As temperature dip to dangerous levels, several Davidson County agencies and churches united to provide emergency food and housing during the holiday season.
All in Health
Energy United offers utility assistance
EnergyUnited is committed to the communities that we serve. That’s why we started the EnergyUnited Foundation way back in 1996. Since that time the foundation has provided well over $3 million in grants to individuals and non-profit organizations in our 19-county service area.
High Rock Church: Emergency shelter during cold nights
High Rock Church of Lexington is opening our church building to serve as a warm shelter during the extreme weather that is coming. We will open the doors at 9 pm Friday Night, December 23rd and Saturday night December 24th. On Saturday and Sunday mornings we will close the building at 9 am.
Lexington Police Department granted funds for Domestic Violence Advocate
The Police Department identified the continued need for a domestic violence advocate and applied for a continuation of the N.C. Governor’s Crime Commission grant in 2022. The Police Department was notified of the grant award on November 29, 2022, in the amount of $124,028.
Column: Holiday grief? You are not alone
Dr. Liju Varghs, psychiatrist at Novant Health in Thomasville shares that death rates during the holidays, especially from heart attacks, strokes and natural causes are higher than any other time of the year. There are 2.6 million deaths per year in the United States, and on average, five people grieve per death which results in an average of 13 million people grieving in the US each year.
Thomasville Medical Center receives top safety award
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that evaluates the safety and patient experience provided by hospitals across the country, recognized six Novant Health hospitals with 2022 Top Hospital awards and two ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) with 2022 Top Ambulatory Surgery Center awards. Thomasville Medical Center was included in that list.
Novant Health: 2022 healthy holiday gifts for body and soul
Whether the goal is to surprise, delight or maybe even help someone live a slightly healthier life, there is a gift out there for that special someone this holiday season. Here are a few ideas to get the wheels turning.
Sheriff's Office says help is a phone call away
Sheriff’s office shares local resources to take Care of Your Mental Health Around the Holidays.
A viral triple threat prompts concerns of a ‘tripledemic’: Novant Health
Novant Health joins health systems across the country working to support an earlier peak in flu season, coupled with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases and ongoing COVID-19 impacts.
Dispose of medications safely at Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Novant Health has installed medication take back containers in its hospital lobbies as part of its sustainability goals and initiatives.
Hospice of Davidson County Recognizes National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
Throughout the month of November, Hospice of Davidson County will join organizations across the nation in providing community education in recognition of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month (NHPCM). This year’s NHPCM theme is “meeting you where you are.”
Holidays Grief Support Group Session Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Hospice of Davidson County would like to invite you to our Grieving during the Holidays Grief Support Group Session Wednesday, November 2.
Sign unveiling on the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Lexington Medical Center campus
The hospital’s marque sign, located at the main patient and visitor entrance (250 Hospital Drive), features the logos and names of both Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Wake Forest University School of Medicine – the academic core of Atrium Health.
Domestic Violence: Loss of grant funding impacts those filing protective orders
Family Services of Davidson County (FSDC) on September 30 ended its expanded advocacy program which provided support and advocacy during the electronic filing of domestic violence protective orders. Loss of funding through the Governor’s Crime Commissions forced the end of services.
Second annual Pink Day being held to raise funds for mammograms
On Saturday, October 8, Thomasville resident, Blythe Leonard, will host the second annual Pink Day at BL Maker’s Market from 10am to 2pm.
Novant Health is only 1 of 2 health systems in the nation to receive NCQA Health Equity Accreditation Plus
Following participation in an eight-month long pilot evaluation program, Novant Health has earned accreditation in the first cohort of the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Health Equity Accreditation Plus program.
AG highlights local efforts to fight the opioid epidemic
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein visited Davidson County on Wednesday to highlight local efforts to fight the opioid epidemic and to discuss the county’s $12.5 million allocation of the state's opioid settlement funds.
Community Candlelight Vigil to remember victims of Domestic Violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and local organizers say it’s essential to not “look away.”
Local weather updates from the National Weather Service
According to the National Weather Service Hurricane Ian is set to impact central North Carolina with heavy rain and flash flood potential.