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Childbirth and COVID-19: Keeping Expecting Mothers and Newborns Safe at Raleigh General Hospital
May 26, 2020By: Katana Jackson, Director of Women’s and Children’s Services Pregnancy always comes with its share of anxiety and fear, but the COVID-19 pandemic has added a new layer of concerns for expecting families. If you will be delivering a baby during the pandemic, you likely have many questions about how delivery in the hospital may be different right now…
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Taking Care of Your Child’s Health and Wellness during COVID-19
May 20, 2020Taking Care of Your Child’s Health and Wellness during COVID-19 Like many aspects of daily life, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we think about and access healthcare these days. For families, that includes pediatric care for children. We asked Deborah Vaughn, Chief Nursing Officer at Raleigh General Hospital, to talk about the importance of continuing to seek…
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Raleigh General Hospital Marks National Hospital Week, Honors Healthcare Heroes
May 11, 2020Beckley, W.Va. – May 11, 2020 – Raleigh General Hospital is proud to join the American Hospital Association and healthcare organizations around the country in celebrating National Hospital Week, which is observed May 10-15. Each May, National Hospital Week provides an opportunity to pause and honor the millions of healthcare professionals who dedicate their…
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Raleigh General Hospital Marks National Nurses Month, Celebrates the Year of the Nurse
May 04, 2020Raleigh General Hospital is proud to join the American Nurses Association (ANA) in celebrating National Nurses Month this May, in an expanded recognition of the positive impact our nurses have on the health and well-being of our community. National Nurses Week – observed annually May 6-12 – honors the men and women around the country who have dedicated their…
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Raleigh General Hospital to Resume Elective and Non-Urgent
April 30, 2020Process to resume procedures will be gradual, taking extra precautions to ensure safety of patients, employeesBeckley, W.Va. (4/30/20) – Raleigh General Hospital announced today that it is taking the appropriate steps to safely resume some elective and non-urgent surgeries and procedures that were previously rescheduled out of an abundance of caution amid the novel…
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Minutes Matter: Don’t Put Your Heart Health On Hold During COVID-19
April 23, 2020By Deborah Vaughn, Chief Nursing Officer When a heart attack strikes, every minute matters. In fact, the first few minutes are critical in determining the short-term and long-term outcome for the patient. While the world continues to focus on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, cardiovascular disease, or heart disease, is still the leading cause of death in the United…
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Thank a Healthcare Hero
April 03, 2020By Matt Roberts chief executive officer of Raleigh General Hospital As we continue to fight COVID-19, it has been so encouraging to see the outpouring of support from Beckley and surrounding areas for Raleigh General Hospital. We have always striven to be a place where you choose to come for healthcare, and we take our responsibility as a community leader very seriously.…
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Raleigh General Medical Group Launch Telemedicine Services
April 01, 2020Virtual visits connect patients and providers beyond the clinic setting Raleigh General Medical Group announced that it has added telemedicine to its offerings. The announcement comes on the heels of the Trump administration’s unprecedented expansion of telehealth services. “We are pleased to offer convenient telemedicine solutions to help…
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Supporting Efforts to Keep Our Community Healthy
March 25, 2020By Matt Roberts, President, Chief Executive Officer of Raleigh General Hospital Our community – along with communities around the world – is navigating unprecedented challenges as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread. The cycle of our lives and neighborhoods has been altered, and we are all working to accommodate an ever-changing…
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Raleigh General Hospital Suspends Visitation
March 20, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Courtney WhiteMarketing Coordinator, Raleigh General Hospital304.878.3668courtney.white@lpnt.net Raleigh General Hospital Suspends Visitation Beckley, W.Va. (Mar. 20, 2020) – Raleigh General Hospital (RGH) continues to work closely with the Beckley-Raleigh County Health Department the West Virginia Department of Health and Human…
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COVID-19: What Raleigh General Hospital is Doing and What You Can Do
March 17, 2020It probably feels as if coronavirus – or as it is officially known, COVID-19 – is all anyone is talking about these days. As COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses like the seasonal flu continue to spread across the U.S., you also may feel a certain level of concern over how this disease could affect you or your loved ones, or if your local healthcare…
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Statement: Novel Coronavirus (COVID–19)
March 11, 2020Raleigh General Hospital is committed to providing the highest quality care and ensuring the safety of our patients, employees, providers, volunteers and visitors. We are continuing to work closely with the Beckley-Raleigh County Health Department and following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure our hospital is prepared with the…
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Eat Right, Bite by Bite: How to make good nutrition work for you
March 06, 2020By Garnet Bruell, RD, LD, Clinical Dietitian Eating healthy helps us get and stay healthy. And there’s no better time to adopt useful strategies for making good nutrition an essential part of your health journey than National Nutrition Month.® This year’s theme is “Eat Right, Bite by Bite” – a great reminder that eating healthy and…
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In the Mix: Why it might be time to add routine colonoscopies to your health journey
March 03, 2020It’s a scene many of us can recall. You arrive home from school, rush to your bedroom and tune your boombox to your favorite radio station. You pop in a blank cassette tape, or one you’ve recorded over so many times before, to capture the songs you love – or the songs you hope someone else will love, too. If that scene of adding favorite songs to your…
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It’s Heart Month! Give your heart the attention it deserves to stay healthy all year long
February 12, 2020With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, hearts seem to be everywhere you look this time of year. That’s why it is especially fitting that February is American Heart Month, a time to raise awareness of heart disease and how we can help prevent it. It’s also the perfect opportunity to remind ourselves to take good care of our hearts year-round. There…
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Healthy Sleep
December 23, 2019Happy New Year! Have you made any resolutions yet? As the calendar turns to a fresh page, many of us make a fresh resolve to eat better, do better and be better. But have you ever made a resolution to sleep better? It’s one you may want to consider. “Many people don’t connect the dots between the quality of their sleep and the quality of their overall…
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Lower Your Cholesterol, Lower Your Risk
August 22, 2019“Cholesterol” is probably one of the most common words you hear when it comes to heart disease, what and what not to eat, and general health and well-being. And while the more one hears about something, the easier it can be to become desensitized to it, it’s important to stay aware of the critical effect that cholesterol can have on your overall health…
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Be Cool - Tips to Help You Beat the Heat and Have a Safe and Healthy Summer
May 31, 2019With summer in full swing, many of us are taking full advantage of this fun time of year, whether it’s hitting the road for a family vacation, getting out on the water, organizing pick-up games in the park or taking an early evening neighborhood stroll. However you choose to enjoy this season, following some key safety tips can help you ensure that this summer is a…
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Raleigh General Hospital Celebrates 20th Anniversary of LifePoint Health with Donation to "Cops and Kids" benefit
May 29, 2019Raleigh General Hospital Celebrates 20th Anniversary of LifePoint Health with Donation to the Fraternal Order of Police “Cops and Kids” benefit. Contribution supports hospital’s mission of Making Communities Healthier® Beckley, WV – (May 28th 2019) – This month, Raleigh General Hospital is celebrating the 20th anniversary of LifePoint…
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Nurses Week - Helping, healing is a calling
May 08, 2019By Wendy Holdren, The Register Herald Just after graduating with her associate’s degree from Lewis and Clark Community College, Debbie Vaughn landed her first nursing job at St. Mary’s Hospital in East St. Louis, Ill. It was late summer, a Friday at 6 p.m., when an alarming call came in. “The call came in as a code blue, a…
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