All Park Ridge Hospital News

(February 1, 2012) Staff at The Baby Place at Park Ridge are honoring the memory of Shelby Sprowls Wilkie through a gift program that will present every first-time mom at The Baby Place in 2012 with a free copy of the best-selling book Baby 411.

Hendersonville, N.C. (January 18, 2011)Jimm Bunch, president and CEO of Park Ridge Health, joined other hospital officials recently to present a check for $25,000 to Ruth Birge, executive director of the United Way of Henderson County.

Hendersonville, N.C.  (January 13, 2012) — Park Ridge Health and the Arden Adventist Church are partnering to offer free health screenings for the community at the 8th Annual Arden Community Health Fair this Sunday, Jan. 15, from 1 – 5 p.m., and Monday, Jan. 16, from 8 a.m. – noon. The event will take place at Arden Adventist Church, located at 35 Airport Rd. in Arden.

Hendersonville, N.C. (January 11, 2012) – It’s an underreported health crisis: More than 42 million women are currently living with heart disease, the leading cause of death in women. In fact, more women than men die of heart disease every year, according to The National Coalition for Women With Heart Disease.

Hendersonville, N.C. (January 12, 2011) – As the holidays come to a close, many people report feeling stressed out and unhappy. Lane Godsey, Ph.D., of Park Ridge Medical Associates, will share strategies for dealing with stress in a free seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. in the Duke Room at Park Ridge Health. Feel free to bring your lunch from the Park Ridge Café and learn while you eat.

Hendersonville, N.C.  (January 2, 2012) — Park Ridge Health and the Arden Adventist Church are partnering to offer free health screenings for the community at the 8th Annual Arden Community Health Fair on Sunday, Jan. 15, from 1 – 5 p.m., and Monday, Jan. 16, from 8 a.m. – noon. The event will take place at Arden Adventist Church, located at 35 Airport Rd. in Arden. All screenings are free, open to the public and do not require an appointment.

Hendersonville, N.C.(December 27, 2011)– Board-certified pediatrician and child behavior specialist Charlotte Riddle, M.D., of Park Ridge Pediatrics will present a free seminar “Touch Points: Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Children” on Monday, Jan. 23, at 6 p.m.  The presentation will take place at The Health Adventure’s new location in Biltmore Square Mall, located at Exit 33 on I-26.

Hendersonville, N.C. (December 21,  2011) – A group of Hendersonville-area seniors are moving their way to better health through a free class offered at the Edneyville Community Center.  Jenny Mercer, a health and science educator at The Health Adventure, has been teaching “Tai Chi for Arthritis” since November.

Hendersonville, N.C. (December 21,  2011) – Park Ridge Health is proud to announce that Lizz Craig, R.N., of the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, and Christy Mandrell, R.N., of the Medical-Surgical Unit, have been awarded the Park Ridge Health Nursing Excellence award.

Hendersonville, N.C. (December 12, 2011) – Park Ridge Health won awards in six categories for the 2011 Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society (CHPRMS) Wallie and Golden Tusk Awards, and received the awards at a reception at The Grove Park Inn on Dec. 8.