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Stories of Remarkable Care


‘I went in for that mammogram, and I knew right away that something was up.’

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Eight years ago, Susan Pfefferkorn went in for a routine mammogram at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. Susan was no stranger to breast cancer. She’d lost a college friend to the disease back in the 1980s, and her mother had been diagnosed post-menopause. As a result, Susan had always been proactive.

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A Path to Resiliency

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Thompson had a mammogram the previous December. She’d kept up with regular, at-home breast exams. She had lost two aunts to breast cancer. A mother of three, she knew she had to be proactive, so she was.

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Celebrating 10 years of community care

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Nursing is a calling for Julie Schaefer. It always has been.

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Volunteering for front-line duty

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“Every vaccine we give is a hope for a future — a future we want to ensure more people can share with their loved ones and friends.” — Angel Barber

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Destined to lead

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Behind every doctor and nurse at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center stands a wide variety of dedicated team members behind the scenes, doing everything from preparing meals to performing ministry.

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Nurse in chief

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Nikki Nissen leads with gratitude and humility.

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Mel McMillan: ‘Music is like medicine’

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Meet the nurse with a song in her heart.

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‘It always happened to someone else’

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The first time Tammy Coulter was diagnosed with cancer, she had no signs or symptoms. A routine mammogram had turned up stage 0 ductal carcinoma — a cancer she couldn’t see or touch.

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Kernersville resident receives lifesaving heart surgery

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In December 2020, Kernersville resident Joe Pinnix became the first Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center patient to be discharged the same afternoon after undergoing a minimally invasive valve replacement surgery.

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The power of positivity

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Optimism makes a huge difference in the lives of others.

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