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Mar92020

Amber’s Army fights for her life

IndustryMarch 9, 2020

When Pineville, Ky. native Amber Bailey, a registered nurse at Barbourville ARH Hospital, learned she had stage four cholangiocarcinoma, she knew she had to fight this terminal cancer for her three children. What Amber didn’t know was her ARH co-workers would form an army to join her in the fight.

“Getting news that you have terminal cancer is beyond anything you can imagine,” shares Bailey. “As a registered nurse, I understand it medically, but as a single mom of three, I can’t accept that it’s happening to me. That’s why I am fighting this horrible disease with all my might, and I’m so grateful that my ARH family is fighting with me.”

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Mar62020

Appalachian Regional Healthcare Receives Honorable Award for Improving Opioid and Sepsis Outcomes

IndustryMarch 6, 2020

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is proud to announce five of its facilities have been named to the American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL) Honor Roll for leading the way in care for emergency patients.

ARH and the other 2019 Honor Roll awardees have been recognized for their achievements in improving outcomes for sepsis patients and reducing opioid-associated harm through safer prescribing and the implementation of evidence-based interventions. The ARH facilities included in the honor roll are…

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Mar32020

Time is Muscle: Seeking Quick Care During a Heart Attack

Guest BloggerMarch 3, 2020

If a patient is experiencing the symptoms of a heart attack, we’ll tell the patient to get to the emergency room as quickly as possible for an evaluation. In fact, doctors will often say “time is muscle,” when it comes to heart attacks, and there’s a good reason for that: heart attacks, especially certain kinds of heart attacks, can cause irreparable damage to the heart muscle. Heart muscle damage can cause problems both immediately and down the road, problems like weakened heart muscle function, congestive heart failure, and heart rhythm problems.

For example, during a STEMI (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction), the artery causing the heart attack is blocked completely. We want to get patients into the heart cath lab to open up that artery as soon as possible; our goal is….

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Feb242020

Congratulations to the 2019 ARH CARES Award Winners!

The ARH Locker Room: A Message from the CEOFebruary 24, 2020

I’m very proud of the above and beyond efforts from a special group of ARH team members, which led to their naming as 2019 ARH CARES Award Winners. Your dedication to our communities and families has not gone unnoticed, and each of you are beyond deserving of this recognition. Thank you for your continued commitment to embodying the values of Appalachian Regional Healthcare each and every day.

Please join me in celebrating the 2019 ARH CARES Winners. Keep up the great work!

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Feb192020

Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center Receives ACC Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Accreditation

IndustryFebruary 19, 2020

The American College of Cardiology has recognized Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain.

Highlands ARH was awarded this month Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI based on a rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack.

From the Mountain State to the Las Vegas Strip: ARH’s Candy Cooper Wins Trip of a Lifetime from ERP!

IndustryFebruary 12, 2020

Candy Cooper always wanted to be a nurse. “I love caring for patients and taking care of those who are unable to take care of themselves. I feel like that’s what’s in my heart. Nothing makes me feel better than when a patient comes in sick, and I can send them home feeling good.” That’s exactly what Candy has been doing for 25 years in the Telemetry Unit at Beckley Appalachian Regional Healthcare. Read more…

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Jan292020

Strategic Planning: Why do we need to do it?

The ARH Locker Room: A Message from the CEOJanuary 29, 2020

The term strategic plan is not new at ARH, but why exactly do we develop these plans?

The purpose of strategic planning is to set overall goals for our health system and develop a plan to achieve them. It involves stepping back from our day-to-day operations and asking where we are headed and what our priorities should be. These plans are like roadmaps that clearly define the best route for our organization to take in the years ahead while also allowing flexibility to address and overcome any hurdles we may encounter along the way…

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Dec262019

At ARH, Community Comes First

IndustryDecember 26, 2019

On September 4, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) president and CEO Joe Grossman cut the ribbon on the new Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center, a 192-bed hospital located in Prestonsburg.

“Believe it or not,” he said to those gathered to help celebrate the occasion, “people ask me all the time if I have a favorite hospital. I always say that’s like asking a parent if they have a favorite child. The answer, of course, is no. They’re all part of the family and they each have different strengths they bring to the communities they serve.”

Grossman spoke of an RN he’d talked to a few days before. For nineteen years…

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Dec192019

Giving Now And All Year Long

The ARH Locker Room: A Message from the CEODecember 19, 2019

As we turn the page on not just another year, but also a decade, I urge each of you to take time to reflect on the many opportunities we are given all year to demonstrate the true spirit of the holiday season. It is wonderful to see extra warmth and generosity shown during the holidays, but at ARH, I see that giving spirit all year long!

ARH team members give of themselves every day and in many different ways. Everything from the hundreds of hours it takes to build successful Relay For Life programs to welcoming teachers back to school with a celebration breakfast. We are a vital part of our giving communities during every season…

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Dec132019

Employee Stress at ARH

The ARH Locker Room: A Message from the CEODecember 13, 2019

I recently read an article identifying workplace stress as one of the biggest concerns for employees. As you can probably imagine, healthcare professionals report some of the highest levels of workplace stress; unlike many other industries, those who work in healthcare routinely deal with traumatic life-and-death situations. I know how hard ARH employees work and that stress is part of each day, but I also know that reduced stress…

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