Foundation News

Chestnut Ridge Medical welcomes Dr. Jack Coiner, MIGS-certified and robotic-surgery trained, expanding advanced, minimally invasive hysterectomy options for women.

Have questions you’ve avoided asking your GYN? Join a free virtual health talk with Dr. Jack Coiner for an open, judgment-free Q&A on women’s health topics.

Flu cases are rising in the High Country, with health officials urging early testing and antiviral treatment to prevent severe illness.

How to recognize and treat viral respiratory conditions as they are on the rise in Western North Carolina.

UNC Health Appalachian requires patients, visitors, and staff to wear masks at all facilities because of a surge in viral respiratory infections.

The High Country Wilderness Medicine Conference is for anyone looking to build skills in wilderness medicine, emergency preparedness, and emergency response.

UNC Health Appalachian donated six video laryngoscopes – totaling $40,000 – to two local, not-for-profit, volunteer-based rescue squads: Watauga County Rescue Squad and Linville-Central Rescue Squad.

Watauga Medical Center was named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization for healthcare safety and quality.