Health Care

Mar 12, 2025

Cumberland County Community Health Needs 2024 Assessment now available to community

The Cumberland County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) has released the 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). The report, conducted every three years, provides information on health priorities identified for Cumberland County.The Communit ...

Mar 10, 2025

WAMC: Enhancing patient care through virtual technology

Photo By Keisha Frith | Family Nurse Practitioner, Steven Jernigan, Hope Mills Medical Home conducting a virtual appointment with a patient. Womack Army Medical Center primary care and outlying clinics implemented My Military Health in December, enha ...

Mar 6, 2025

PAs pioneering change: New mentorship program promotes a more diverse healthcare workforce

Fayetteville physician associates and local students are participating in a national effort to help diversify the healthcare workforce. The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) is piloting a new program called PAthways to connect mino ...

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Fayetteville Technical Community College and North Carolina Military Business Center to host Federal Food Symposium April 1-2

Posted Feb 4, 2025
The 2025 Federal Food Symposium will be held April 1-2 at Fayetteville Technical Community College’s Tony Rand Student Center.The Federal Food Symposium (FFS), hosted by the Office of US Senator Thom Tillis, the Office of US Senator Ted Budd, the Nor
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Feb 27, 2025

Sampson Regional Medical Center introduces new blood mobile to expand community blood donation efforts

Photo provided by: SampsonRMCSampson Regional Medical Center (SampsonRMC) is proud to announce the latest addition to its Blood Donor Center – a brand-new blood mobile designed to bring life-saving donation opportunities directly to the community. Th ...

Feb 26, 2025

FirstCarolinaCare to discontinue insurance plans in 2026

Carle Health recently announced that as of Jan. 1, 2026, subsidiaries Health Alliance and FirstCarolinaCare will cease operating all lines of business except Medicare Advantage. Throughout the remainder of 2025, the health plans will maintain operati ...

Feb 6, 2025

Precise photography: FirstHealth installs new 256-Slice Revolution Apex CT Scanner for faster, more precise diagnostic imaging

Revolution Apex is a pioneering 256-slice CT machine. It features a modular design that offers a seamless path to continuous hardware, software scalability and upgradability that will extend the life and adaptability of the CT scanner. Photo provided ...

Feb 4, 2025

Cumberland County Health Department awards RFP for doula services

The Cumberland County Department of Public Health has announced the Request for Proposals (RFP) for doula services have been awarded to Central Carolina Doulas and Divine Doula Goddess. The purpose of birth doula services is to improve health ou ...

Jan 21, 2025

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center rolls out new volunteer program

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center has implemented a new volunteer program focused on providing companionship to dying inpatients who do not have family or other loved ones able to be with the patient during the end of their life.The No One Dies Alone ( ...

Jan 21, 2025

Alliance Health, Daymark Recovery Services and Good Hope Hospital announce successful transition of behavioral health services in Harnett County

Photo provided by Alliance HealthAlliance Health, Daymark Recovery Services Inc., and Good Hope Hospital Inc. are proud to announce the successful transition of operations at Good Hope Hospital’s psychiatric unit to Daymark Recovery Services. This mi ...


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Fayetteville Technical Community College and North Carolina Military Business Center to host Federal Food Symposium April 1-2

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Cape Fear Valley Health’s simulation center provides next level training for medical professionals

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FSU introduces new degree program to bolster the state’s manufacturing workforce

Daniel Autrey, PhD - Associate Professor & Chair Department of Chemistry, Physics, & Materials Science at Lloyd College of Health, Science, and Technology, Fayetteville State University

In The Current Issue

Getting things done in Dunn: Nancy Blackman reflects on her career in supporting and funding small businesses in rural NC

Nancy Blackman. Photo provided by Blackman.In the landscape of regional rural economic development, Nancy J. Blackman stands out for providing financial opportunities to hundreds of small businesses and helping them to forge a path forward in uncerta


On a mission: Kaylynn Suarez is ready to engage with the community as the new executive director of the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival in 2025

PHOTO BY RAYMIE DAY PHOTOGRAPHY Kaylynn Suarez became executive director of the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival in December of 2024. Since then, she has outdone herself at every turn. But it’s not just all her experience, Suarez’s positive, go-get


Editor's note: "I'm Every Woman"

Happy Women’s History Month all! I hope you took some time to reflect on the important women in your life on International Women’s Day this past Saturday, March 8. I myself have had the unofficial theme song of the month “I’m Every Woman” by the irre