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Dr. Chad Smoker talks COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility & Safety for Children & Teens
Dr. Chad Smoker recently sat down with Mountain Community Health Partnership to talk about COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and safety for...

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Feb 9, 20221 min read
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Local Family Medicine Physician Speaks About the Omicron Variant & Children
Last week, as part of the M-Y Health Matters podcast series produced by SEARCH and WKYK/WTOE Radio, Bruce Ikard interviewed Dr. Steve...

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Jan 20, 20221 min read
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VIDEO: SEARCH Hosts Ambulance Services Forum for Mitchell & Yancey Residents
We take ambulance service for granted in our area, but do we really know how it works? You may wonder what to expect when you call 911,...

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Nov 29, 20219 min read
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VIDEO: Yancey County Resident Shares Her Powerful Story as a COVID-19 Long Hauler
SEARCH Board Member Ed Seel recently sat down with Yancey County native Marilyn Woodby and recorded a powerful video detailing her...

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Oct 14, 20211 min read
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COVID Policies at Yancey Co. Schools featured in HuffPost Article, Local Radio, & Paper
Yancey County's own Sadie Kneidel was published in HuffPost on September 15th, expressing both her love of the public school system in...

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Oct 6, 20212 min read
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Current COVID Vaccine & Testing Availability in Mitchell & Yancey Counties
This list is current as of January 10, 2022, and is subject to change as availability varies. (Email any known changes to...

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Sep 28, 20212 min read
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Putting COVID Numbers and Vaccinations into a Meaningful Context
The Joint Commission's Department of Research has put together a series of infographics and a short video to help put the latest numbers...

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Sep 22, 20211 min read
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How Do I File A Complaint?
There have been many reports in various news outlets about concerns expressed about Mission Health. As a reader of SEARCH's newsletters...

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May 14, 20212 min read
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2021 Independent Monitor Virtual Meeting on Wednesday, April 7th
Register to attend the April 7, 2021, Virtual Independent Monitor Meeting

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Mar 29, 20212 min read
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Our Critical Access Hospital
In 2017 when we realized our local hospital was likely to lose Labor and Delivery services many of us started studying the history of how...

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Feb 18, 20212 min read
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An Infusion of Gratitude for Nurses
In recent weeks SEARCH has been showing an Infusion of Gratitude for the Nurses in our local healthcare systems for the work they have...

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Jan 14, 20212 min read
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Labor and Delivery in Rural Hospitals, some good news, some cause for concern.
Our communities would like to see Labor and Delivery reinstated at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital.

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Oct 7, 20202 min read
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Local Healthcare Issues Impact Us All — Here's how you can stay informed.
Keep abreast of health care developments in our region. Follow the SEARCH Facebook page.

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Aug 18, 20201 min read
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Census responses have great impact on local community
Would you trade 10 minutes of your time for more than $18,000?

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Jul 29, 20203 min read
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Residents of Mitchell and Yancey County express their concerns to the Independent Monitor
When members of SEARCH attended the Burnsville session of the Independent Monitor’s meeting to hear public comments about how things are...

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Feb 21, 20204 min read
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