Cape Fear Valley Health News

Last May, life as Erin Burns knew it changed.A 26-year-old mom of two, Burns was hit head-on in a car accident. The airbag broke her carotid artery on impact, causing a stroke, and she spent the next ...

Sometimes it's more than the jitters or simple concerns. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) can bring feelings of extreme tension, fear and worry into your life at any time, for any reason, or for no ...

December 2022, Jessie Crecy of Fayetteville sat alone in a doctor’s office. He felt pretty good, though he’d noticed a recent spike in his blood pressure, which had prompted him to schedule an appoint...

Bladen County Hospital officials are serious about caring for patients. But they’re also very excited by a new improvement to patient care that is landing soon at the hospital: a helicopter with round...

This spring, a group of 38 people traveled to Mexico to provide healthcare in the city of Valladolid and surrounding rural communities. The trip, which was organized by Orthopedic Residency Program Di...

After nearly 30 years as a state trooper, Jimmy Stahl was pretty sure he knew what a heart attack looked like.“When we're called,” he said, “usually your heart has stopped.”So it was a bit of a shock ...

A soldier, wife and busy mom of four children, Symone Verdusco had always been active. She joined the Army after being homeschooled and attending Fayetteville Technical Community, becaming the third g...

On Saturday, Oct. 1, after nearly a year of preparation, Harnett Health will fully be switched to Epic, a new electronic medical records (EMR) system that will benefit not only the health system, but ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – Cumberland County EMS announced Monday that it, along with Cape Fear Valley Mobile Integrated Healthcare, would start to carry blood in emergency vehicles.“It’s a great inn...

For nurses appreciation week, I was asked to speak at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center on Thursday to thank the nurses for what they did for me during my stay at the hospital for COVID-19.Many of you w...