Cape Fear Valley Health News

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...

Zari Cain-Akbar, DO, seems to be a long, long way from home when you consider she was born and raised in the little Bayou town of Athens, Texas, near the Trinity River. She was born into a family that...

From the pristine hallways and glossy new elevators to the hope for the future represented here, everything shines inside Cape Fear Valley Health’s Center for Medical Education and Neuroscience Instit...

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...

Last spring, Cape Fear Valley’s internal programs for training nursing assistants experienced a first when it graduated two family members together: Delia Kempton and her son, Dathan Kempton.“It was i...

All those years ago, Herman Lewis could see potential abounding in one studious Bladen County seventh grader.“With some students, you just know,” Lewis said. “Something about his demeanor or personali...

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...

When Mayra Draughn was a new nurse, she witnessed a moment that has stuck with her throughout her career: the pain a patient’s death caused their loved one.“I remember there was the sweet elderly man,...

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...

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...