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Wednesday, May 08, 2013 Frye Regional Medical Center Pediatrics will host its annual asthma day camp for children June 17-21 at the Hickory Foundation YMCA, located at 701 1st Street Northwest in Hickory. The camp accepts 25 children ages 8-12 years of age.
Under the me...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Award demonstrates Frye’s commitment to quality care for stroke patients
Frye Regional Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Silver Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The award recognizes Fr...
Thursday, March 07, 2013 FryeCare Outpatient Imaging of Frye Regional Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in ultrasound as the result of an extensive review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The areas of accreditation include Gynecol...
Thursday, October 11, 2012 Caring for a loved one with cancer can be both rewarding and challenging. Today’s caregivers often have many duties that used to be handled in a hospital setting, or by health care providers. These duties can include helping the patient monitor medi...
Tuesday, October 09, 2012 Today FryeCare Urgent Care-Conover announced the launch of an online waiting room for patients seeking minor medical care in the Catawba County area through InQuicker. Beginning October 9, you can visit www.fryecareurgentcare.com to hold your place...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Cardiovascular diseases are the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. On average, one American dies every 39 seconds of cardiovascular disease-disorders of the heart and blood vessels. Stroke, a disorder of the blood supply to the brain, is the...
Thursday, September 13, 2012 Frye Critical Care Nurse Vickie Rogers recently received national recognition for reaching a significant milestone in the nursing profession. Since 1982 she has consistently maintained CCRN certification offered through American Association of Criti...
Thursday, September 06, 2012
For many, cancer may be a death sentence, but for Denise DeSimone, author of From Stage IV to Center Stage, it became an opportunity to live life to the fullest. At the time of being diagnosed with throat and neck cancer, she was given three mont...
Wednesday, September 05, 2012 Frye Regional Medical Center is hosting a fashion-forward, fabulous, and dazzling Spirit Girls’ Night Out to inspire women to love the person they are every day. On Thursday, October 4 from 6-9 p.m. at Lake Hickory Country Club, the hospital will we...
Friday, August 24, 2012
Designation Recognizes Center’s Excellence in the Care of Patients Living with Complex Conditions
Frye Regional Medical Center has again been named a Center of Excellence (COE) by OptumHealth Care Solutions (OptumHealth), one of the nation’s larg...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 Frye Surgical Weight Loss Patient Finds a New Love in Running
After a long history of trying to lose weight, Kristin Lampe knew she had to do something. Turning 40, fatigued, and injury prone, this former nurse now teacher found it difficult to be...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Frye Regional Medical Center announces that Cassaundra Hefner, DNP, RN, MSN, FNP-BC and Steve Mooney DNP, RN, BSN, have each achieved their Doctorates of Nursing Practice (DNP).
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing considers the DNP t...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Front Row, left to right: Stephanie Drum, PHT Committee Member; Kim Sherrill, RN, BSN, Breast Health Navigator; Katheryn Harlan, Founder and President of Through Healing Eyes; Darlene Huffman, Coordinator of the Hickory Pink Heals Tour; and Tina Wat...
Monday, July 16, 2012
Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that employee Thomas Hunsucker has been promoted to Chief Master Sergeant in the N.C. Air National Guard, the highest enlisted rank of the Guard.
Sergeant Hunsucker has served 29 total ye...
Monday, July 16, 2012
Frye Regional Medical Center is the title sponsor of the World War II Symposium scheduled for August 9 through 11, 2012 at the Broyhill Center located on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.
The symposium is coordinated by...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Frye Regional Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® Heart Attack Receiving Center Accreditation.
The accreditation program — sponsored by the American Heart Association and the Society of Chest Pain Cen...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Frye Regional Medical Center recently received a three year full accreditation with Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention (PCI) by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC).
“We want to convey our greatest appreciation for the hard work of our cardi...
Thursday, April 12, 2012 You may have heard of people on a cruise ship all becoming sick with something called “norovirus” and wonder what that is.
Noroviruses are a group of viruses that can cause an inflammation of the stomach and intestines (gastroenteritis). The Cen...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension is a rare lung disorder characterized by increased pressure in the pulmonary artery. It produces an array of troubling symptoms including shortness of breath with minimal exertion, general fatigue, dizziness, and fai...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
FryeCare Urgent Care in Conover and Frye Regional Medical Center welcome urgent care specialist, David Sparks, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. Sparks will be at the Urgent Care facility at 1105 Fairgrove Church Road in Conover.
Dr. Sparks comple...
Thursday, April 05, 2012 Peter Alford, MD of Frye Regional Medical Center has successfully earned his Board Certification in Sleep Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Alford practices pulmonary medicine with FryeCare Physicians in Hickory.
American...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 The Hickory Crawdads, South Atlantic League Affiliate of the Texas Rangers, are excited to welcome Frye Regional Medical Center as the Official Hospital of the Crawdads. Frye will serve as the official team hospital from the 2012 season through the ...
Monday, February 13, 2012 Frye Regional Medical Center announces Carrie C. Herman has been named Frye’s Vascular/Diabetic Foot Team Coordinator. Mrs. Herman joined Frye in 2004, working as an emergency department nurse in Alexander county, then the hospital affiliated, Unifo...
Monday, February 13, 2012 Frye Regional Medical Center announces Allison I. Lee-Vue, MSN, FNP-C has been added to the staff of Frye Infusion Care. Mrs. Lee-Vue is a family nurse practitioner who as a young girl served as her family’s translator at doctor’s appointments and h...
Monday, February 13, 2012 FryeCare Physicians Network welcomes interventional cardiologist, Leverne Fox, M.D., to its network.
Dr. Fox is a Graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency in Inte...
Monday, February 13, 2012 Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes internist, Martin Chatelain, M.D., to its hospitalist program.
Dr. Chatelain received his Doctorate in Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, NJ. He then completed his residency in ...
Friday, December 16, 2011 Frye Regional Medical Center today announced it has achieved renewal designation as an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Center of Excellence®. Frye has held this distinction since 2005.
The ASMBS Bariatric Surgery Cen...
Monday, December 12, 2011 The public is invited to attend an open house for the Frye Cancer Support Center on Friday, December 16 from 1pm-4pm, located at 328 N. Center Street, next door to the hospital’s Emergency Department.
The newly renovated facility includes a warm...
Thursday, November 17, 2011 Frye Regional Medical Center recognizes Breast Health Navigator Kimberly Allan Sherrill, RN, BSN for becoming a Certified Breast Care Nurse through the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation. Ms. Sherrill’s certification is for a five year term ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to welcome Daniel R. Hatcher, MD as the hospital’s chief medical officer (CMO). Dr. Hatcher, who began his position at Frye in August 2011, replaces Frank Smeeks, MD, who has joined the Bon Secours St. Francis...
Thursday, November 10, 2011 Frye Regional Medical Center invites you to join them as they give diabetes the pink slip in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association this November. It’s National Diabetes Awareness Month and time to spread the word that diabetes prevent...
Friday, November 04, 2011
Frye recently hosted the “Do The Unthinkable” Program featuring Scott Rigsby, the first double leg amputee to finish the prestigious IronMan Race using prosthetics. In keeping with Scott’s mission to benefit service members who have been physical...
Friday, October 14, 2011
Defend Your Girls with Frye Regional Medical Center in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
Every day of the week, Frye Regional Medical Center bears witness to the threat that breast cancer holds for women in the Greater Hickory Metro area. In the...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 The National Alliance of Wound Care (NAWC) and Frye Regional Medical Center are pleased to announce that Jennie Wilcox Martin has successfully passed the examination to become Wound Care Certified (WCC). The WCC credential is a national, NCCA, accre...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 On September 16, 2011 Frye Regional Medical Center held the Do The Unthinkable 5k featuring Scott Rigsby, the first double-amputee in the world to finish an Ironman distance triathlon with prosthetics at the 140.6-mile World Championship in Kailua-K...
Thursday, September 15, 2011 Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes internist, Linda O’Brien, M.D., to its medical staff.
Dr. O’Brien received her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center. She completed her residency at the Good Samaritan Hospital and...
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Do you have hip pain?
Is your quality of life limited by that pain?
Is walking to your front door and experiencing the world outside becoming a monumental task?
If the answer to any of these questions is yes…you may have hip arthritis. ...
Monday, August 29, 2011 Tired of spending hours in a stuffy, overcrowded ER waiting room? Frye Regional Medical Center has a solution with InQuickER. This is an emergency room service that facilitates patient satisfaction by allowing consumers to hold a place at the ER onl...
Friday, August 26, 2011 Scott Rigsby was an 18 year old kid on a hot summer day just prior to his first college semester riding in the back of a pickup truck in rural Georgia with friends after a hard day of landscaping work. They were talking sports, girls and plans for t...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 School will soon be back in session, and parents everywhere are rushing to make sure their budding scholars are well-equipped for classes. In fact, according to the American Express Spending and Saving Tracker survey in 2010, 18 percent of parents p...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 The Center for Diabetes Self-Management Care of Frye Regional Medical Center is offering evening educational modules for diabetics in July and August.
“Pre-Diabetes” is the topic of the first scheduled on July 28 from 6-7pm and “Basic Carb Count...
Friday, June 24, 2011
Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes hospitalist, Daniel Bauer, MD, to its medical staff.
Dr. Bauer completed his undergraduate education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in NY. He received his medical degree at SUNY Upstate Medical Unive...
Friday, June 24, 2011 Everyone knows that smoking will catch up with nicotine users 40 years in the future, but do we know what the immediate benefits are when it comes to quitting? According to the American Cancer Society, there are instantaneous health effects once som...
Monday, June 20, 2011 Frye Regional Medical Center has been recognized within its healthcare system, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, for 5-Star status in 2010.
The service excellence awards recognize top-performing hospitals in patient and physician satisfaction. For p...
Friday, June 17, 2011 Frye Regional Medical Center announces its Center for Diabetes Self-Management Care has again been recognized by the American Diabetes Association, this time for a four year term.
The hospital also recognizes Susan C. Foster, RN, CDE as the hosp...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Tina Dunlap, RN and Kristal Cansler, CNA were recently named Frye Regional Medical Center’s 2011 Nurse and Certified Nursing Assistant of the year following a vote among their peers and hospital staff.
In a ceremony honoring the two, and recogni...
Thursday, June 02, 2011
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Thursday, June 02, 2011
Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that they have launched a mobile application to further connect the hospital to community members and increase access to health-related information. The mobile application, powered by WorldLink...
Tuesday, May 03, 2011 Frye Regional Medical Center congratulates Frye’s Cancer Center Medical Director, Kenneth Parish, MD, FACS on receiving the Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award from the Commission on Cancer for outstanding leadership and guidance ...
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that the hospital’s Colorectal Patient Navigator, Rebecca C. Wiles RN, BSN, has been elected co-chair of the membership/recruitment/dues committee of the North Carolina Oncology Navigator Assoc...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
As part of Frye Regional Medical Center’s ongoing celebration of its 100th anniversary this year, the Honorable Mayor Rudy Wright presented Frye’s Chief Executive Officer Michael Blackburn with an official “Frye Day” proclamation at City Council...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Frye Regional Medical Center’s Carpenter Hospitality House is hosting their seventh annual golf tournament on Friday, May 13, 2011 at Lake Hickory Country Club - Catawba Springs.
Lunch will be served at 11:00 am followed by a shotgun start at ...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the United States with nearly 143,000 new cases of the disease diagnosed in 2010. Fortunately, the death rate from colorectal cancer has been dropping ov...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Frye Regional Medical Center was recently awarded one of two United Way Spirit of North Carolina Campaign Excellence awards at a United Way annual awards meeting.
Frye was the winner for the Hospital/Health System category with 1001-2500 employ...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Pictured left to right: Stroke Units Administrative Director Michelle Dickerson, RN, BSN; Stroke Nurse Manager Joyce “Cricket” Snyder, RN; Senior Quality Consultant Ron Cromartie, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association; Stroke Progra...
Friday, January 14, 2011
On January 5, 2011, a representative from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presented Frye CEO Michael Blackburn with the Patriot Award Certificate of Appreciation.
ESGR awards this certificate and a Patriot lapel pin on b...
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Frye Regional Medical Center has been granted a three-year/Full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. Accreditation by the NAPBC is...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Exceptional Care, a Century Strong Frye’s 100th Anniversary Exhibit Set to Open
With a “mission of mercy and healing,” Dr. Jacob Shuford opened Richard Baker Hospital in 1911. With an initial 14 beds, Dr. Shuford helped to heal a community with t...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
“The study of history is, to a large degree, a quest for meaning. It is to quietly lean forward, hand cupped against an ear, to allow the voices of our past whisper to us their stories.”
- Excerpt from Exceptional Care, a Century Strong: A ‘Mis...
Monday, October 25, 2010
NATIONAL STUDY FINDS FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER #1 IN NORTH CAROLINA AND AMONG TOP 5% IN THE NATION FOR CARDIAC SURGERY
Frye Regional Medical Center Receives Specialty Excellence Award from Leading Healthcare Independent Ratings Organizatio...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Frye Regional Medical Center has been recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.SM This distinction acknowledges a strong commitment by Frye Regional Medical Center to provide “An Outstan...
Thursday, August 19, 2010 Frye Regional Medical Center is striving to reduce carbon emissions by switching to a proactive service utilizing reusable sharps containers that prevent a significant amount of cardboard and plastic from going to the landfill each year. The hospita...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 In his commencement speech at Jefferson Medical College, Dr. Glenn Frye simply stated the role of a doctor, “In the day of happiness and health he is not needed, but when the grim visage of death stalks in the shadows and threatens some beloved memb...
Thursday, July 08, 2010 Frye Offers Tips On Breathing Easier in the Summer
The smells of summer are in the air. The aroma of barbeque wafts by, the scent of suntan lotion is unmistakable, and you can almost taste the salt in the air at the beach. You may be able to recogn...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Frye Regional Medical Center was identified as a recipient of the 2010 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™, indicating that its patient safety ratings are in the top 5% of U.S. hospitals, in a new study released today by HealthGrades, the ...
Friday, June 04, 2010 With summer approaching and many people spending more time in the sun, the Frye Cancer Center recommends having a healthy respect for ultraviolet (UV) rays and airing on the side of caution with sun exposure and tanning beds.
More than one million...
Thursday, June 03, 2010 Frye Regional Medical Center was recognized for its achievement in implementing the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The GuidelinesSM for coronary artery disease, stroke and heart failure and serves as the comprehens...
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Frye Regional Medical Center is launching a new initiative, Thrive with the Top Five. Its primary mission is to educate the Greater Hickory Metro Area on the issues of cancer survivorship and treatments in order to better the quality of life fo...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Frye Regional Medical Center will host a premier event in its Heart Center Lobby on May 20 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm as part of da Vinci Women’s Health: Small Steps. Healthier Lives., a national prevention and wellness campaign developed in partnership w...
Friday, April 30, 2010 Frye Regional Medical Center will host a Spirit of Women seminar called Reinvention Factor for women. This is an exciting opportunity for women and their families to evaluate, or reevaluate, their health and well-being by focusing on breath and brea...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Frye Regional Medical Center is proud to host the American Cancer Society’s cancer education program, I Can Cope. Classes for the spring session will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. on Tuesday evenings, beginning March 23 and running through April 13. Topic...
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Frye Volunteer Auxiliary has received a grant in the amount of $6996 from the local non-profit organization, Through Healing Eyes. The grant, presented on February 16 by Through Healing Eyes President and Founder Katheryn Harlan, will be use...
Monday, February 08, 2010 Frye Regional Medical Center has been named a Consumer Choice Award winner and has been designated as a Most Preferred Hospital for Best Overall Quality and Image by National Research Corporation (NRC).
Each year NRC honors those hospitals whose c...
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
The Surgical Weight Loss Program at Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that staff surgeon Jonathan Hata, MD, was recently appointed to a 2-year term on the Clinical Issues Committee of the American Society for Metabolic and Baria...
Monday, October 05, 2009
In an effort to reduce possible flu exposure to patients, staff, and visitors, Frye Regional Medical Center announced today that it is asking visitors be conservative with the length of their visits and be mindful of the number of family and fri...
Monday, September 21, 2009
Frye Awarded Three Cardiac UnitedHealth Premium® Specialty Center Designations
Frye Regional Medical Center announced that it has received three UnitedHealth Premium® Specialty Center designations for its cardiovascular services. Hospitals must...
Monday, August 24, 2009
The Respiratory Therapy department at Frye Regional Medical center is hosting GREAT STRIDES: Taking Steps to Cure Cystic Fibrosis, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest national fund-raising event. The 10K walk will be held on Saturday, Septe...
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Frye Regional Medical Center recently received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease Silver Performance Achievement Award and a Bronze Performance Achievement Award from the American Stroke Association....
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Catawba Valley Community College’s Radiography Program recently honored FryeCare Outpatient Imaging with the Clinical Site of the Year award at the school’s annual pinning and awards ceremony. This award is voted on by the graduating students, w...
Friday, April 17, 2009 Frye Regional Medical Center (FRMC) recently observed this year’s World Health Organization’s focus, “Save lives. Make hospitals safe in emergencies.” The World Health Organization (WHO) was founded on April 7, 1948. Every year on its anniversary, t...
Tuesday, April 07, 2009 On Wednesday, March 25, U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Tom Hunsucker presented a special gift to the employees of Frye Regional Medical Center in appreciation of the hospital’s support during his recent deployment to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Frye Regional Medical Center has been named best in the Charlotte region for overall cardiac care, cardiology and coronary intervention procedures from HealthGrades, the healthcare ratings company. FRMC is being recognized for their five star ...
Thursday, September 25, 2008 The Sleep Disorders Center at Frye Regional Medical Center recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). “The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the Sleep Disorders Center at Frye Reg...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Frye encourages patients with pacemakers and defibrillators to learn more about lead management options. Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that the hospital is now offering patients laser assisted cardiac lead re...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Frye Regional Medical Center broke ground August 26 on an expansion that will add radiation therapy to Frye’s list of available oncology services. The hospital will install its new linear accelerator, On-Board Imager® kV imaging system, in March...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael R. Blackburn as chief executive officer, effective Aug. 4, 2008. Blackburn, 56, is an accomplished senior executive with more than 30 years of healthcare experience...
Friday, July 11, 2008 Frye Regional Medical Center has earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ from The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers. Frye earned this distinction after the Joint Commission conducted an on-site review in June. “Frye demonstrated ...
Thursday, June 19, 2008 Ahhh. Those lazy, hazy days of summer. The kids are running around outside, and the smell of food sizzling on the grill drifts through the air. Summer has officially arrived. But wait – before you cool off in the water or get ready for a delicio...
Friday, May 23, 2008 Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the opening of its Epilepsy Monitoring Unit as an addition to the hospital’s Neuro Science Center. The unit is designed to help detect, diagnose and monitor patients experiencing suspected seiz...
Monday, May 19, 2008 As we celebrate National Emergency Medical Services Week (May 18-24), we would like to recognize the men and women who commit their lives to providing critical, lifesaving services and compassionate care to our patients and their families. “Th...
Thursday, May 01, 2008 The Oncology Services Department at Frye Regional Medical Center has been awarded a grant in the amount of $6440 from the NC Foothills Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The grant will fund the development of a “Comfort Conference Roo...
Thursday, May 01, 2008 If one of your loved ones was doubled over with chest pain, having what appeared to be a heart attack, or witnessed someone sustain severe injuries, you would probably call 911 so they could receive medical attention as quickly as possible. What...
Thursday, May 01, 2008 FryeCare Outpatient Imaging of Frye Regional Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in nuclear medicine as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology. According to FryeCare Administrator Sandr...
Monday, April 21, 2008 Frye Regional Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation contributed $4,160 to the Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry’s Food Pantry. The donation, part of Tenet’s “Feed the Need” campaign, was presented to Cooperat...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 Frye Regional Medical Center’s Carpenter Hospitality House is hosting their fourth annual golf tournament on Monday, May 12, 2008 at Lake Hickory Country Club - Catawba Springs. Lunch will be served at 11:00 am followed by a shotgun start at 1:0...
Monday, March 10, 2008 Ten employees who exemplify Frye Regional Medical Center’s standards of excellence were recognized this month at the hospital’s annual Rewards & Recognitions Banquet. These “Gold Star” winners were chosen for their outstanding performance, d...
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Frye Regional Medical Center would like to congratulate JoAnn P. Smith, BSN, RN for being named the 2007 Health Systems Nurse of the Year by the North Carolina Nurses Association at their annual convention held in Raleigh on October 10-12. Ms. Smith...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 For the fifth year in a row, Frye Regional Medical Center has been named a Consumer Choice Award winner and designated as a Most Preferred Hospital for Best Overall Quality and Image by National Research Corporation.Each year, National Research Corp...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) are pleased to announce that Charles K. “Jock” Stetz, RN, BSN has successfully completed the Certified Bariatric Nurse (CBN) Exam. Stetz ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Hickory, N.C. – Take a close look at your hands, a really close look. Do they look clean? You may not know it, but your hands could be home to thousands of bacteria and viruses that can cause infections. Hand hygiene is considered the most important...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Hickory, NC – FryeCare, the outpatient imaging center of Frye Regional Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Ultrasound Imaging Services as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology ...
Thursday, May 17, 2007 Hickory, NC – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that Frye Regional Medical Center has been selected to the company’s 2007 Circle of Excellence. The Circle of Excellence honors those Tenet hospitals that have performed at ...
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Hickory, NC – Rebecca Couch, RN, and Kim Sherrill, RN, of Frye Regional Medical Center, recently completed EduCare’s Breast Health Navigator training program and are certified to serve as a breast health educators and case managers. Breast Healt...
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center recently donated 300 pedometers to St. Stephens Lutheran School to promote their inaugural Wellness Initiative. Beginning January 31, students began an active walking program during the school day, ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center is one of only of 371 of the nation’s largest hospitals recently honored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for substantially raising the organ donation rates of eligible donors ...
Friday, February 16, 2007 Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes Joy S. Lowry, MD, pediatrician, to its medical staff. Dr. Lowry is a graduate of the Lenoir-Rhyne College where she received her Bachelors of Science in Biology with honors. She then ...
Friday, February 16, 2007 Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes cardiologist, Pairoj Rerkpattanapipat, MD, FACP, FACC, FASE to its medical staff. Dr. Rerkpattanapipat received his undergraduate degree and his medical degree from Chulalongkorn Univers...
Saturday, January 27, 2007 Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center’s Food Service Department, managed by Morrison Food Service, was recently honored with several awards. At a reception held by the North Carolina Rehabilitation Association in Raleigh, North Carolina...
Monday, January 22, 2007 --Hospital remains the only hospital in the state to receive the award--Hickory, NC – For the second year in a row, Frye Regional Medical Center has been named a Distinguished Hospital by J.D. Power and Associates. This distinction acknowledges a...
Monday, January 22, 2007 Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center has named Toni Smith-Penny Administrative Director of Medical Staff Services. Prior to this position, she served as Manager of Medical Staff Services for Frye. Smith-Penny has been an employee of Fr...
Friday, March 31, 2006 Hickory, NC – The American Alliance of Healthcare Providers (AAHCP) has named Frye Regional Medical Center a 2006 Hospital of Choice Award Winner. This year marks the third year in a row Frye has received this distinction. The announcement was made ...
Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Hickory, NC –Frye Regional Medical Center announced today that it has been designated a UnitedHealth Premium (sm) cardiac specialty center, reflecting national recognition of the cardiac care it provides. “We have always been proud of the quality ...
Friday, November 11, 2005 Hickory, NC – Frye Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in North Carolina to be named a Distinguished Hospital by J.D. Power and Associates. This distinction acknowledges a strong commitment by Frye to provide “An Outstanding Patient Experi...
Frye Regional Medical Center’s Carpenter Hospitality House is hosting their fifth annual golf tournament on Monday, May 11, 2009 at Lake Hickory Country Club - Catawba Springs.
Lunch will be served at 11:00 am followed by a shotgun start at 1:...
The Surgical Weight Loss Program at Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that staff surgeon Jonathan Hata, MD, was recently appointed to a 2-year term on the Clinical Issues Committee of the American Society for Metabolic and Bari...
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Friday, August 05, 2005 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 ...
Friday, October 01, 2004 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...
Sunday, August 01, 2004 Note: This article is dedicated in memory of Margaret Rink Spruell who passed away on December 18, 2003 as a result of complications from obesity and diabetes. Alex Spruell knows all too well the health risks associated with being overweight. ...
Tuesday, June 01, 2004 Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced 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 Excell...
Tuesday, May 28, 2002 Frye Regional Medical Center was recently recognized for having the highest patient satisfaction levels among 100 hospitals within their parent company Tenet HealthCare. Frye finished 2003 with the company’s highest patient satisfaction score and wa...
Tuesday, May 28, 2002 The Emergency Department of Frye Regional Medical Center recently added an x-ray suite to the department. In conjunction with the hospital’s Radiology Department, the suite was constructed to allow x-rays to be conveniently performed in the Emergen...
Tuesday, May 28, 2002 The Ultrasound Imaging Services of Frye Regional Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term accreditation as a result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). This accreditation includes specialty areas including ob...
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