FirstHealth of the Carolinas: Recent Episodes
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How do you deal with holiday stress? Meredith Stanton, M.D., of FirstHealth Behavioral Services, chats with Star 102.5 FM about how to manage during the holiday season.
The dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks has strained hospitals and health systems, and it’s also led to plenty of questions about what’s next for the pandemic. Dr. Gretchen Arnoczy, an infectious diseases physician at FirstHealth of the Carolinas, spoke with Star 102.5 FM about the state of things, how people can stay safe and what’s next.
Dr. Gretchen Arnoczy, an infectious diseases physician at FirstHealth, discusses the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations and how they will help bring the pandemic to a close.
FirstHealth's Amanda Ebersole, R.N., discusses Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and things that every person should know about mitigating risks.
Stephen Davies, M.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon at FirstHealth, discusses his journey in medicine and how Reid Heart Center helps treat patients throughout the Sandhills.
Melissa Stewart, R.N., Clinical Director for Cardiac Rehab at FirstHealth, discusses how exercise and education are key for patients when they are recovering from a cardiac diagnosis.
Nicole Chieka, DNP, MPH, a FirstHealth-Pinehurst Medical Clinic Cardiac Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner, talks with Star 102.5 FM about AFib - what it is, how it impacts life and what can be done about it.
Dr. William Harris, a FirstHealth Interventional Cardiologist, talks with Star 102.5 FM about heart disease and why it's important for women to know about the risks.
Peer support specialist Shirley Hart shares her story of recovery and why she aims to help others in partnership with the Sandhills Opioid Response Consortium.
Peer support specialist Jason Applegate shares his story of recovery and why he aims to help others in partnership with the Sandhills Opioid Response Consortium.
FirstHealth Infectious Diseases Dr. Gretchen Arnoczy discusses the current state of COVID-19 and how families in the Sandhills can help slow the spread of the virus by keeping Thanksgiving gatherings small.
Peer support specialist Stephanie Hoover shares the story of her journey to helping others overcome substance use disorder, the impact it has had on her family and how she helps others through the Sandhills Opioid Response Consortium.
Peer support specialist Kelly Kirk shares her story of recovery and why she aims to help others in partnership with the Sandhills Opioid Response Consortium.
Dr. Michael Sundborg, a Gynecologic Oncologist at FirstHealth of the Carolinas, joins Star 102.5 FM to discuss advances in the treatment of gynecologic cancers.
FirstHealth Infectious Disease Physician Gretchen Arnoczy discusses the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sandhills on Star 102.5 FM.
FirstHealth Infectious Disease Physician Gretchen Arnoczy discusses the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sandhills on Star 102.5 FM.
Dr. Jason Jerry, medical director of FirstHealth Behavioral Services and a board-certified addiction specialist and psychiatrist, joins Star 102.5 FM to discuss ways to cope with stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Matt Harmody, an emergency medicine physician with FirstHealth of the Carolinas, joins Star 102.5 FM to discuss the system's response to COVID-19 and how FirstHealth is working to keep people safe.
FirstHealth Family Physician James Liffrig, M.D., joins Star 102.5 FM to discuss how FirstHealth Family Medicine and Convenient Care clinics are changing processes to respond to COVID-19.
FirstHealth Convenient Care clinics are offering the option for patients to check-in and then wait in their car for visits.
For more information, visit FirstHealth's coronavirus resources page.
Audio courtesy Star 102.5 FM.
Gretchen Shaughnessy Arnoczy, M.D., an infectious disease physician at FirstHealth of the Carolina, talks with Star 102.5 about the ways FirstHealth is responding to the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Arnoczy says the turnaround time on coronavirus testing has created some challenges in the Sandhills, but there are still proactive steps health care workers are taking to keep the community safe and limit the spread of the virus. Arnoczy also discusses the important of social distancing.
For more information, visit FirstHealth's coronavirus resources page.
Audio courtesy Star 102.5 FM. Recorded April 1, 2020.
FirstHealth Back & Neck Pain
PINEHURST (NC) — Dr. Brain Thwaites of FirstHealth Back & Neck Pain in Pinehurst joins us to talk about referrals for treatment of back and neck pain at FirstHealth facilities in the Sandhills region of North Carolina.
Dr. Thwaites is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Management
For more information, click here or call toll-free (800) 213-3284.
Recorded June 19, 2018