A cancer diagnosis is life changing. Apart from the physical toll, cancer patients can feel terrified, anxious, and depressed. If that wasn’t enough, cancer can be a monumental financial burden for anyone. Often cancer patients and even their caretakers need to miss work for treatments. And the…
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On Sunday, September 25, 2022 join us from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m at Beacon Butcher Bar for live music, a cash bar and a silent auction. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Cancer Patient Emergency Fund through the Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation. This fund provides financial…
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An engineer and lawyer by trade, Neil Schaffel has always been his own advocate, intuitive and preventative – especially when it comes to his health. Trusting his instincts – and his providers – has served him well in his 78 years and even helped save his life on more than one occasion. Neil…
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While wandering through the library at Middle Tennessee State University in 1967, a young Charles “Chick” Fuller couldn’t help but notice the attractive co-ed up on the ladder replacing books on the shelves. He confidently sauntered up and asked her if she could tell him where to find a book on…
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Save the date for the inaugural Robbins Brothers Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit The Robbins Imaging Center at Watauga Medical Center. Tickets will be on sale soon. Read More: Inaugural Robbins Brothers Memorial Golf tournament
A new 48-bed tower will provide larger patient rooms capable of accommodating high-tech mobile medical equipment, state-of-the-art surgical suites, an updated Emergency Department, new waiting areas, and more. Read More: The Future of Healthcare: Major Upgrades Ongoing at Watauga Medical Center
Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer are joining together with their family, Marla Schaefer and Steve Weishoff, to give a three-million-dollar gift for the future Schaefer Family Patient Care Tower at Watauga Medical Center. Read More: ARHS names Schaefer Family Patient Care Tower in honor of lead gift
The Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation and Employee Assistance Program worked with generous businesses, organizations and individuals who have shown support through donations of supplies and food. Everyone at ARHS would like to say a hearty “THANK YOU.” Read More: ARHS thanks local businesses and organizations for outpouring of support
The Rehabilitation Center, the outpatient physical and occupational therapy arm of Watauga Medical Center, received a donation of a Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) device from the High Country Breast Cancer Foundation. Read More: The Rehabilitation Center in Boone receives donation for breast cancer treatment
October 23, 2020 – LHP is distributing food to its clients as part of a unique partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA will provide Watauga County residents with boxes of food containing meat, vegetables, and dairy products for the next few weeks. Read More: ARHS Latino Health Program delivers food to High Country families
