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Dec 02, 2024 General News

In the Driver's Seat

Seven years ago, Damara Conyers followed in her mother’s footsteps and pursued a career in the trucking industry. Her mom has been a truck driver since 2005, and after graduating from Miller-Motte Col...
In the Driver's Seat
Dec 02, 2024 General News

State grants $14 million for new operating room

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center was grateful to receive $14 million in state funding this budget cycle for renovations and expansion of the hospital’s operating room environment. Specifically, the fun...
State grants $14 million for new operating room
Dec 02, 2024 General News

Smart choices

Hip and knee replacement surgeries just became more precise with the help of a smart robotics machine that assists surgeon Anthony Parker, DO, at Harnett Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.“The k...
Smart choices
Dec 02, 2024 General News

Care for the elderly

Since 1952, Bladen County Hospital has operated as a good Samaritan, assisting the people of the community and surrounding area with a personal touch and dedication that’s not as easy to find in big c...
Care for the elderly
Dec 02, 2024 General News

A Love that Saves

It happened without warning when Larry Pitts went into cardiac arrest last July. An Army veteran who had  kept active and in decent shape, Pitts, 63, had finished a little yard work with his wife...
A Love that Saves
Nov 06, 2024 General News

Community members learn the horror of gun violence at inaugural event

Fayetteville has felt the impact of gun violence since the start of 2023 with more than 45 homicides so far, already surpassing last year’s total of 44.A collaboration of groups wants to stop the bloo...
Community members learn the horror of gun violence at inaugural event
Nov 06, 2024 General News

3 North Carolina hospitals among busiest ERs in the nation

Three hospitals in North Carolina — including one in Fayetteville — were listed among the busiest emergency departments in the nation, according to a report from Becker's Hospital Review.The medical t...
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer
Nov 06, 2024 General News

Fayetteville police aims to prevent youth gun violence at Stop the Bleeding event

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – Losing a friend to gun violence is something all too real for 17-year-old Zachary Armwood. The teen said the violence among his age group is a growing concern in the Fayett...
Nov 06, 2024 General News

A perfect partnership: Cape Fear Valley Health and Methodist University have combined forces to bring the first ever Medical School to Fayetteville, NC

Announced in February 2023, the news of a new medical school rocked through the Fayetteville community. Now, leadership at the two institutions responsible are opening up about the Methodist Universit...
PHOTO PROVIDED BY METHODIST UNIVERSITY The Medical school was made possible by a partnership between Cape Fear Valley Health and Methodist university. From left to right: Founding Dean Dr. Hershey Bell, CFVH CEO Mike Nagowski, MU President Dr. Stanley Wearden and MU Provost Dr. Suzanne Blum Malley are part of the team making it possible.
Nov 06, 2024 General News

Cape Fear Valley Health updates weapons detection system

Visitors to Cape Fear Valley Health facilities can expect faster entrance and fewer hassles as a result of the implementation of an advanced weapons detection system, according to a release.The new sy...
Cape Fear Valley Health updates weapons detection system