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      • 2007
        • Kiwanis Creates Happy Holidays for Kids with Cancer
        • Presbyterian Healthcare Leader Touches Lives of Those in Need
        • Presbyterian Healthcare Expands Into Locust
        • Presbyterian Hospital Matthews Hospital Opens New Cafe
        • New Presbyterian Hospital Labyrinth
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        • RACE: A Statewide Model of Better, Faster Heart Attack Care
        • Presbyterian Hospice and Palliative Care Hosts "Handling the Holidays"
        • Grab a Cup of Tea and Celebrate Survivorship
        • Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital Recognized for Healthcare Excellence
        • Presbyterian Hospital Receives 42 Satisfaction Awards
        • Cardiologist Brings New Brand of Lifesaving Care to Gaston County
        • Novant Health Celelbrates 10th Anniversary by Building Habitat Homes
        • Presbyterian Nurses Chosen Among Top 100 in North Carolina
        • Consumers Pick Presbyterian for Best Quality and Image
        • Established Salisbury Physician Practice Expands to Kannapolis
        • New Physician Joins Meridian Medical Group University
        • Physician First North Carolina Doctor Elected To National Post
        • Hospital Hosts "Now What Do I Do?"
        • Presbyterian Medical Plaza Ballantyne Will Host Community Health Fair
        • Presbyterian Bariatric Center Sponsors Walk from Obesity
        • PHH Receives 36 National Healthcare Awards
        • Monroe Family Medical Center Joins Presbyterian
        • PHH Delivers Record Number of Babies
        • Presbyterian Breast Centers Go Digital
        • Presbyterian Hospice and Palliative Care Hosts "Sunny Days" Camp
        • Novant Health Selects Microsoft Azyxxi to Improve Healthcare Delivery
        • Rowan Regional Medical Center Joins Novant Health
        • Hospital Leader Promoted at Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville
        • Presbyterian Hospital Matthews Receives Award
        • Bobcats and Presbyterian Partner to Improve Health of Children in Underserved Communities
        • Denver Residents Get New Healthcare Choices
        • Presbyterian Hospital Opens Its First Medical Plaza in Ballantyne
        • Queens and Presbyterian Hospital Host Open House to Unveil New Patient Simulation Laboratory
        • Presbyterian Honored for Committment to Clinical Excellence
        • Hemby Children's Hospital Joins National Network of Children's Hospitals
        • Mid Carolina Cardiology to Join Presbyterian on August 1
        • Presbyterian Hospital Family Series
        • Hospital Leader Received State Healthcare Award
        • Hospice & Palliative Care Brings New Meaning to "Flower Power"
        • New Labyrinth will put Caregivers on Path to Peace
        • Children's Emergency Awarded "Best New Unit"
        • Presbyterian Hospital Matthews Opens Expanded Nursery and Maternity Suites
        • Gifford Cordova to Hold Community Benefit Concert
        • Presbyterian Hospital Shines Light on Skin Cancer Awareness
        • Former Pediatric Patients Race to Reunite
        • Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville to Host Kids Care Fair
        • $1.65 Million Renovation Transforms Hemby Children's Hospital
        • Cancer Patients Make Strides Toward Wellness
        • Dynamic Duo: Presbyterian Hospital Partners with Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
        • Irish Dancers and Star Wars Charaters Help Kids Celebrate St. Patrick's Day
        • Presbyterian Hospital to Host Hospice Foundation of America's 14th Annual Teleconference
        • Presbyterian Cancer Center and Modern Salon Offer Pampering Paradise
        • Presbyterian Hospital Breaks Ground on Presbyterian Medical Plaza Waxhaw
        • Eating More Chicken Brings Dollars to Presbyterian Children's Cancer Clinic
        • Hospital Administrator Receives State Healthcare Award
        • Hemby Children's Hospital Feels the Love on Valentine's Day
        • Top 100 Most Integrated Health System
        • New Chest Pain Unit at Presbyterian Hospital
        • Presbyterian Joins National Initiative to Reduce Prescriptions Errors
        • Parenting Classes Offer Tips to Help Moms and Dads of all Ages
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      • PHM Holds Special Care Nursery Reunion
      • 2006
        • Presbyterian Hospital Mint Hill Approved
        • Pediatric Cancer Patients Live Out Charlotte's Web Life Lessons
        • Presbyterian Unwraps Special Gift for Area Children
        • Presbyterian Introduces Healthy Heart Kitchen Consult service
        • Blackmon Named to McColl School of Business Board of Advisors
        • Hemby Hosts Thanksgiving with a Twist!
        • Presbyterian, Charlotte Bobcats and Charlotte Sting Launch Leadership Program
        • Cancer Center Takes Steps to Improve Breast Cancer Awareness and Support Programs
        • Presbyterian Hosts Penny's for Your Thoughts
        • Presbyterian Hosts Fall Festival in Mint Hill
        • Safety Rules with Presbyterian and the Danger Rangers
        • Hemby Special Care Nursery Honors More than 40 Babies
        • Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital Celebrates 30 Years of Healing
        • Chaplaincy Services Celebrates Golden Anniversary
        • Presbyterian to Launch Tobacco-Free Campus
        • Presbyterian Retains Primary Stroke Center Certification
        • Presbyterian Healthcare Physician Leaders Promoted
        • Presbyterian Goes Extra Mile for Women with Breast Cancer Diagnosis
        • COO Named Fellow of American College of Healthcare Executives
        • Lakeside Wins Award
        • Presbyterian Hosts Children's Grief Camp
        • Hemby Playground Named After Microsoft
        • Presbyterian Transitions Surgical Technology Program to CPCC
        • Matthews Nurse Named to Great 100 in Nursing
        • Latino Health Educator Works to Increase Community Health Awareness
        • Clean Hand Monitors Set New Standard
        • Presbyterian Proposes Mint Hill Area Hospital
        • Presbyterian Serves Community Through Free Mammogram Screening
        • Firefighters Spark Excitement at Hemby Children's Hospital Party
        • Hospice to Hold 5th Annual Celebration of Life: "Blossoming Out of Grief"
        • Presbyterian and Novant Health receive national President's Award
        • Cancer Survivor Wed at Presbyterian Cancer Support Center
        • Presbyterian Hosts 6th Annual Pediatric Picnic for Hematology and Oncology Patients
        • Disney and 'CARS' Characters Visit Hemby Children's Hospital
        • Presbyterian Hospital Designated Cardiac Center of Excellence
        • Presbyterian Celebrates Life at 11th Annual Cancer Survivor's Day
        • Presbyterian Employee Receives WaterStar Award
        • Presbyterian Wins VHA Leadership Awards
        • Hemby ICN Celebrates 24th Annual Reunion
        • Presbyterian Hospital Matthews Completes Emergency Department Expansion
        • Presbyterian Shines Light on Skin Cancer Awareness
        • Presbyterian First in Region to Launch Stroke Peer Visitor Program
        • Presbyterian Hospice Volunteer Helps Start Meal Sponsorship Program
        • Presbyterian Hospitals get GE Healthcare's new Lightspeed VCT 64-slice Scanner
        • Cancer Center Receives Komen Foundation Grants
        • Cancer Patients Energize Their Spirits and Their Bodies
        • Presbyterian Joins Lifeshare in Celebrating National Donate Life Month
        • Novant Health Names Belk to Board of Trustees
        • Cancer Center Earns Outstanding Achievement Award
        • Novant Health Ranked Eighth Most Integrated Health Network in Nation
        • Presbyterian Hemby Children's Hospital Receives $60,000 Worth of Toys
        • Presbyterian partners with Bobcats, Sting to develop healthy lifestyle leaders
        • Knit Wits Deliver Prayer Shawls to Hospice
        • Board of Trustees Changes
        • Presbyterian Approved for Surgery Center in Union County
      • 2005
        • Merriam-Websters Dictionary Officially Recognizes Hospitalists
        • Presbyterian Hospital Welcomes Zonya Foco
        • Novant Health Named a Top 40 Family-Friendly Company
        • Presbyterian Hospital Matthews Special Care Nursery
        • Tour of Hope
        • New HDR Center Opens
        • New Hemby Intensive Care Nursery
        • Dr. Reiling Elected to Council on Medical Education
        • Presbyterian Earns Commendation from CoC
        • Presbyterian Hospital Matthews Completes Phase 1 of Emergency Department Expansion
        • Presbyterian Goes to Bat for Stroke Patients
        • Presbyterian Earns PRC Awards
        • Local Surgeon Gives Jamaican Woman the Ultimate Gift
        • Presbyterian Wins VHA Awards
        • InRoomMD Partnership
        • New PET Imaging Center
        • Nurses/Hospital Week 2005
        • Presbyterian Wants To Build Ft. Mill Community Hospital
        • New Orthopaedic Hospital
        • 2004 Top Baby Names
      • 2004
        • Novant Health Earns Joint Commission's 2004 Codman Award
        • Most Improved Wired Health System
        • Huntersville Poster Contest Winners
        • Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville Invites Community to Sneak Preview
        • Presbyteriain Hospital and First Charter Bank Form Partnership
        • Checkers Choose Presbyterian as Official Healthcare Provider
        • Huntersville Poster Contest
        • New Advanced Surgical System
        • Matthews Chest Pain Accreditation
        • Stroke Center Certification
        • New Breast Cancer Treatment
        • Presbyterian Snags National Top Performer Awards
        • Quilt of Celebration and Hope
        • PHH Administrator and Director Named
        • MR-Guided Breast Biopsies Offered
        • Presbyterian Hospital Named Accredited Chest Pain Center
        • New Chief Nursing Officer
        • Tom Clark Nursing Gnome
        • Health Outreach Ministry
        • Presbyterian Official Healthcare Provider of Bobcats and Sting
        • Heart Seminars at Matthews
        • 2004 Presbyterian Healthcare Board Officers
        • Armato Named President & CEO
      • 2003
        • Camera in a Pill
        • Family Violence Program
        • New Cancer Center Director
        • Huntersville CON Upheld
        • Children's Emergency Department
        • Ballantyne Physician Practices
        • Huntersville Stay Lifted
        • Matthews a 5-Star Hospital
        • Spanish Language Library Searches
        • Heart-Healthy Cookbook Available
        • Three Join Presbyterian Board
        • Lance Armstrong Foundation Grant
        • Vincent Named Vice President
        • Center Offers Surgical Weight Loss
        • New Hemorrhoid Procedure
        • Presbyterian Physician Network Adds Meridian
      • 2002
        • Physician Treats Brain Aneurysms
        • Women's Center "Groundbreaking"
        • Presbyterian Urgent Care Matthews Opens
        • One Health Plan HMO Adds Presbyterian
        • Huntersville Hospital Approved
      • 2001
        • Gift Annuity Purchased
        • Premature Baby Goes Home
        • MedCost PPO Adds Presbyterian
      • 2000
        • Presbyterian Cardiovascular Institute
        • Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital Honored
      • PHM Receives Quality of Care Award from VHA
      • Mary Lindsay-Barber, M.D. Joins Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine
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