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Starr Regional Medical Center recognizes Rachel Newberry as DAISY Award Recipient
April 26, 2024
Starr Regional Medical Center announced today that Rachel Newberry, RN, BSN, has been named the recipient of The DAISY Award for the first quarter of 2024.
read moreStarr Regional Medical Center Honors Employees for Years of Service
April 22, 2024
Starr Regional Medical Center recently hosted its annual Service Awards Banquet to honor employees who achieved 5 years or more of service (in 5-year increments) between January 1 and December 31, 2023, as well as employees who received recognition throughout the year as winners of the 2023 Mercy Award and...
read moreStarr Regional Medical Center Successfully Implants New Cardiac Monitoring Technology
April 8, 2024
Starr Regional Medical Center (SRMC) announced the successful implementation of an insertable cardiac monitor (ICM), marking a significant advancement in the detection and diagnosis of irregular heart rhythms.
read moreStarr Regional Medical Center Publishes 2023 Community Benefit Report
April 2, 2024
Starr Regional Medical Center today published its community benefit report for the 2023 calendar year.
read moreStarr Regional Medical Center and Athens City Intermediate School celebrate heart health with art
March 28, 2024
Starr Regional Medical Center (SRMC) and Athens City Intermediate School (ACIS) celebrated heart health for American Heart Month, which is recognized each February, with heart-themed artwork.
read moreColon Cancer Awareness Month: Understanding Your Colonoscopy
March 12, 2024
Have you had your colonoscopy? If you’re 45 or older, you’ve probably heard this question from someone you know – a doctor, a family member, or a health-conscious friend.
read moreNational Heart Month: Building Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
February 5, 2024
The heart is an amazing muscle. Each day, your heart pumps over 2,000 gallons of blood, circulating oxygen through the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body.
read moreStarr Regional Medical Center and Vista Radiology partner to provide radiology services
January 30, 2024
Starr Regional Medical Center and Vista Radiology today announced an agreement to provide radiology services for medical imaging procedures at Starr Regional Medical Center and its affiliated locations.
read moreWeather Update
January 16, 2024
Due to weather and road conditions, some hospital departments will be closed today. If you have an emergency, do not delay in getting the care you need. Our Emergency Departments in Athens and Etowah remain open. If you have any questions, please call 423.745.1411.
read moreStarr Regional Medical Center Welcomes First Baby of 2024
January 4, 2024
Starr Regional Medical Center is celebrating 2024 with the year’s first bundle of joy. Weighing 7 pounds and 2 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches, Kaleb Ethan Mark Berryhill, the first child born to Kaylee Rodriguez and Shawn Berryhill of Sweetwater, Tenn., arrived Tuesday, January 2, at 4:07 a.m.
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