Appalachian Regional
Healthcare Foundation
Help us improve the radiation oncology equipment that we use to treat
cancer patients at the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center. Our CT machine
and linear accelerator upgrade will allow the Cancer Center to offer
additional therapies locally, accommodate more patients and ease patient
anxiety when scheduling their treatments. We want to provide the best
Radiation Oncology care and ensure that our patients can stay “at home”
for their cancer care.
Appalachian Regional
Healthcare Foundation
Help us improve the radiation oncology equipment that we use to treat cancer patients at the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center. Our CT machine and linear accelerator upgrade will allow the Cancer Center to offer additional therapies locally, accommodate more patients and ease patient anxiety when scheduling their treatments.
ARHS 2017: By the Numbers
30,922
Emergency Room visits
608
Babies delivered
5,657
Cardiology patient visits
7,223
Surgeries performed
500+
Patients helped by emergency funds
14,440
Mammograms performed
Foundation News
Local girl gives a special gift to cancer patients this Christmas
What makes Christmas, Christmas? Depending on whom you ask, you are bound to get a sleigh full of different answers. Most kids will shout Santa, while parents will say a few days off work to travel and then stand in long return lines. It’s true, right? We spend so much time cooking, shopping,…
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#GivingTuesday: Help prevent chemo-induced hair loss
What would you say if we told you that cancer patients may not have to lose their hair during chemotherapy? With your help, Appalachian Regional Healthcare System would like to bring the technology for the Paxman Scalp Cooling System to the Seby B. jones Regional Cancer Center. Help bring hope, privacy, and control back to cancer patients of the High Country.
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Time Capsule for Good: Cannon Memorial Hospital receives Major Gift from the Morrison Charitable Trust
Most of us do not like to think about end-of-life planning. We view the act of writing a will to be a burdensome acknowledgement of our own mortality; a conversation we would prefer to put off for another day, if not indefinitely. But thoughtful end-of-life planning can also serve as a final…
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Golf Tournament raises $36K for Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center
The 45th Annual Grover C. Robbins, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament was held at Elk River Club on Monday, September 11, 2017. The event raised more than $36,500 to benefit the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center. Sandi Cassidy, Director of Oncology Services, stated, “I cannot express the depth of…
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