Archived News Releases

2021 News Releases
●Socially distant farewell event planned for Dr. Douglas Hiltz January 13th
●Dosher encourages patients to seek community resources for COVID-19 screening
●Dosher Celebrates Retiring CEO Brad Hilaman, MD
●Dosher Announces Thanksgiving Holiday Hours for Medical Clinics
●Dosher hosts breakfast and meet and greet with gynecologist Maritza Manrique-Kiniry, MD
●Dosher Hospital Foundation Received $16,000 Orton Foundation Grant
●Dosher Earns Myrna Miller Employer Award from the NC Diabetes Advisory Council
●Dosher Announces Latest "Triple E" Recipient
●Longtime Dosher Physician, Douglas Hiltz, MD, Announces Retirement
●Dosher names Dr. G. Thomas Holland Chief Medical Officer
●Dosher Opens Interventional Pain Management Clinic
●Dosher Volunteers Elect Officers For 2021-2022
●Dosher CEO to Retire, New Chief Executive Officer Appointed
●October Drug Drop Postponed Indefinitely
●Hospital Patient Portal to transition to My Care Corner
●Dosher Recognized with America's Best Hospitals for    Joint Replacement Award™
●Dosher to mandate COVID vaccine for all staff,    contractors, vendors
●Dosher appoints new Chief Financial Officer
●Dosher Announces Latest "Triple E" Recipient
●Dosher Issues Restrictions on Visitor Policy
●Road closures require detour to hospital main    entrance
●Dosher announcesBHI clinic schedule for remainder of 2021 season
●Click here for directions around North Howe street    road closures
●Dosher Welcomes New Chief Nursing Officer
●Dosher Earns ISO 9001 Quality Certification for    Healthcare
●Dosher drug drop set for Thursday, April 22nd
●Dosher to host virtual installment of Guest Chef Series
●Dosher Foundation Launches Successful Virtual Heart Event
●Dosher Launches The Use of Robotic Arm Assisted Surgery for Total Knee Replacements
●Registration is Open for BWC's Annual Spring Into Health
●Dosher Appoints Linda Conner as Patient Accounts Manager
●Andre Minor Named Dosher Chief of Staff
●Virtual Heart to Heart set for February 16th
●Community Members Aged 75+ Encouraged to Sign Up for Novant Health MyChart Account for Covid-19 Vaccine Appointments
●Dosher Announces Latest "Triple E" Recipient
●Dosher Hospital Volunteer Organization Now Accepting 2021 Scholarship Applications
●Longtime Dosher Physician, Douglas Hiltz, MD, Announces Retirement
●Dosher names Dr. G. Thomas Holland Chief Medical Officer
●Dosher Opens Interventional Pain Management Clinic

2020 News Releases
●Dosher Administers First COVID-19 Vaccines to Frontline Healthcare Workers
●Dosher Announces Medical Clinics 2020 Holiday Schedule
●Dosher Appoints Cynthia Ricks as Health Information Management Coordinator, Medical Auditor
●Dosher Receives 2020 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for Achieving and Sustaining Excellence in Clinical Quality, Patient Experience
●Dosher Volunteers Receive Governor's Service Award
●Dosher Wellness Blood Draw Lab Extends Hours
●Dosher Wound Care Center to Relocate Early December
●Dosher to Offer Health Holiday Cooking Class on November 18th
●Dosher Foundation Golf Tourney Raises $50K
●Dosher Hospital Announces Appointment of Permanent CEO and President
●Dosher Announces Latest "Triple E" Recipient
●●Dosher Appoints Linda Conner as Patient Accounts Manager
●Andre Minor Named Dosher Chief of Staff
●Community Members Aged 75+ Encouraged to Sign Up for Novant Health MyChart Account for Covid-19 Vaccine Appointments
●Dosher Administers First COVID-19 Vaccines to Frontline Healthcare Worker
●Dosher Appoints Cynthia Ricks as Health Information Management Coordinator, Medical Auditor
●Dosher Receives 2020 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award® for Achieving and Sustaining Excellence in Clinical Quality, Patient Experience
●Dosher Volunteers Receive Governor's Service Award
●Dosher Wellness Blood Draw Lab Extends Hours
●Dosher Wound Care Center to Relocate Early December
●Dosher to Offer Health Holiday Cooking Class on November 18th
●Dosher Foundation Golf Tourney Raises $50K
●Dosher Hospital Announces Appointment of Permanent CEO and President
●Dosher Announces Latest "Triple E" Recipient
●Dosher Foundation Elects New Board Members
●Dosher to Close Long Beach Road Urgent Care Clinic, Brings Convenient Care Services to Wellness Center
●Carol Northup, Dosher's Chief Nursing Officer/VP of Patient Care/Chief Operating Officer has resigned
●Dosher CEO to Retire from Southport Women's Health Practice
●Dosher Welcomes Dr. Sarah Ward
●Dosher Foundation Golf Classic Set for October 9th
●Dosher Foundation Receives COVID-19 "Fill the Gap" Grant from North Carolina Healthcare Foundation
●For a full list of Storm Related Service Closures, Click Here.
●Dosher Announces Weather Related Service Changes
●Drive Through Parade Thrown for Dosher Hospital Staff
●Dosher Asks for Donations of Cloth Masks
●Dosher Welcomes New General Surgeon
●Dr. Maritza Manrique-Kiniry Joins Dosher Medical-Women's Health
●Dosher Foundation receives $378,000 from the Golden LEAF Foundation
●Dosher Receives Intalere Healthcare Achievement Award
●Dosher Volunteers Announce 2020 Scholarship Recipients
●Dosher Commemorates 90th Anniversary of Hospital
●Dosher announces BHI clinic schedule for 2020 season
●Dosher Foundation Funds over $20,000 to Hospital
●Dosher Plans "Virtual" Celebration for 90th Anniversary
●Dosher to Enforce Mask Wearing Policy for all Patients, Visitors, Non Clinical Staff
●Dosher Urgent Care Will Transition to Appointment Based Acute Care/COVID Testing Clinic
●Dosher Reopens Elective Surgery, Diagnostic Testing
●Randy Jones Joins Dosher Board of Trustees
●Dosher Wound Care Center Recognized as Center of Distinction
●Dosher Volunteers Scholarship Application Deadline Extended
●Dosher Issues Community Guidelines of Novel Coronavirus
●Dosher Issues Information on Event Cancellations
●Dosher Suspends all Volunter Activity at Hosptial Clinics
●Dosher Issues Revisions on Visitation Policy
●Dosher Issues Information on Novel Coronavirus
●Dosher Foundation receives 20,000 grant from Orton Foundation
●Dosher Hospital Announces Appointment of New CEO and President
●Dosher Now Offers Self-Request Mammogram
●Dosher CEO Tom Siemers Announces Resignation
●Dosher Medical Staff, Hospital, Backs Clinic
●Dosher Announces "Triple E" Recipient for Q4 2019
●Dr. Lorraine Gauthier Joins Dosher Medical-Oak Island
●6th Annual Heart to Heart Event Another Success
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●Dosher Laboratory and Cardiopulmonary Departments Receive Accreditation Renewal from College of American Pathologists
●Wellness Coalition Names New Executive Director
●Dosher Receives 2019 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award® for Achieving and Sustaining Excellence in Patient Experience
●Dosher to Host Blood Drive on January 22nd
●BWC Grant Renewed


2019 news releases
●Registration Open! BWC's 3rd Annual Spring Into Health
●Dosher Foundation sets women's heart health event for February 6th
●Dosher Foundation Receives ,000.00 donation from Southport business-converted
●Dosher's Carol Northup Wins Healthcare Hero Award
●BWC receives Inspiration Award from AARP NC
●Dosher Conducts HAZMAT Exercise with County Emergency Services
●Dosher Wound Care Center Celebrates 5th Anniversary
●Dosher Names Triple E Recipient for Q3 2019
●Dosher and BCC Foundation Leaders Earn Executive Certificates in Nonprofit Leadership
●Blood Drive at Dosher Hospital Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 8:30am-1:30pm. Sign up on the ARC website with sponsor code "Dosher" at www.redcrossblood.org
●Dosher Adds Portable X-ray Unit with Cannon Grant
●Dosher Foundation Golf Tournament Raises K
●Dosher Offers Minimally Invasive Neck and Back Surgery
●Dosher Names New OR Director
●Dosher Volunteers Reelect Officers
●Dosher Kicks off 2019- 2020 Guest Chef Series
●Operation Medicine Cabinet Set For Thursday, October 3rd
●Dosher Receives 5 Star Patient Survey Rating
●Dosher Foundation Receives 0,000 Grant for Digital    Imaging
●Dosher Announces "Triple E" Recipient for second quarter of 2019
●Hatem and Pope Newest Members of Dosher Foundation Board
●Dosher Receives 5 Star Patient Survey Rating
●NC Governor Visits Dosher to Host Roundtable Discussion on Healthcare
●Dosher Physical Therapist Earns Geriatric Specialty Certification
●Dosher Foundation Raises 0.00 through Assistance of Local Business
●See July Dosher Heartbeat on welcome to Dr. Alex Newsom, man-father knee replacement patients
●Dosher Volunteers Award 3 College Scholarships
●Dosher Commemorates 89th Anniversary of Hospital
●Dosher Staff Member Earns Top Certification as Patient Experience Professional
●Dosher Memorial's Annual Gala Goes Above and Beyond
●Dosher Honors Volunteers
●Dosher drug drop surpasses 500 households
●Dosher Names "Triple E" Recipient for First Quarter of 2019
●Dosher Receives 4 Star Survey Rating
●Dosher Wound Care Center Recognized with National Award for Excellence
●Dosher Memorial Hospital Pays Tribute to more than 1,000 Donors who Raised over Million
●Dosher Receives Donation for Employee Assistance Program
●Dosher Introduces Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment Program at Cardiac Rehab
●Dosher Donation New Hope Clinic
●Dosher receives 25000 grant from Orton Foundation
●Dosher Foundation Heart Event
●Clinics manager earns Dosher "Triple E" honors for the quarter
●Read February Dosher Heartbeat on new MRI, family medicine docs and more
●Volunteers reach -million
●Spring Into Health set for Mar. 23
●Matthew's Ministry "Give Healthy" food drive a success
●Brunswick Wellness Coalition is holding two A1C screenings in February
●Brunswick Beacon annual readers' poll on favorites, including hospitals. Click here and vote "Dosher."
●Foundation welcomes three new members
●Internal medicine physician new chief of staff
●Read January Dosher Heartbeat on new leaders for medical staff and board, providers on the move and more

2018 news releases
●Dosher resets women's health tea; announces guest chef lectures, other community events
●Dosher surgical partner Novant Health plans open house in Southport on Jan. 17
●Foundation golf tourney raises K
●Foundation sets women's heart health event
●Meet the general surgeons
●See December Dosher Heartbeat on telemedicine, another award for smoke eradication, and cardiology group move to 2nd floor of Wellness Center
●Check out CEO Tom Siemers on Southport-Oak Island Chamber's Carpool Campaign
●Retired physician to lead Dosher board
●Dosher announces telemedicine program for Patient Care Unit
●Another award for Dosher smoke eradication campaign
●BWC launches "Give Healthy" campaign
●See November Dosher Heartbeat on service during hurricane, wound care patient Elmer Safrit, and community survey results
●Cape Fear Heart Associates relocates to 2nd floor Dosher Wellness Center
●Dosher Volunteers re-elect officers
●Barbee Bridge closure prompts Dosher service changes
●Housekeeper earns Dosher Triple E honors for Q2
●Dosher Serves During Hurricane
●More than 300 households participate at Dosher drug drop
●Guest chef programs set this fall
●Cardiac Rehab earns national certification
●See October Dosher Heartbeat on partnership with Novant Health for surgical services
●Dosher plans women's health tea, drug drop, other community events
See September Dosher Heartbeat on partnership with NHRMC cardiology group, quality-based accreditation.
●Dosher partners with NHRMC group for cardiology services at Wellness Center
●New medical director for cardiopulomonary
●Dosher Foundation elects Bachara board chairman
●Dosher partners with Novant for surgical services
●Join us at Southport "Care Fair" on Thursday
●Dosher welcomes new trustee
●Dosher receives new quality-based accreditation from DNV GL
●Watch Dosher interviews on WECT-TV this Friday
●More than 100 people attend BWC's Leland Care Fair
●Dosher expands heart health services
●Dosher earns Platinum A, launches room service dining
●See August Dosher Heartbeat on Platinum "A", physical therapy patient, and four-star quality rating.
●Watch new TV commercial on the 5 Dosher primary care physician practices.
●Foundation capital campaign reaches 90% milestone
●Dosher Volunteers award 3 college scholarships
●County Care Fair
●Dosher welcomes new primary care physician
●Jim White resigns from Dosher Board
●See June Dosher Heartbeat on clinic growth, Wound Center of Excellence
●Foundation Gala raises K
●Please take our community health survey by Thursday, May 31
●Dosher names Practice Network administrator
●Dosher Wound unit recertified for excellence
●Hospitals should do the right thing for staff, as well as patients
●Dosher adds healthy cooking demo in May
●BWC screening IDs 50% as pre-diabetic
●Dosher earns 2nd national award for safety in surgery
●Dosher salutes Volunteers for service to patients, visitors
●More than 150 households, others participate at drug drop
●More than 200 run, walk at Brunswick Wellness Coalition event
●Dosher opens triennal community health survey
●Medical Staff, hospital back two clinics
●Dosher BHI summer hours start May 29
●Coalition partners to educate community on diabetes
●Dosher adds doc talks, healthy cooking demos and more for 2018
●Foundation heart program raises K
●Dosher Medical Plaza welcomes ortho surgery practice

●Foundation salutes Volunteers, employee with lobby display
●Dosher Foundation receives another K grant from Louis Bacon's Orton Foundation
●Two more physician practices now tenants at Dosher Wellness Center
●Dosher Foundation cordially invites you
●Get heart healthy
●Volunteers fund nurse communications system
●Dosher earns 2nd national award for pneumonia, heart failure care
●Spring Into Health
●Dosher Medical Plaza marks decade of service; Saturday hours return for Urgent Care
●See new blogs this month on physical activity and weight loss
●4th annual Heart to Heart program
●General surgeon is newest tenant at Dosher Wellness Center
●Check out the January-February edition of Dosher Heartbeat community newsletter

2017 news releases
●Dosher Foundation sets women's heart health program for February
●Doc talks set for Dosher this winter
●Wellness group partners with church for first project
●Debbie Wood joins Dosher Board
●Dosher Volunteers fund expansion of Lymphedema Suite
●Dosher names Dr. Hilaman Chief Medical Officer
●Guest chef demos set for three Dosher dates this winter
●Dosher adds 2nd date for guest chef program
●Foundation announces million fundraising program
●Foundation golf event raises more than K
●Cardiac rehab patient takes on new level of activity
●Dosher launches guest chef program; Oliver's is first restaurant partner
●Foundation to announce major gifts campaign, public invited
●Fall drug drop quantities jump
●National award for Dosher operating rooms
●Dosher Foundation receives 0K digital imaging grant
●Dosher launches new website
●Wound Care Center on the air
●Dosher Volunteers salute outgoing leader, install new officers
●Clinic employee earns Dosher "Triple E" honors for Q2
●Dosher announces open house, fall drug drop, other dates
●Wound patient keeps on the run for self, charity
●ADM donates K to Dosher Foundation
●Dosher Foundation Gala raises K
●Meet the family medicine providers
●Watch a new video "dive" at our award-winning Wound Care Center
●Watch our new TV commercial on Dosher Wellness Center
●Dosher welcomes vascular surgery providers
●Cafeteria earns "Golden A" Award
●Dosher names Revenue Cycle director
●Dosher Volunteers award 3 college scholarships
●Dosher Foundation receives 20K education grant
●Dosher welcomes cardiologist
●Wellness Coalition hires leader
●Dosher Board welcomes Gary Smith as new trustee
●Patients who rely on blood and platelet transfusions need your help now
●Dosher Urgent Care summer hours start May 27
●Dosher BHI summer hours start May 26
●Dosher clinic provider expands role
●Lynn Lancaster, RN earns Dosher Triple E honors for Q1
●Dosher Wound Care Center earns national quality award
●Foundation sets annual Gala for April 21
●Foundation heart program raises K
●Volunteers roll out new shuttle vehicle at Dosher
●Dosher adds two to Finance management team
●Join our doc talk, other community events
●Dosher names new director for Surgical Services
●Dosher Board places "Open letter" on proposed OR flap
●Smoking cessation, drug drop & more
●Patient Accounts/Billing Department relocating to hospital
●Dosher opposes proposed new Operating Rooms
●Dosher testifies against two proposed ORs
●Dosher receives large grant, launches community health initiative
●Sexual assault panel discussion set for Dosher
●Dr. Palagruto elected Chief of Staff at Dosher
●Dosher women's heart program invites award nominations

2016

●Women's heart program set for February
●Dosher Foundation receives $30,000 grant from Louis Bacon's Orton Foundation
●Please don't visit patients if you're sick
●7th annual Foundation Golf Classic a record hit
●Diabetes Awareness Month
●Join our talk on diabetic control and complications this Thursday
●Amy Grice earns Dosher Hospital Triple "E" honors for Q3
●Change of Dosher ED top doc post
●Service during storm
●Dosher family medicine doc talk, other community lectures set
●Dosher now offers 3-D mammography screening
●Listen to a "Dosher Medical Minute" about family medicine services at the new Dosher Wellness Center
●Foundation awards 3 college scholarships
●Wellness Center sets flu clinic dates
●Wellness Center now open
●Wellness Center setting up for Tuesday launch
●Cardiac Rehab now open at new Dosher Wellness Center
●Dosher drug drop surpasses 250 households
●Dosher imaging unit named for retired physician
●Join our fundraising golf tourney on October 14th
●Dosher Foundation to recognize long-time physician, benefactor
●Dosher plans summer drug drop, community health programs
●Ava McDonald earns Dosher Hospital Triple "E" honors for Q2
●Meet the Dosher Trustee: Q&A with Robert Zukoski, MD
●Dosher set to open outpatient health and wellness center
●Penny Smith, Wilmington, says our Wound Care Center healed a serious wound she thought would never go away.
●ADM donates $5K to Dosher Foundation
●Dosher marks 1st anniversary of new PCU
●Dosher addresses billing/co-pay issue
●Listen to a Dosher Medical Minute on an upcoming women's health lecture
●Dosher names new director for patient care
●Dosher recognizes Volunteers for service milestones
●Meet the Dosher Trustee: Q&A with Rev. Jim White
●Foundation, students support Dosher Foundation
●People's Choice: Dosher
●Foundation Gala raises more than $80K, recognizes clinical forbears
●Dosher recognized for excellence in wound care
●Dosher salutes 91 nurses for Nurses' Week
●Dosher, Liberty agree to final terms on sale of nursing center license
●Kendra Bean Earns Dosher Hospital Triple "E" honors for Q1
●Resolution for Nurses' Day
●Dosher names network revenue cycle manager
●Dosher names new Nursing Center leader
●Dosher names new controller
●Dosher salutes Medical Staff for National Doctors' Day
●Volunteers fund colonoscopy gear
●Meet the Dosher Trustee: Q&A with Scott Starks, MD
●Ama's Girls supports Dosher mammo unit
●Dosher announces BHI clinic schedule for 2016 season
●Dosher expands hours for Urgent Care clinic
●Dosher adapts to changing environment in healthcare: CEO commentary appeared this week in State Port Pilot
●Dosher Emergency Department earns clinical award
●Dosher Medical expands at Oak Island
●Long Beach Road clinic featured in first issue of Dosher Heartbeat community newsletter
●Foundation heart event raises $10K
●Dosher drug drop surpasses 460 households
●Dosher plans drug drop, doc talks & more
●Dosher Foundation honors Agovino
●Dosher selling nursing center license to Liberty
●Kathy Seagraves earns Triple E honors for Q4
●Volunteers boost Dosher by more than $122,000
●Dosher Foundation Receives $25,000 Grant
●Dosher Wound Center Announces 95% "Heal Rate"
●Community drug drop at Dosher set for February 18
●2 Dosher Medical physicians switching offices
● Dosher Medical expands women's health practice

2015

●Heart to Heart talk set for February 4
●Three BCC students earn scholarships from Dosher Foundation
●Dosher to sell Nursing Center license
●Dosher board elects three officers
●Save the date: Heart to Heart event set for Thursday, February 4, 2016
●Jim White, Scott Starks join Dosher board
●Lions boost Dosher diabetes program
●While enrollment for the federal insurance marketplace is open until the end of January, North Carolinians who    want their coverage to start on Jan. 1 need to enroll by Dec. 15
●Dosher names revenue cycle director
●Dosher names new controller
●Urgent Care announces fall-winter hours
●Dosher staff scores chamber customer service award
●Dosher names new Nursing Center leader
●Dosher offers federal health insurance sign-ups
●Volunteers elect new leaders
●Lymphedema therapy returns to Dosher
●Dosher Foundation event supasses $50,000
●"Foot Care and Diabetes" is the topic of our next community lecture on Nov. 12
●Flu shots are now available at Urgent Care
●Dosher MRI approved by regulatory panel
●Roger Lockshier earns Triple E honors for Q3
●Construction begins on new health and wellness complex in Brunswick County
●Dosher announces fall community lecture series
●Listen to our radio ad on wound care/diabetes
●Dosher names new IT Leader
●Letter to the Editor re MRI Certificate of Need application
●USDA visits Dosher to see investment at work
●Drug drop surpasses 500 cars/households
●Golf Classic set for October 16
●High praise for Nursing Center
●Drug drop at Dosher set for August 27
●Sara Hesse earns Dosher Hospital Triple "E" honors for Q2
●Dosher names new marketing leader
●Dosher Hospital receives funding to buy mobile diabetes kitchen
●Dosher Foundation announces $150,000 gift
●Dosher's role in Happiest Seaside Town honors
● Dosher Hospital Plans Open House for New Inpatient Care Unit
● Doug Whitman Joins Dosher as Nursing Center Administrator