disco outfit? Did you ever get dropped off to meet your friends at the roller rink? Or spend hours by the radio in high school during the 80s, waiting to record your favorite songs for a new mixtape? If you did, then it’s probably time to think about scheduling a routine colonoscopy screening.
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Maria Parham To Host Job Fair For Openings in Henderson & Louisburg
November 04, 2019Maria Parham Health will host a job fair for nurses and other key clinical positions on Wednesday, November 20. The event will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites Raleigh/Crabtree from 4:30-7:30pm.
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Suicide Awareness
September 13, 2019Recent suicide deaths of prominent fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrated chef and author Anthony Bourdain have exposed the critical fact that suicide does not discriminate and shined a brighter light on the role that mental illness plays in suicide.
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Maria Parham Health welcomes Dr. Emma White
August 28, 2019Maria Parham Health (MPH), a Duke LifePoint hospital, is excited to announce that Emma White, DO has joined their women’s care practice, Maria Parham Women’s Care.
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Safe Medication Habits Promote Healthy Homes and Communities
August 21, 2019Medications are a vital part of healing from illness or injury and managing ongoing conditions so that you can be your healthiest self and get the most out of life.
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Healthy Habits to Ensure a Successful School Year for Kids
August 21, 2019As you begin to tackle your back-to-school to-do lists, we’ve got a few tips to help ensure that your family is ready for another successful and healthy school term.
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Cookout Caution: Keeping Food Safety in Focus This Summer
July 02, 201948 million Americans suffer from a food-borne illness each year. That’s one in six people. And of those 48 million, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die.
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Maria Parham Health is bringing New Cardiovascular Services to the Area
June 27, 2019On May 1, 2019 Maria Parham Health performed the first Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in their Cardiac Catheterization Lab.
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Men’s Health Month
June 06, 2019June is Men’s Health Month, a great time for men to evaluate their current level of wellness and recommit to a healthy lifestyle. Physical activity is one of the best tools you have to improve or maintain good physical and mental health.
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Maria Parham Health Celebrates 20th Anniversary of LifePoint Health
May 22, 2019This month, Maria Parham Health is celebrating the 20th anniversary of LifePoint Health, the health system of which it is a part, with a donation to United Way and Relay for Life. These donations are part of a national anniversary celebration in which LifePoint has contributed $2,000 to causes in each of the 89 communities it serves nationwide.
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