At Lenoir Memorial Hospital, the Patient Always Comes First
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Providing patients with more elbow room in its new MRI is a perfect example of the many innovative ways Lenoir Memorial Hospital is serving the health care needs of Lenoir‚ Greene‚ Jones and surrounding counties.
“Our new ‘Elbow Room’ MRI helps prevent feelings of claustrophobia. It is part of our commitment to our patients’ comfort and well-being‚” says Gary Black‚ president and chief executive officer of the not-for-profit hospital in Kinston‚ which is licensed for 261 beds.
With a medical staff of more than 100 physicians‚ Lenoir Memorial provides residents of the region with inpatient‚ outpatient and preventative health services close to home. Lenoir Memorial is committed to offering state-of-the-art technology and recruiting highly qualified physicians who provide medical services that patients might expect to find only at medical centers in larger cities‚ Black says.
In addition to general medical‚ sur gical‚ obstetrical and gynecological services‚ Lenoir Memorial provides a broad range of specialties‚ including cardiology‚ pulmonology‚ oncology‚ radi ology and urology. The hospital recently added vascular and thoracic surgery as well as laparoscopic procedures. Lenoir Memorial broke new ground when it added the area’s first hospital-employed physician‚ an orthopedic surgeon‚ to its medical team.
Lenoir Memorial is committed to helping its community stay healthy‚ Black says. The hospital provides many educational health programs‚ screening and seminars at no charge‚ including Infant CPR training and screenings for glaucoma‚ colorectal‚ skin and prostate cancer‚ mammogram screenings and sickle cell screenings. Monthly nutrition seminars teach healthy eating habits. Residents are invited to use the Lenoir Memorial Community Walking Track 24 hours a day.
The Injury Prevention Center offers education and advocacy to reduce or eliminate the threat of injuries to children. The SAFETEENS program instills safe and responsible driving habits in teen agers. The ATV Safe Rider cur riculum teaches all-terrain vehicle safety. The child passenger safety program offers periodic free clinics for caregivers to have their child passenger seats inspected by certified child passenger safety technicians.
The hospital also offers a variety of additional programs‚ including a certified Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for people who have heart disease. The expense of the program is usually covered by health insurance.
The Prescription Assistance Program helps qualifying senior citizens obtain medications from a multitude of pharmaceutical programs. LinkLine enables callers to access information about food banks‚ legal services‚ literacy programs‚ mental health‚ childcare‚ job training and more.
Employers can utilize Lenoir Memorial Corporate Health programs‚ fee-based services that can reduce absenteeism and disability costs‚ increase productivity and reduce health care costs.
“Lenoir Memorial is proud to be our community’s health care partner‚” Black says. “The health care team at Lenoir Memorial is always exploring new ways to have a positive impact on the health of our community.”
Story by Bill Lewis
Photo by Ian Curcio
