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May 19, 2008
Frye Offers Advanced Testing to Aid in Detection and Diagnosis of Epileptic Patients
Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the opening of its Epilepsy Monitoring Unit as an addition to the hospital’s Neuroscience Center. The unit is designed to help detect, diagnose and monitor patients experiencing suspected seizur...
9/04/2007
Meredith Baxer to Speak at Frye's Third Annual Celebration of Pink
Hickory, NC –Actress and breast cancer survivor Meredith Baxter will present an inspirational story of surviving breast cancer on Saturday, October 6, 2007 when Frye Regional Medical Center present’s the Unifour area’s third annual Celebration of Pin...
March 13, 2007
Frye Medical Director Presents at Two National Symposiums
Hickory, NC – Terry Sarantou, MD, FACS, Medical Director of the Cancer Center at Frye Regional Medical Center, recently presented at two national symposiums. In June of 2006, Sarantou presented “Accessing National Cancer Data Base Data...
March 13, 2007
Frye Offers What’s Up Doc? Seminars at 2007 Carolina Home and Garden Show
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center will host four What’s Up Doc? community lectures at the upcoming 2007 Carolina Home and Garden Show March 9 and 10 at the Hickory Metro Convention Center. Show attendees may attend the lectur...
March 13, 2007
Frye Regional Medical Center Joins National Effort to Focus on Effective Communications to Improve Patient Safety
National Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 4-10, 2007
Hickory, NC – In support of National Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 4-10, 2007, Frye Regional Medical Center is supporting the National Patient Safety Foundation’s (NPSF) ...
March 13, 2007
Frye Hosts Graduation Reception for New Nurses
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center will host a reception for new nursing graduates on March 12 and March 13 in the hospital’s Heart Tower Lobby. The event will take place from 1pm-3pm on both days and refreshments will be served. ...
March 13, 2007
Frye to Honor Patients, Staff and Physicians of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center is inviting former patients of the Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery (NICU) along with their families, the staff and physicians of Frye Regional Medical Center, for a special celebration in the hospita...
February 02, 2007
Frye Hosts Complimentary Healthcare Seminar on Vascular Disease
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center will host a complimentary healthcare seminar to the community on Thursday, February 8, 2007 in the hospital’s education classroom. Understanding Treatment Options for Vascular Disease, presented by Dr...
January 22, 2007
Frye Heart Center Hosts 2nd Annual Ready Set Red
Hickory, NC – The Frye Heart Center will host its 2nd Annual Ready Set Red-What Your Heart is Trying to Tell You event on Tuesday, February 13, 2007, from 6 to 9:30pm at the Hickory Metro Convention Center.
The local event is designed to...
November 27, 2006
Frye Anesthesia Technician Appointed Interim Director Region 3
Hickory, NC – Darlene Bolick CST, Cer A T was recently named Interim Director for the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT) in Region 3, which consists of 7 southern states. Bolick has been an employee of Frye Regi...
November 27, 2006
Frye Surgical Weight Loss Program Celebrates 5 Years
Hickory, NC- Frye Regional Medical Center’s Surgical Weight Loss program hosted its fifth annual Fashion Show and Gala on Friday November 10 at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory. The event is designed to honor current and f...
November 27, 2006
Frye Welcomes New Valet Manager
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center announces the addition of Anthony James as the hospital’s new Valet Parking Property Manager for AVP Nationwide Hospitality Services. A native of South Carolina, Anthony recently made Hickory home...
November 21, 2006
The Key to Avoiding the Flu Bug
Conover and Hudson Urgent Cares Offer Convenience
Although September marked the beginning of one of the most dreaded times of year -- flu season, you may be able to avoid getting bit by the flu bug by getting an annual f...
November 9, 2006
Frye Award to Catawba Science Center2006
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded a $25,000 grant to the Catawba Science Center for their “Touch the Future” capital campaign. The grant, designated for several new exhibits - including...
November 8, 2006
Frye Regional Medical Center Awards Grant to Catawba County Humane Society
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded a $2,500 grant to the Catawba County Humane Society. The grant, designated to support a traveling education exhibit, was presented to Humane Society Ex...
November 8, 2006
Frye Invites Office Staff to Walk the Red Carpet
Hickory, NC--Frye Regional Medical Center invited office staff of its affiliated physicians to walk the red carpet at its annual appreciation luncheon on October 18. More than 250 office staff turned out to enjoy the event held in their hono...
October 30, 2006
Frye Named Most Preferred Hospital Fourth Year in a Row
Hickory, NC- For the fourth year in a row, Frye Regional Medical Center has been named a Consumer Choice Award winner and designated as Hickory and Morganton’s Most Preferred Hospital for Best Overall Quality and Image by National Research Co...
October 31, 2006
Frye Unveils New Cafeteria
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center will host a ribbon-cutting and grand opening for the hospital’s newly-renovated cafeteria on Wednesday, November 8 at 11:00am. Frye’s cafeteria was last renovated in the 1990’s, making the curren...
October 30, 2006
Distinguished Service Award for Patient Satisfaction
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center has been presented the Tenet Distinguished Service Award, for providing excellent patient service and for sustaining star status for patient satisfaction for fifty-seven straight months. Frye is also ...
September 7, 2006
FRMC to Host Recruitment Open House
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center’s Human Resources Department will host a Recruitment Open House on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 from 2pm-7pm in the Heart Tower Lobby. Applications will be accepted for Registered Nurses, Occu...
August 25, 2006
Chief Medical Officer
HICKORY, N.C. – Frye Regional Medical Center recently named Frank C. Smeeks, M.S., M.D., as its Chief Medical Officer.
In this new position Dr. Smeeks will help facilitate various quality measures with medical staff leadership at Frye....
August 25, 2006
New Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Hickory, NC – Steve Barr, RN, has joined Frye Regional Medical Center as Assistant Chief Nursing Officer. Barr most recently worked as Interim Chief Nursing Officer at Kenner Regional Medical Center in New Orleans. Prior to that, Barr s...
August 18, 2006
Second Annual Celebration of Pink
Hickory, NC – On October 7, 2006, Frye Regional Medical Center will present the unifour area’s second annual Celebration of Pink, a special evening designed to educate our community on breast cancer awareness and prevention. The event w...
August 02, 2006
4th Annual Walk from Obesity
Hickory, NC – Frye’s Surgical Weight Loss Program will host the 4th Annual Walk From Obesity on Saturday, September 30. The event will be held at the Hickory Foundation YMCA’s outdoor track from 8:00am-11:00am. Registration is $25 and will inc...
July 28, 2006
Administrative Director of Cardiology Services
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center announces the appointment of Kathy Lail, RN, BSN as administrative director of cardiology services. Lail, who assumed the position June 25, began her career at Frye in 1989 and has worked as a ...
July 28, 2006
Outstanding Health Care Worker
Frye makes donation to JDRF in name of Gaye Barnett to celebrate National Nurses Week and National Hospital & Healthcare Week
Hickory, N.C. –As a part of the National Nurses Week and National Hospital and Healthcare Week celebration, held Ma...
July 28, 2006
New Administrative Director of South Campus
Hickory, NC – Michele W. Hamby, R.N., has been promoted to Administrative Director of Frye Regional Medical Center’s South Campus. Hamby came to Frye in 2002 as the Primary Charge Nurse for the Substance Abuse Unit; she later moved in t...
July 28, 2006
New VicePresident Human Resources
Hickory, NC - Elizabeth Elich has been named Vice President – Human Resources at Frye Regional Medical Center. With more than 23 years of experience as a healthcare professional, including 14 years as the Director of Human Resources at Methodi...
July 27, 2006
Convenient Beeper Systems for Patients
Hickory, NC – At Frye Regional Medical Center, patient satisfaction is a top priority. To aid in the admitting process, Frye has implemented a beeper system for patients and their families. Much like the flashing coaster beepers used in restau...
BlueCrossBlueShield
Hickory , NC – Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce its recent designation as one of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Cardiac Centers of Excellence. The designation is part of the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield As...
June 13, 2006
Frye Announces New Hospital Compliance Officer
Hickory, NC – Frances Clark has been named Hospital Compliance Officer for Frye Regional Medical Center. Clark comes to Frye from another Tenet facility, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, where she served as HCO for more than a year. She brings with...
May 16th, 2006
Honoring our Everyday Heroes
Hickory, NC - Every day, EMS professionals and volunteers risk their lives to save ours. Frye Regional Medical Center recognizes the courage, competence and compassionate commitment of these individuals.
May 14 through 20 is National EMS Week. To ...
April 30th, 2006
Frye Physician Satisfaction Team Recognizes Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants on Medical Staff Appreciation Day
Hickory, NC - - While most hospitals celebrate Doctor’s Day on March 30th , Frye Regional Medical Center chose to recognize all members of the medical staff on what they call Medical Staff Appreciation Day. On that day, the Physician Satisfaction Tea...
April 12th, 2006
2ndAnnualGolfTournament
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center’s Carpenter Hospitality House is hosting their second annual golf tournament on May 22, 2006, at Lake Hickory Country Club - Catawba Springs.
The event begins at 1pm, with a shotgun start. Lunch will be se...
March 27, 2006
Frye Regional Medical Center Announces 4th Annual Lake Hickory Triathlon
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center is preparing for the 4th Annual Lake Hickory Triathlon on June 17, 2006 at Riverbend Development Clubhouse in Hickory. This event is one of 12 races that make up the Endurance Development Series, targeted to...
March 24, 2006
Frye Regional Medical Center Welcomes J. Allen Clayton, Jr. as New Assistant CFO
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that J. Allen Clayton, Jr., has assumed the position of Assistant Chief Financial Officer. Clayton comes to Frye from Hilton Head Regional Medical Center, another Tenet facility, where...
March 16, 2006
Frye’s Business Office Responds to Patient Suggestions by Implementing a New System for Customer Service
Hickory, NC - - Who doesn’t have questions when they receive a medical bill? The Business Office at Frye Regional Medical Center knows that medical bills can be confusing as well as overwhelming and that understanding your insurance coverage as it re...
March 15, 2006
Frye Welcomes Andrea Murray as the New Director of Patient Access
Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center would like to welcome Andrea Murray as the new Director of Patient Access. Andrea received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Winthrop University in 1998.
In her new role at ...
March 6, 2006
Wheaton J. Williams, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist, Receives Spot the Doc Award
Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center would like to congratulate Wheaton J. Williams, MD, infectious disease specialist on staff at Frye, for receiving a Spot the Doc Award.
The Spot the Doc Program is an internal recognition program created ...
March 3, 2006
Thomas M. Wiley, MD, Joins Medical Staff of Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes cardiologist, Thomas M. Wiley, MD, to its medical staff.
Dr. Wiley completed a bachelor of science degree at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY and completed his medical degre...
March 2, 2006
Frye Regional Medical Center Hosts 4th Annual Bronnenberg Women’s Symposium
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center will host the 4th Annual Bronnenberg Women’s Symposium, “Through the Looking Glass” on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, from 8am to 4pm at the Holiday Inn Select in Hickory.
The Bronnenberg Symposium was developed ...
February 23, 2006
Frye to Host 6th Annual Asthma Day Camp
Hickory, NC--Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce it will host its 6th annual asthma day camp for children June 12-16, 2006. Camp Air Adventure is open to 25 children ages 8-12 and will be held at the Catawba Science Center located at ...
February 21, 2006
Ready Set Red Draws Many
Women and Heart Disease Dinner Draws Many from Community
Hickory, N.C. - Approximately 500 men and women turned out for Ready Set Red dinner on Friday, February 3 at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory, N.C. The event was designed to rai...
February 8, 2006
Frye Offers Free Preventive Health Screenings to Commemorate American Heart Month
Hickory, NC – In observance of American Heart Month, Frye Regional Medical Center will be offering free cardiac risk assessments - consisting of a blood pressure check, a cholesterol screening and a glucose screening- on Thursday, February 23, 2006 f...
January 25, 2006
Frye Awards Grant to YMCA of Catawba Valley
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded an $18,500 grant to the YMCA of Catawba Valley. The grant, in support of the C.O. Miller Teen Center capital development project, was presented to YMCA Presid...
January 23, 2006
Tatyana Golub, MD, Joins Medical Staff of Frye Regional Medical Center
HICKORY, N.C. – Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes pediatrician, Tatyana Golub, MD, to its medical staff.
Dr. Golub received her medical degree and completed a pediatric internship at Orenburg State Medical Academy, Orenburg, Russia. She went on...
January 23, 2006
Steven M. Isserman, MD, Joins Medical Staff of Frye Regional Medical Center
HICKORY, N.C. – Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes cardiologist, Steven M. Isserman, to its medical staff.
Dr. Isserman earned his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, FL. He completed an internship and reside...
January 23, 2006
James Anthony Armstrong, MD, Joins Medical Staff of Frye Regional Medical Center
HICKORY, N.C. – Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes neurologist, James Anthony Armstrong, MD, to its medical staff.
Dr. Armstrong earned his medical degree from Yale Medical School. He completed a fellowship in neurophysiology and a residency in ...
January 20, 2006
Gregory M. Swank, MD, Joins Medical Staff of Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes plastic surgeon, Gregory M. Swank, MD, to its medical staff.
Dr. Swank received his undergraduate degree at Rutgers College and his medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of...
January 10, 2006
Jill M. DeVries, MD, Joins Medical Staff of Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes Family Practitioner, Jill M. DeVries, MD, to its medical staff.
Dr. DeVries is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Marquette University. She received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wi...
January 10, 2006
Mark J. DeVries, MD, Joins Medical Staff of Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes Family Practitioner, Mark J. DeVries, MD, to its medical staff.
Dr. DeVries is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Appalachian State University. He received his medical degree from the East Carolina ...
January 4, 2006
FryeCare Presents "Cardiac MRI: NewAdvancements in the Detection of Heart Disease” Topic of ‘Tea Time’ Educational Seminar
Hickory, NC – FryeCare Outpatient Diagnostic Imaging of Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that its next ‘Tea Time’ educational seminar will be held on Tuesday, January 24 at 6 p.m. in the FryeCare lobby.
Radiologist and Frye staff...
December 20, 2005
Frye Heart Center Presents Ready Set Red
Hickory, NC – The Frye Heart Center will host Ready Set Red, What Your Heart is Trying to Tell You on Friday, February 3, 2006, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hickory Metro Convention Center.
The local event coincides with the American Heart Association’s ...
Frye Regional Medical Center Donates Furniture and Equipment to the Humane Society of Catawba County
Jane Bowers, the Campaign Coordinator for the $4 million Humane Society of Catawba County Capital Campaign, spent an afternoon scouring the warehouse at Frye Regional Medical Center for any items that would benefit the new Humane Society. Lobby chai...
Frye Regional Medical Center Awards Grant to Catawba County Council for the Arts
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded a $5,000 grant to the Catawba County Council for the Arts. The grant, designated for the United Arts Fund, was presented to Council Co-Executive Director Kath...
Frye Awards Grant to the Catawba Science Center
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded a $4000 grant to the Catawba Science Center for their “Touch the Future” capital campaign. The grant, designated for several new exhibits - including a digita...
Frye Awards Grant to Rape Crisis Center
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded a $3500 grant to the Rape Crisis Center of Catawba County. The grant, designated for general operating expenses, was presented to Center Director Amy Eades-F...
Frye Offers Digital Mammography A New Ally in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
Hickory, N.C.--Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of digital mammography to its list of diagnostic services available at FryeCare Outpatient Imaging Services.
Two new Lorad Selenia Full Field Digital Mammography syste...
Frye Regional Medical Center Awarded the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Participating Hospital Award
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center has been awarded the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Participating Hospital Award for Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure. The award was presented by American Heart Association Vic...
November 28, 2005
Surgical Weight Loss Program at Frye Regional Medical Center Named ASBS Surgery Center of Excellence
Hickory, NC – The Surgical Weight Loss Program at Frye Regional Medical Center has been approved as an American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence.
Frye’s Surgical Weight Loss program received accreditation ...
Frye Named Most Preferred Hospital Third Year in a Row
Hickory, NC- For the third year in a row, Frye Regional Medical Center has been named a Consumer Choice Award winner and designated as Hickory and Morganton’s Most Preferred Hospital for Best Overall Quality and Image by National Research Corporation...
Frye Announces Purchase of Advanced MRI at FryeCare
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce it will introduce its new, advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner at its outpatient diagnostic imaging center, FryeCare this October.
The new system – known as Signa® Infin...
Celebration of Pink
Nearly 500 men and women gathered at the Hickory Metro Convention Center on October 1, 2005, as Frye Regional Medical Center hosted the unifour area’s first Celebration of Pink to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This special evening was desig...
Frye Awards Grant to Council on Adolescents of Catawba County
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded a $5000 grant to the Council on Adolescents of Catawba County, Inc. The grant, designated to support programs that promote wellness for youth, was presented t...
Ryan Conrad, MD, Joins Medical Staff
Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes neurologist, Ryan S. Conrad, MD, to its medical staff.
Dr. Conrad received his undergraduate degree at Indiana University. He received his medical degree from the Indiana University School of M...
John Morrison, MD, Joins Medical Staff
Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes cardiologist, John A. Morrison, MD, to its medical staff.
Dr. Morrison is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Wingate College where he received several awards including the Freshman Chemistry Achieve...
R Travis Torman Joins Medical Staff
Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes emergency physician, R. Travis Torman, DO to its medical staff.
Dr. Torman received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He received his medical degree from t...
Knox Tate Joins Medical Staff
Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes radiologist, Knox R. Tate, MD to its medical staff.
Dr. Tate received his undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his medical degree from the Univer...
Spot the Doc Award
Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center would like to congratulate James T. Barker, II, MD, psychiatrist on staff at Frye, for receiving a Spot the Doc Award.
The Spot the Doc Program is an internal recognition program created to enable nurses ...
Frye Announces Impressive Results from 2005 Physician Satisfaction Survey
HICKORY, N.C. - Pride. Quality. Value. You might not expect these three words to be synonymous with a hospital. But according to Frye physicians, they are.
Every year, Frye Regional Medical Center surveys its affiliated physicians for their feedbac...
Frye Donates Materials for New Healthcare Program
HICKORY, N.C. – What do I want to be when I grow up? If you have teenagers, or were once a teenager, you know that this question can be daunting. This year, Hickory High School will begin helping students narrow this decision path by offering a new H...
Frye Names New Director for Therapy Program
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center has named Teresa Davidson as Administrative Director of the hospital’s inpatient and outpatient therapy programs. Davidson assumed her new position on June 13, 2005.
Davidson began her career with Frye Reg...
Frye Presents Area’s First Celebration of Pink
Frye Adds Sheri Lynch from 107.9 FM The Link to Celebration of Pink Line-up
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center has added Sheri Lynch from 107.9 FM The Link to the line-up for the unifour area’s first Celebration of Pink. This special evening...
Grant to Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministries
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded a $10,000 grant to the Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry. The grant, designated for general operating expenses, was presented to CCM Executive Di...
Kammer Named Vice President of Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC – Carol Kammer has been named Vice President of Frye Regional Medical Center, effective Wednesday May 18.
For the last 15 years, Kammer has served as administrative director of Frye’s physical and occupational therapy departments as wel...
Frye Regional Medical Center Receives Award for Employment Practices
Hickory, NC - Frye Regional Medical Center has been recognized by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves (ESGR), for their continued commitment to fair employment practices with regards to military personnel in the National Guard and Reservis...
Frye Regional Medical Center’s Alexander Campus Spring Health Fair
Taylorsville, NC – It’s 5:30am on the morning of June 11th. Dew-covered canopy tents spread across the grounds. Frye Regional Medical Center employees scurry about setting up booths, tables, and decorations for the day’s events. The caterers set o...
Hume joins Frye Regional Medical Center as New Chief Operating Officer
Hickory, NC – Craig Hume has been named Chief Operating Officer of Frye Regional Medical Center. Hume’s first day at Frye will be March 14, 2005.
Hume recently served as Regional Director of Operations Improvement for the Tenet Central Northeast So...
Frye Wellness and Education Center Officially Opens
HICKORY, N.C.- Staff physicians and community leaders gathered to mark the opening of Frye Regional Medical Center’s new Wellness and Education Center on June 14. The facility houses the hospital’s Diabetes Self-Management Care program, the Frye Peri...
Frye Regional Medical Center's Gift to Sergei and Mama
Hickory, NC - Sergei. He is a bit of a celebrity around Hickory. If you frequent Café 2 forty 2, you for sure have met him and he definitely remembers you. His customers ask for him by name. And every customer is treated like an old friend with ...
Hospital Chaplain Named Chaplain of the Year
HICKORY, N.C.- Frye Regional Medical Center is proud to announce that hospital Chaplain Robert Ford was recently named “Chaplain of the Year” by the North Carolina Chaplains Association. The association presented Chaplain Ford with the honor at their...
May 20, 2005
Tribute to Colleague as Outstanding Health Care Worker
Frye Regional Medical Center makes donation to Alzheimer’s Association in name of Cassaundra Hefner to celebrate National Nurses Week and National Hospital & Healthcare Week
Hickory, NC – May 20, 2005 – As a part of the National Nurses Week and Nati...
April 20, 2005
Opening of Wellness and Education Center
HICKORY, N.C.- Frye Regional Medical Center announces the opening of its new Center for Wellness and Education. The facility houses the hospital’s Center for Diabetes Self-Management Care and the Frye Perinatal Education and Exercise Program and is l...
January 24, 2005
Grant Awarded to YMCA
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded a $6,500 grant to the Hickory Foundation YMCA. The grant, designated for a teen center and programs, will assist in the creation of the new C.O. Miller Teen C...
January 20, 2005
Tocci joins marketing
Hickory, NC – Frye is pleased to announce that Katie Tocci has joined their marketing team as Marketing Coordinator, responsible for marketing efforts related to Surgical Weight Loss, Infusion Care, Vein and Wound, Women’s Services and the Cancer Cen...
January 5, 2005
Frye Names New CEO
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center has named Dennis R. “Denny” Bruns as chief executive officer, effective February 1, 2005. Bruns has served as president and CEO of Hilton Head Regional Medical Center since 1994.
With more than 25 years...
Dec. 21, 2004
Grant Awarded to Rape Crisis Center
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation have awarded a $3500 grant to the Rape Crisis Center of Catawba County. The grant, designated for general operating expenses, was presented to Center Director Amy Eades-F...
Dec. 20, 2004
500th Patient
Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center’s Surgical Weight Loss Program has many reasons to be proud. In October 2004, the program saw their 500th patient, truck driver Lori Ramsey, 38, of South Mountain. “In just three short years we have made tre...
November 2004
Frye and Catawba Announce Opening of PET/CT Scanning Center
Hickory, NC- Frye Regional Medical Center and Catawba Valley Medical Center recently held an Open House and ribbon cutting for area physicians to mark the grand opening of their new joint-operational PET/CT Scanning Center located at Unifour Medical ...
December 2004
Insulin Pump Offers Frye Employee a New Lease on Life
Hickory, N.C. - Kathy Hawkins has been a diabetic most of her life. Diagnosed 38 years ago, this Frye insurance representative is taking this bull by the horns so to speak as she now has a new lease on life. After giving herself insulin injections fo...
December 2004
Frye Diabetes Center Welcomes Susan Sigmon
Hickory, N.C.--Frye’s Center for Diabetes Self-Management Care is pleased to welcome Susan Sigmon, RN, BSN, CDE to its staff. Susan, who joined Frye full-time in August, has the primary responsibility of overseeing the Center’s insulin pump program.
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December 2004
Technique To Correct Rapid Heart Rhythm Performed at FRMC
Hickory, N.C.- Patients who suffer from an irregular heartbeat may find help through a procedure now offered at the Frye Heart Center. Catheter Ablation is a procedure that targets cells within the heart that cause abnormal heart rhythms.
During a ...
November 2004
Frye Celebrates Special Deliveries with a Lullaby
When you visit a hospital, you expect to hear doctors being paged, wheelchairs passing buy and telephones ringing. What you don’t expect to hear, is a lullaby.
Frye Regional Medical Center’s Women’s Pavilion has begun playing a 15-second portion o...
Frye Regional Medical Center implements American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program
New initiative helps close treatment gap in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and primary prevention of stroke
Frye Regional Medical Center announced it has received recognition from the American Heart Association as a Get With The Gu...
October 2004
FRMC Surgical Weight Loss Program Receives Award
Frye Regional Medical Center, in association with Drs. Leland Cook and Monty Cox, was recently recognized for meeting Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of North Carolina standards as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence.
The Bariatric Center of ...
October 2004
Frye Earns Consumer Choice Award
Hickory, NC- For the second year in a row, Frye Regional Medical Center has been named a Consumer Choice Award winner and designated as Hickory and Morganton’s Most Preferred Hospital for Best Overall Quality and Image by National Research Corporatio...
August 2004
Frye Receives Childbirth Nursing Award
The Women’s Pavilion Frye recently received the JOHNSON’S® Childbirth Nursing Awards Certificate of Recognition to celebrate the care that Frye’s childbirth nursing team brings to its patients.
The JOHNSON’S® Childbirth Nursing Awards, in partnersh...
July 2004
Frye Clinical Laboratory and Pathology Receives Accreditation
The Clinical Laboratory and Pathology at Frye was recently awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on results from a recent on-site inspection.
Frye Lab ...
June 2004
Frye Regional Medical Center Receives Highest Honors Caregivers Recognized for Exceptional Work
June 22, 2004 –Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., led by Chief Executive Officer Dennis Phillips and his administrative team, has been selected to the company’s 2004 Circle of ...
June 2004
Cook Joins FRMC Administrative Team
Frye is pleased to announce that Lisa Cook has joined their management team as Administrative Director of Marketing and Public Relations. For the past three years, Cook served as the Director of Marketing, Public Relations and Business Development f...
June 2004
Alexander Campus Selected as Business of the Month
Alexander Campus, a facility of Frye Regional Medical Center, has been selected as the “Business of the Month” by the Alexander County Chamber of Commerce for June. The Alexander County Chamber presented the award to the staff on June 1. The award re...
June 2004
Frye Regional Medical Center Designated as one of Americas Choice Hospitals for 2004
Frye has been designated by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers as one of America’s Choice Hospitals for 2004. Only 2 percent of hospitals nationwide qualify for the designation and listing in the AAHCP’s Choice Hospitals Direc...
June 2004
Simms Joins Frye
Frye is pleased to announce that Mike Simms has joined their management team as Administrative Director of Patient Financial Services. Simms previously served as the Director of Patient Financial Services at Hilton Head Medical Center. Simms will b...
April 2004
Insulin Pump Therapy Benefits-Topic of Next Support Group
Pumping insulin may be a healthier, more appealing option to insulin injections. With a controlled delivery of insulin, diabetics may feel better and achieve more consistent glucose control. Frye’s Center for Diabetes Self-Management Care presents, ...
Feb. 17, 2004
Frye Regional Medical Center Joins Duke Infection Control Outreach Network
Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., became one of 25 hospital members of the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON). DICON is a collaboration between Duke University Medical Center and community hospitals that focuses on advancing...
March 2004
Frye Heart Center Launches Campaign on Heart Disease
Frye Regional Medical Center recently unveiled a new marketing campaign to not only promote their new heart center but also educate local residents of the dangers of heart disease, especially in women.
“The statistics are stagg...
Frye Heart Tower Now Open
Frye Regional Medical Center opened its $7.7 million-dollar heart tower center for patient care in late December 2003. On February 20, 2004, approximately 200 medical staff members and community leaders attended a special VIP "invitation only" night ...
Frye Regional Medical Center Earns JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval
HICKORY, N.C. – By demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization’s national standards for health care quality and safety, Frye Regional Medical Center has earned national accreditation and ...
October 2003
FRMC- Alexander Campus Lab Receives Accreditation
The laboratory department at Frye Regional Medical Center - Alexander Campus recently was awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on results of a recent on-site inspe...
Frye SWLP Program Is Ranked Number 2 by Obesity Help Magazine
HICKORY, NC - Frye's Surgical Weight Loss Program (SWLP) was recently ranked #2 as "Best Overall Value" of programs for the treatment of morbid obesity in the July edition of Obesity Help magazine.
The magazine conducts an ongoing survey on the...
October 2003
FRMC Alexander Campus Opens Unit for Overnight Hospital Stays
TAYLORSVILLE, NC - Frye’s Alexander Campus recently expanded services by opening a new swing bed unit consisting of 12 additional inpatient beds, bringing the total number of beds at the facility to 16.
The Alexander Campus opened in June 2002 ...
Frye Regional Medical Center Receives Awards for Healthcare Marketing
FRMC and the staff members of the Marketing & Public Relations Department were recently honored in the 2003 Aster Awards program and the 20th Anniversary Healthcare Advertising Awards as being among the best in the nation for healthcare m...
Frye Regional Medical Center Chief Nursing Officer
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced today that Suzanne Bird, RN, the chief nursing officer at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., has been selected as one of Tenet’s Outstanding Chief Nursing Officers for 2003. ...
Frye Regional Medical Center Named to
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced today that Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., and its chief executive officer Dennis Phillips have been selected to the company’s 2003 Circle of Excellence. The annual award...
Frye Offers Drug-Eluting Stent following FDA Approval
HICKORY- FRMC now offers a new stent with a drug-eluting coating. This new stent is the first drug-eluting stent to receive marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of blocked coronary arteries.
S...
FRMC Recognizes Five Employees with Gold Star Award
The Gold Star, Frye’s highest individual award for Service Excellence and the equivalent of an Employee of the Year award, was recently awarded to Vickie Rogers, Todd Cook, Rozena Lee, Marsha Sigmon, and Shannon Brown. They were chosen with this hono...
FRMC Implements American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Program
New initiative helps close treatment gap in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and primary prevention of stroke
Frye Regional Medical Center announced it has received recognition from the American Heart Association as a Get With Th...
FRMC Now Offering Pilates
Pilates classes are now being offered for those who would like to improve strength and well-being. This century-old exercise program is a system of strengthening and stretching exercises designed to develop the body’s core (hips, abdominal muscles, ...
Dec. 6, 2002
Get With The Guidelines
Frye Regional Medical Center Recognized as Get With The Guidelines Hospital SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – As part of its company-wide commitment to quality patient care, Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that virtually all Tenet hos...
July 2002
Asthma Camp Draws 25 Children
This June children suffering from the effects of asthma attended Camp Air Adventure, sponsored by Frye Regional Medical Center, the American Lung Association of North Carolina and the Hickory Foundation YMCA. The day camp, held at the YMCA June 10-1...
August 2002
Carver Achieves Yoga Registration
Jennifer M. Carver, Licensed Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA/L) at Frye Regional Medical Center, recently became a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) following a 14-month intensive teacher training program at Lighten Up! Yoga Center in Ash...
Frye Names AD of ER and Trauma
Michelle Dickerson, RN was recently named Administrative Director of Emergency and Trauma Services at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. She will be responsible for managing all operations of the emergency department. Dickerson has been employe...
Junior Volunteers Join Frye
Forty-five junior volunteers have joined Frye Regional Medical Center for the summer VolunTEEN Program. The program provides students from Unifour area high schools with the opportunity to learn more about various healthcare professions through volun...
Sleep Lab Tech Achieves Board Registry
Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that Sarah Elmore Hoffman, REEGT/RPSGT, recently achieved her board registry in Polysomnography. She has worked in Frye's Neurodiagnostic Sleep Lab a total of nine years. According to Neurodiagnost...
July 2002
ER Physician joins staff
Kevin R. Clark, DO has recently joined the emergency medicine staff of Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. He is a member of Mountain Emergency Physicians, the emergency medicine practice contracted to oversee all emergency care within Frye Regi...
Alexander Campus Passes Survey
The Frye Regional Medical Center – Alexander Campus was recently surveyed by the Department of Health and Human Services – Division of Facility Services, Licensure and Certification Section. The survey – conducted by two registered nurses on beh...
Frye Regional Medical Center Elects 2002 Medical Staff Officer
The Medical Staff of Frye Regional Medical Center recently elected its 2002 officers. Elected as Chief of Staff is L. Nicholas Richmond, MD, Radiologist. Family Practitioner James R. Hodges, MD has been named Vice Chief of Staff, and Obstetrician/Gy...
Frye Teams With Local Investor Group To Re-Open Alexander Community Hospital
Thanks to a joint effort between Frye Regional Medical Center and a local investor group, the emergency department of Alexander Community Hospital will re-open in the near future. Due to financial difficulties faced by numerous rural hospitals acros...
Local Physician Certified by MROCC As A Medical Review Officer
John H. Piland, MD was recently qualified as a certified Medical Review Officer by the Medical Review Officer Certification Council (MROCC). MROCC is an independent physician-based certifying organization that conducts an extensive application proce...
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