New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce Offering Lunch & Learn Session Titled “Health Care Reform – How it will impact you as an individual and as a business Owner”, presented by Marc Jessup of Marc Jessup Insurance and Mike Smith, BCBSNC. The New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce will be offering an important Lunch & [...]
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We all hear plenty about the work that non-profits do for the community. What you don’t hear very often is how much some organizations do for other organizations. On Wednesday night, April 17th, the MERCI Clinic celebrated its army of dedicated volunteers with dinner and festivities at Elks Lodge # 764 on Pinetree Drive in [...]
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Each year, the CarolinaEast Foundation celebrates National Doctors’ Day on March 30th by honoring our local physicians. March 30 is a national day setaside to recognize physicians for their commitment, compassion and dedication. The Foundation invites the community to participate in National Doctors’ Day by honoring a physician(s) with a gift to the CarolinaEast Foundation. [...]
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Each year the employees of CarolinaEast Health System participate in an organization-wide effort to raise money for the CarolinaEast Foundation and the local health care initiatives the Foundation supports in Craven, Carteret, Jones, Onslow and Pamlico counties. This year’s Employee Campaign, which had a Dr. Seuss-inspired “Oh, the Places We’ll Go!” theme, took place September [...]
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Due to the generosity of the CarolinaEast Health System employees through the 2011 employee campaign as well as many community businesses and individual donors, the CarolinaEast Foundation is pleased to announce over $50,000 has been granted to local organizations this quarter. Promise Place, RCS, Hope Clinic, Roger R. Bell Elementary School, Staff House, Craven Smart [...]
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Laura Johnson and I had the pleasure of meeting Carolyn and Charles Peterson today to learn more about their upcoming event “New Bern Cares to Cure Neurofibromatosis”. Laura interviewed Carolyn to learn more and promote the cause on Radio Free ENC’s WNOS 105.9FM and 1450AM. Carolyn told us that her two year old granddaughter, Natalie, [...]
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Eight graduating high school seniors in Craven, Jones and Pamlico County have been selected to receive merit-based scholarships and grants given annually by the CarolinaEast Health System (CHS) Auxiliary. The Scholarship Program began in 1984 with a $4,000 sponsorship for one student. Over the years the program has grown to include multiple gifts, ranging from [...]
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Charles and Carolyn Peterson of New Bern will host a Garden Party “Fun” Raiser on Sunday, June 3 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm on the lawn and garden of their home at 516 Middle Street in New Bern’s Downtown Historic District. The CarolinaEast Health System is lead sponsor for the premiere Garden Party “Fun” Raiser, so [...]
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>Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death in the United States. On average, one American dies every 39 seconds of cardiovascular disease – disorders of the heart and blood vessels. The American Heart Association estimates that the direct and indirect cost for cardiovascular disease in the U.S. for 2010 was $503.2 billion. Early [...]
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