Monthly Archives: November 2019

Appalachian Regional Healthcare Performs First Same-Day-Home Hip Replacement in the ARH System

This month, Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center successfully executed the first same-day-home hip replacement performed in the ARH system.

Traditional hip replacement surgeries involve making a sizeable incision along the patient’s hip, up to ten inches, in order to replace a painful hip joint. Same-day-home hip replacement is a similar procedure but performed through a much smaller incision. The surgeon…

Nicole Vanhoose: Putting everything together to go from CNA to RN

Hundreds of patients have been cared for by Nicole Vanhoose, a registered nurse (RN) in Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center’s Oncology Medical Surgical unit. Nonetheless, there is one individual she remembers with perfect clarity.“

He had leukemia,” she said. “He was going to be an in-patient, stuck inside the hospital for at least a month. After a couple of weeks, he was going stir-crazy. I knew I had to do something to help him cope, which in turn would allow him to heal and respond to the treatment.”

Part of the reason she remembers this particular patient so well is…