News

Iredell Health System has officially vaccinated more than 2600 individuals, with many of those having already received their second dose and an additional 1300 slated to be va…

Patients who lack health insurance and a healthcare provider may not know of anywhere else to turn but to the emergency room for treatment, support, or medication. Iredell Hea…

Iredell Memorial Hospital delivered its first baby of the New Year at 4:03 p.m. on Jan. 2. Mother Dejah Joyner and her baby boy Karter O’Neal Miller are healthy and doing well…

A new year symbolizes a fresh start with new health resolutions – whether it be a new exercise regimen, a healthier diet, or specific bodyweight goals. It’s important to make…

Even though the holiday season can bring stress, Iredell Health System is encouraging community members to follow simple tips, provided by registered dietitian Amanda Downs, t…

Iredell Health System kicked off its COVID-19 vaccinations today, becoming the first organization in Iredell County to administer the vaccine. Twenty-five individuals from var…

The holiday season has arrived, and with it an alarming assortment of demands — cooking meals, shopping, cleaning, to name a few. The accompanying stress can be overwhelming,…

Approaching winter and the peak of flu season, National Handwashing Awareness Week is appropriately celebrated each year at the beginning of December. Now in the midst of a gr…

Due to visiting restrictions limiting the time they can spend with family members, more patients in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities are shortening their stays and opt…

The following statement is made on behalf of the Chief Medical Officers and Chief Clinical Officers of North Carolina Healthcare Systems and Hospitals identified below. What w…

We may not notice or think about how important our lungs are until they stop working properly. Breathing is an involuntary function bringing oxygen to our lungs that then circ…

Shawn Rizzie is the new executive chef for Iredell Health System’s Food & Nutrition Services Department. With an associate’s degree in culinary arts from Pennsylvania Inst…

The 30 million Americans living with diabetes are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, with those poorly managing their diabetes at a greater risk of experiencing complica…

When Cindy Miller graduated from nursing school in May of 1975, she never would have imagined where her career would take her. Now, after 45 years at Iredell Memorial Hospital…

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown, as much as anything, the importance of the spiritual health of patients and their families and the value of a chaplain’s calm reassurance. For…

During National Physical Therapy Month 2020, Iredell Health System is raising awareness about the benefits of physical therapy, this year focusing on opioid abuse and improvin…

While local residents have praised Iredell Health System providers and nurses throughout the year for risking their lives in the fight against COVID-19, there are many other e…

Iredell Memorial Hospital recently welcomed Cherie Snell as the new assistant director of its Operating Room. Snell earned an associate’s degree in nursing from Wytheville Com…

Iredell Health System recently welcomed William J. Brown to lead its donor-centered fundraising efforts of its new philanthropic organization, the Iredell Health Foundation. A…

In September 2019, Vickie Hamilton had her yearly mammogram at Iredell Health System’s Women’s Health Center. Knowing that the breast x-ray detects cancers too small for an in…