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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen shared updates on the COVID-19 County Alert System, warning…
HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE AMONG FIRST TO RECEIVE VACCINE FAYETTEVILLE, NC—Three of Cape Fear Valley Health’s hospitals will be among the first eleven hospitals in…
Yesterday, Bladen County Schools’ Child Nutrition workers were celebrated. According to a press release they have prepared, packed, served, and delivered one million meals since the…
Long-term regional partnership complete, will increase access to high-quality healthcare services in Southeastern North Carolina LUMBERTON, N.C. (December 3, 2020) – Leaders from Southeastern Health and…
Ten More Counties Designated as Red for Critical Community Spread Governor Roy Cooper today issued additional COVID-19 safety measures to tighten mask requirements and enforcement…
By Dr. Komal Motwani Diabetic retinopathy, or diabetic eye disease, is a common complication of diabetes. According to research, diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of vision…
By Dr. Kelsey E. Simmons What is an A1c anyway? Besides being something that your doctor checks at most office visits, A1c is literally the…
Contributed RALEIGH — Governor Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that North Carolina will remain paused in Phase 3 for three more weeks through Nov. 13 as…
Health officials warned earlier this year COVID-19 cases would hit a new surge in the fall months. Bladen County Health and Human Service has reported…
Bladen County Schools announced Saturday afternoon that East Arcadia School will halt in-person classes beginning Monday because of the number of COVID-19 cases and close…
Governor Cooper proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month, recognizing more than 1.3 million North Carolinians who have a disability. This year marks the 75th…
Contributed Behavioral health exists on a continuum and can change over time. When was the last time you checked in on your behavioral health? Get…
1854 – The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a…
The Bladen County Health and Human Services Agency released the daily COVID-19 update this afternoon. The fact is, COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is a real virus, that is…
FAYETTEVILLE – September 22, 2020 – The Breast Care Center at Cape Fear Valley Health has been re-accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers…
Southeastern Health’s St. Pauls walk-in clinic, The Clinic at Brisson Drugs, will re-open on Monday, Oct. 5. Family Nurse Practitioner Matthew Herring will return to…
FAYETTEVILLE – September 14, 2020 – Cape Fear Valley HealthPlex has reopened its doors with new, temporary hours and safety precautions in place due to COVID-19.…
September 11, 2020 by Brian Balfour with NCCivitas.org Roy Cooper and Mandy Cohen claim to be following the “science and data,” while ignoring the data about the…
1850 – California is admitted as the thirty-first state of the Union. 1904 – Mounted police 1st used in NYC. 1908 – Orville Wright makes…
On August 25, North Carolina Health and Human Services announced East Coast Migrant Head Start has five staff members with positive COVID-19 cases qualifying the…
On October 17, 2018, southeastern North Carolina lost a public servant and humanitarian, North Carolina State Highway Patrol Master Trooper, Kevin Conner. Trooper Conner was…
Bladen County Health and Human Services Agency announced the latest COVID-19 Update today. The active positive COVID-19 cases for Bladen County increased from yesterday’s report…
Bladen County Health and Human Services released the latest COVID-19 update. Bladen County currently has 680 total positive cases with 37 active, positive cases, according…
Bladen County Health and Human Services Agency released the COVID-19 daily update. Dr. Teresa (Terri) Duncan, Bladen County Health and Human Services Director stated, “Bladen County…
Bladen County Health and Human Services Agency released the COVID-19 daily update. They stated, “The Ws are helping Team Bladen to win the fight against…
Bladen County Health Department released the latest COVID-19 update this afternoon. The confirmed positive cases in the county climbed by 10 cases over yesterday’s reported…
North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services announced today, Bladen East Health & Rehab, located in Elizabethtown, has an outbreak with two confirmed COVID-19…
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services updated its Ongoing Outbreaks and Clusters map on Tuesday, showing Bladen County has one nursing home…
Bladen County has had 493 positive COVID-19 cases reported and an estimated 402 people have recovered from the virus, according to figures released Tuesday by…
Contributed by Therapeutic Alternatives, Inc. Geriatric Adult Specialty Team Mental health conditions do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, or sexual identity.…
Bladen County Health Department released the latest COVID-19 case counts for North Carolina and the county. Dr. Terri Duncan stated there are no additional cases since…
Bladen County Health Department released the latest COVID-19 update today. Dr. Terri Duncan, Bladen County Health and Human Services Director, announced today brings the second…
Contributed by Dr. Terri Duncan 2020 is proclaimed as “Year of the Nurse.” Visit the Appalachian State North Carolina Nursing History webpage https://nursinghistory.appstate.edu/, to find…
Bladen County Health Department released the latest numbers for COVID-19 in the area before the holiday weekend. Today the total cumulative cases are 384 with…
Bladen cases have been linked to social gatherings, work, travel and community acquired (unknown source). Bladen County residents are vulnerable of getting or spreading the…
According to officials, since the COVID-19 Pandemic hit Bladen County, there has been a rise in substance abuse. Meredith DuBose, a licensed counselor at DreamWorks…
Bladen County Health Department released the latest COVID-19 (coronavirus) update this afternoon, announcing the county’s third death related to the coronavirus. The cumulative COVID-19 cases…
Contributed by Dr. Teresa (Terri) Duncan, Director of Bladen County Department of Health & Human Services Bladen County ranked 93 out of 100 NC counties…
Bladen County Health Department released the latest COVID-19 confirmed positive cases today. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) the health department suggests everyone work…
Citizens have the right to keep their health care information private. In February of 2020 the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and…
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Bladen County EMS department has been in charge of transporting COVID-19 patients to medical treatments, assisting with an increased amount…
Bladen County emergency responders have reported an increase in substance abuse and trauma-related calls since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) Pandemic hit the mother county. School is…
On Monday, June 15, Southeastern Health will begin allowing one visitor per patient for individuals who will be undergoing procedures, such as surgeries, colonoscopies, and…
Leaders with North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) are discussing Mental Health during the current unrest in NC. You may call in…
by Charlotte Smith Bladen County Health Department announced a collaboration with faith-based organizations and CommWell Health to offer two new COVID-19 (coronavirus) drive-thru testing sites…
The Bladen County Health Department released a COVID-19 (coronavirus) update today. As of Saturday afternoon, May 23, with the increased testing, Bladen has 92* positive…
Contributed Bladen County, NC – BLADEN COUNTY UPDATE: Show you care about others: Practice the 3 W’s! ➢ Wear a face covering when out in public ➢ Wait 6 feet from…
Contributed Cape Fear Valley-Bladen Clinics and Express Care offer testing (Bladenboro, Clarkton, Dublin, Elizabethtown and White Lake) for anyone exhibiting symptoms or those in high…
In early May the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a three-phase plan for resuming regular operations at its medical centers, benefit offices and national cemeteries…
Bladen County Health Department released a COVID-19 (coronavirus) update this afternoon. Currently, Bladen County has one (1) hospitalization, two (2) deaths, 31 recovered/completed, and 26…
Around the same time that Southeastern Health officials were deciding how to manage visitors to Southeastern Regional Medical Center during the beginning of the COVID-19…
The Bladen County Health Department announced the COVID-19 update confirming 50 Bladen coronavirus cases. The announcement stated there is increased testing is available for Bladen…
Information provided by Sen. Thom Tillis In these unprecedented times, our physical health is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. However, with the many challenges…
COVID-19 has changed the focus in Bladen County from cancer to the coronavirus pandemic. Around this time of year in the past, Bladen County would…
JACKSONVILLE, NC – May 5, 2020 – With the ever-changing landscape of COVID-19, it is crucial to begin offering more widely available COVID-19 testing. Last week, Wilmington Health started COVID-19 Swab…

Sampson Sees Largest Single-Day Increase In Positive Cases; 14 new COVID-19 Cases Brings Total To 63
The Sampson County Health Department reports 14 new positive cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total positive cases in Sampson County to 63.…
On Friday afternoon Bladen County Health Department announced another Bladen County resident has a confirmed case of COVID-19. The latest update brings the total case…
By Charlotte Smith Saturday morning came with a second positive COVID-19 (coronavirus) case in Bladen County, but no official confirmation the person works at Smithfield.…
Earlier this year, the Southeastern Health Foundation purchased a LUCAS hands-free, mechanical CPR system for Southeastern Regional Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit. The $16,000 purchase…
Update: There were no new cases of COVID-19 in Bladen County as of today, Friday, April 3, 2020, at 5:16 p.m, according to Dr. Terri…
Bladen County Health Department thanked the Bladen County community for being willing to take the necessary measures to reduce the further spread of COVID-19. They…
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported NC Case Count is up to 7 Presumptive Positive for the COVID-19 (coronavirus). A Presumptive Positive…
Based on the March 14, 2020 decision by the Governor to declare a State of Emergency in North Carolina the Town Hall Meetings scheduled for…
Wake County held a press conference today to answer questions regarding the state’s first “presumptive positive” test result for COVID-19 in Wake County. The result…
Governor Roy Cooper’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Task Force continues to prepare for the possibility of COVID-19 infections occurring in North Carolina and is encouraging…
Bladen County Health Department along with its valued preparedness and response partners are briefed daily on the latest updates to the Novel Coronavirus from the…
By Charlotte Smith Farms must ensure an abundant food supply for consumers to help nourish the population that is expected to grow up to 10…
Many resolutions have been made this new year. Some commit to live healthier lives. Cape Fear Valley Health (CFV), the parent company of Bladen County Hospital,…
By Cheryl Thurston Well it seemed November went by in a flash and here we are in December, with only a few weeks left in…
Prescription pain pills supplied to North Carolina between 2006 and 2012, according to data from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration reported by Triangle Business Journal.…
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services there have been three influenza-associated deaths this flu season in the state. The NCDHHS…
RAEFORD – Cape Fear Valley Health has opened a fourth Sleep Center lab to better help area residents get a good night’s rest. The new…
State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced Thursday that the state’s health insurance plan will include major hospitals in the state as in-network providers next year as…
By Roxana Ross Two new Tru-D robots are now a part of Southeastern Regional Medical Center’s infection control toolkit. The UV light machines are the…
1743 – 1st half page newspaper ad is published (NY Weekly Journal) 1853 – Completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North…
Finding humor in the circumstances of life can lift moods with laughter. Humor helps people to better deal with and overcome difficult experiences according to…
Internist and Pediatrician Dr. Toni Chagolla Oxendine has joined Southeastern Health at Southeastern Multi-Specialty and Urgent Care Pembroke. “I’m very excited to be able to…
By Dr. Lisa Lee Bryan Cancer kills the young, the old, the rich, and the poor. Cancer does not care who you are or your…
By Cheryl Thurston Hello everyone, please forgive the delay in bringing you the restaurant report for March, you’ll also notice some January reports at the…
Each year, Tiffany Pait, Clinical Educator for Bladen County Hospital makes sure Cape Fear Valley-Bladen Healthcare and its clinics provide education to everyone who enters…
Contributed by Go FundMe Page Men and Women United for Youth and Families, CDC (MWUYF) is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Delco, NC…
The magazine Business North Carolina has named the top 100 hospitals in North Carolina for 2019. Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, the parent company of…
TWO BROTHERS PORK SKINS RECALLS PORK SKIN PRODUCTS DUE TO MISBRANDING AND FAILURE TO PRODUCE UNDER A HACCP PLAN WASHINGTON, March 22, 2019 – Two…
By Erin Smith More than 78,000 pounds of ground turkey have been recalled by Butterball LLC in Mount Olive, NC. The US Department of Agriculture’s…
StoryWalk, located at Singletary Lake State Park, is a book and walking path combined. Enjoy reading while getting exercise in the great outdoors! The story…
SPARTANBURG, SC — Victoria Pait of Bladenboro, NC, has been named to Sherman College of Chiropractic’s Dean’s List for grades earned during the fall 2018…
RALEIGH: Cellectis, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company is planning to create up to 200 jobs as it locates its U.S. commercial-scale manufacturing facility in Wake County, Governor…
One hundred and twenty employees reached milestone years of service to Southeastern Health in 2018. These employees were honored Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Southeastern…
By Erin Smith A recall for a popular blood pressure and heart failure medication has been expanded to include more medication that contain Losartan as…
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church located on White Plains Church Road in the Lisbon community will conduct a Health Fair on Saturday, March 9, from…
Community Care of The Lower Cape Fear is holding a Community Resiliency Model training on Wednesday, March 13th, 2019, for anyone who is interested in…