CAP accredits Bluefield Regional Medical Center labs
The Commission on Laboratory Accreditation CAP notified Bluefield Regional Medical Center that its Main Laboratory and Respiratory Therapy Laboratory earned national accreditation after an on site CAP inspection. Respiratory Therapy Director Bob Bageant and Laboratory Technical Director Vickie Cunningham received the news and praised staff effort. George Fischer noted the arterial blood gas lab processes about 700 tests yearly and stressed the unit’s role in diagnosing and treating respiratory disease.
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Bluefield Beautification Committee plants daffodils on Bland Street
Steve Hopta and Connie Saunders plant daffodil bulbs along Bland Street in Bluefield as the Bluefield Beautification Committee works to beautify the city. The group has applied for a grant to fund 50 Radford Pear Trees to be planted on multiple city streets.
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WVHA backs state measures to fix medical malpractice issue
West Virginia Hospital Association president Steven J. Summer says the Legislature’s medical liability insurance bill will protect access to care. He credits the governor and lawmakers for a BRIM stop gap for obstetrics surgery and emergency medicine, and says civil liability reforms help reduce frivolous suits and improve the business climate after St Paul exits the market.
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Bluefield Library Bookmobile Schedule and Local School Band Tour
The Craft Memorial Library Bookmobile runs December 17 to 20 with stops at Straley Elementary, Silver Springs Early Learning Center, Mother Goose Day Care, Princeton Primary School, Ceres Elementary, Cumberland Care, Maples Nursing Home, and times listed. The Bluefield Middle School seventh and eighth grade band begins a Christmas tour visiting Memorial, Whitethorn, Westminster Pre School, Westwood Nursing Home, and First Century Bank. The Diabetic Support Group at Princeton Community Hospital is canceled. The Rotary Club of Princeton meets Friday at the Douglas Center with Bob Conti as speaker. A CNA class starts January 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the McDowell County Career and Technology Center. pre-register after visiting job service.
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Santa set to visit Thompson Valley in TAZEWELL Va
Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department will escort Santa through the Thompson Valley community on December 24. For more information call Rosie Lowe 988-5887 Anna Miller 988-5456 or Elizabeth Bennett 988-4435.
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