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Booster shots offered to immunocompromised people News

WEBThe Wilkes County Health Department began offering COVID-19 booster shots to people with compromised immune systems on Aug. 18.

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Wilkes COVID-19 vaccination clinics moving to Park at River's Edge

WEBThe Wilkes County Health Department’s COVID-19 drive-through vaccination clinics will be moved from the department’s rear parking lot on College Street, …

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$6 million cancer clinic opens Monday at Wilkes Medical Center

WEBWake Forest Baptist Health invested $6 million in renovating a portion of the local hospital’s administrative office area on the first floor to establish the clinic. It’s open from 8 a.m. to …

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Hepatitis A confirmed; clinics set News journalpatriot.com

WEBThe Wilkes County Health Department reported late Thursday afternoon that a person who worked at Dixie Donuts on N.C. 268 West, just west of Wilkesboro, …

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Pfizer booster shots offered at clinic Friday Covid-19

WEBThe Wilkes County Health Department will offer booster shots of the Pfizer-COVID-19 vaccine to eligible people in a mass clinic from 8 a.m. to noon Friday at …

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Wilkes Medical Center Foundation awards grants

WEBThe Wilkes Medical Center Foundation recently awarded $296,416 in its quarterly funding cycle to promote health care initiatives in Wilkes County.

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Facility reopens as Randleman Center to provide expanded care

WEBThe facility was renamed for Shirley Randleman of Wilkesboro, who successfully advocated for $1.4 million from the legislature for Vaya Health to help fund …

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Health Foundations awards 13 Challenge Grants

WEBJan 19, 2021 Updated Apr 16, 2024. 0. North Wilkesboro-based Health Foundation Inc. has announced the awarding of $100,000 from its Challenge Grant program for 2021. The …

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Covid-19 journalpatriot.com

WEBThe number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Wilkes County are still slowly dropping from the point where they spiked recently, according to updates from the …

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Recipients of hospital foundation funds told News

WEBThe Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center Foundation distributed over $780,000 in grant funds in 2023 to the hospital and non-profit …

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Library focuses on environmental wellness News

WEB0. The Wilkes County Public Library is hosting a series of environmental wellness programs in April to motivate, inspire and help us sustain the health of “Mother …

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Vaya offers Child Welfare 101 online training

WEBVaya Health announced a program titled Child Welfare 101, providing training via Zoom on North Carolina’s welfare system and county departments of social …

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Mayer is new general surgeon in Wilkes journalpatriot.com

WEBMayer joins the healthcare provider team Wilkes Mediçal Center’s Surgical Specialists — Wilkes, located at 1915 West Park Drive, Suite 101 in North Wilkesboro. …

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Clinic for Tyson employees and families opens

WEBClinic for Tyson employees and families opens. By STAFF REPORT. Jun 15, 2021 Updated Apr 16, 2024. 0. One of the first seven Tyson Foods Inc. “Bright Blue” …

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Challenges facing managed care addressed journalpatriot.com

WEBThe Wilkes County commissioners heard a report on challenges facing managed care of behavioral health issues from Zach Shepherd, community relations …

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Storm wreaks havoc on parts of Wilkes News journalpatriot.com

WEBA storm system with at least one confirmed tornado sighting Thursday left dozens of roads blocked, caused scattered structure damage and resulted in over 2,250 …

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New dental clinic director, same mission News

WEBChildren received free dental care valued at over $23,000 that day. At left is Courtney Stroud and at right is Alicia Anderson. The new director of the Wilkes Public …

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$754,585 paid due to Medicare overpayment News

WEBAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist agreed to pay the government $754,585 due to overpayment caused by improper documentation of services in Wilkes Medical …

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Atrium-Wake spokesman: No suits by Wilkes hospital for years

WEBCharlotte-based Atrium Health, which acquired Winston-Salem-based Wake Forest Baptist Health under a merger in 2020 and therefore indirectly Wilkes Medical …

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