Cape Fear Valley Health News

On Wednesday, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center allowed a sneak peek at the region's newest mental health treatment center for kids.When planning for the center started three years ago, there was no way...

For state Rep. Marvin Lucas, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center has held a special place in his heart for more than 60 years. His mind wandered back to those days when the hospital was just a red brick b...

Darvin Jones was a gentle man.He was quiet-spoken and unassuming, and yet so vital and significant when it came to the better health of the African-American community as the face and voice of the Take...

Tony Cimaglia says his wife, Ann, first noticed his symptoms.Struggles with walking. Leaning forward when standing.Tony consulted doctors in Fayetteville, Chapel Hill and Durham to find out what was w...

A $110 million expansion to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center will add 100 beds and reduce wait times in the emergency room, Cape Fear Valley Health announced Wednesday.  The expansion will include...

Due to improvements in the local positivity rates for COVID-19 and the dropping rate of COVID-19 admissions, Harnett Health facilities will loosen visitation restrictions starting Wednesday, Feb. 23rd...

NOTE: This is not a total change from the announcement of Jan. 7, but it does outline more clarifications that are needed for staff.Due to local positivity rates of COVID-19 reaching the highest level...

At the beginning of each year, when the champagne bottles are in the recycling bin and the sugar cookies have all been consumed, many of us look back to the indulgences of the previous weeks and decid...

A dozen gallons of milk. Two full-size mattresses. A North Pacific giant octopus.Each of these weighs about 110 pounds, a lot for anyone to carry around all day. But a year after bariatric surgery, Pa...

They say that having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family and having both is a blessing. Ask Peggy Sue Barnhill, M.D., and she will tell you she is blessed, indeed. The family med...