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 Perinatal Education program, and various community wellness classes. It is located at 255 10th Ave. NE, Hickory, behind Yesterday’s and across from Café 2 forty 2.

Frye President and CEO Denny Bruns offered opening remarks at the celebration, and featured speakers included Frye’s Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology Anita C. Montes, MD; Frye’s Administrative Director of Outpatient Services Eddie Salyards; and Hickory Mayor Rudy Wright. The invocation was given by Chaplain Robert Ford, Frye’s director of pastoral care. 

Frye’s Center for Diabetes Self-Management Care offers a variety of educational opportunities and services for the diabetic patient, including insulin pump therapy, medical nutrition therapy, and a variety of support groups for both children and adults. A physician referral is required for all patients attending classes.

The Center’s hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. They are open Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, call Linda W. Johnson, RN, CDE at (828) 322-6699.

Frye’s Perinatal Education program offers a variety of classes to assist new families with their upcoming birth experience. Breastfeeding support groups, prepared childbirth classes and pre- and post-natal exercise classes are now located at the new Wellness and Education Center.

For information on hours for Perinatal Education and Exercise, contact Kim Sherrill, RN at (828) 315-3429.

Frye offers a variety of community wellness classes and educational events for the public. This new facility will allow Frye to accommodate a larger audience and provide a more central location with easier parking.

Frye Regional Medical Center is a 355-bed acute care facility located at 420 North Center Street in Hickory, NC.  The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of Catawba County since 1911.  The hospital’s main campus includes a comprehensive heart center and cardiopulmonary rehab, orthopedics, bariatric surgery, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing unit, pediatrics, center for neurosciences, cancer center and women’s pavilion.  Frye has several extended campuses to serve families throughout the area including: Frye Wellness and Education Center which houses the Center For Diabetes Self-Management Care, perinatal education and community wellness classes; South Campus for psychiatric services; Viewmont and Tate Surgery Centers; Vein and Wound Center/Infusion Care; Pain Center; Piedmont Therapy, offering sports and industrial rehabilitation; an urgent care facility; FryeCare, an outpatient diagnostic facility; Alexander Campus, which provides 24 hour emergency care along with diagnostic and laboratory services and infusion care; plus HealthPoint, which provides extensive industrial services and programs to employers.

Frye Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about the hospital, visit www.fryemedctr.com.
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