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Jun 03, 2025 Making Rounds

"A real go-getter"

A doctor becomes the patient and is quickly back on his feetWes Jones, MD, remembers the day in 1983 when he decided where his medical career would unfold. As he was finishing a gastroenterology fello...
Wes Jones, MD
Jun 05, 2025 Making Rounds

"It didn't feel like a heart attack"

Medical emergency started with a yawnLike a lot of moms, Sondra Bemesderfer spent a great deal of time taking care of everyone but herself. Even after a diabetes diagnosis 13 years ago, she was less c...
Sondra Bemesderfer
Jun 06, 2025 Making Rounds

The Way Forward

Bariatric surgery gives a new outlook on lifeTaylor Angel is a petite woman, but please don’t say she’s five feet tall.“I’m five foot one,” she said, laughing. “I definitely claim that one inch. I hav...
Taylor Angel
Jun 06, 2025 Making Rounds

30 Years of Impact

Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation celebrates milestoneThe past 30 years have formed strong roots for the Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation and the impact runs deep in the communities it serves. In 1...
Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation 30 years
Jun 09, 2025 Making Rounds

New Names, Familiar Faces

Harnett Health completes rebranding in final step to joining Cape Fear Valley HealthIn the fall, there were some signs of change in Harnett County as all of the former Harnett Health facilities receiv...
Betsy Johnson Hospital
Jun 05, 2025 Making Rounds

A Rush of Relief

Cardiac cath procedure provides immediate improvementEric Jackson doesn’t have a lot of time for rest. He works full time running a fertilizer spreader on fields near his Sampson County home. And when...
Eric Jackson
Jun 06, 2025 Making Rounds

Joint Strength

By combining multiple practices, Cape Fear Valley Health now provides almost total orthopedic servicesWith an aging population and more people migrating to the area, Cape Fear Valley Health began plan...
Joint Strength
Jun 06, 2025 Making Rounds

Full Spectrum

Cape Fear Valley Health Pavilion Lillington brings complete cancer care and more to Harnett CountyOver 100 community members and local government officials gathered with Cape Fear Valley Health in Oct...
Health Pavilion Lillington
Jun 09, 2025 Making Rounds

Shift Change

Nursing Leadership transitions into next eraAt South View Senior High School, Susan Dees played volleyball, basketball and softball and thought about being a basketball or softball coach. Fortunately ...
Susan Dees and Pat Blue
Jun 05, 2025 Making Rounds

In Good Hands

Relief after a broken wrist and two years of painAnita Higgins was visiting a friend in Maryland when she took a tumble that would haunt the next two years of her life.“I was at my friend’s church,” s...
Anita Higgins