Local News - June 2002

LNMRC opens new endroscopy center

June 5, 2002 - MOORESVIILLE — Lake Norman Regional Medical Center’s new Endoscopy Center has opened in the Medical Pavilion at Lake Norman, 156 Centre Church Road, Suite 101.

The center includes 11 prep and recovery stations, all new equipment such as scopes and cameras, and data processing units. The center is staffed by  seven RNs, four endoscopy technologists, one secretary and is managed by Tamara Hinceman, RN. It is utilized by board certified gastroenterologists, surgeons, and internal medicine physicians.

Endoscopy procedures encompass everything from colonoscopies and upper endoscopies to ERCPs (examining the gallbladder, pancreas and liver) and PEGs (inserting feeding tubes).

The procedures also include removing swallowed coins, buttons and teeth. The average procedure takes approximately 30 minutes from start to finish.

During procedures, patients are moderately sedated. A physician performs the procedures, with two nurses or a nurse and a technologist assisting.

“The number of endoscopy procedures at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center has continuously grown as the awareness of colorectal cancer has increased,” Hinceman says. “The endoscopy expansion reflects the health care needs of our community.”

Endoscopy procedures must be physician-approved and are scheduled through physicians’ offices.

Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, a 117-bed hospital located directly off of I-77 at Exit 33 in Mooresville, provides health care to the Lake Norman area.

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Andrea Burdine has joined Lake Norman Regional Medical Center as Assistant Executive Director – Finance. Burdine’s duties will include accounting, and assisting operations with process improvement in areas such as billing.

Burdine most recently held the position of Corporate Finance Manager at Mountain States Health Alliance, a 1100+ bed non-profit healthcare system in Northeast Tennessee. Burdine received her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from East Tennessee State University. She is currently pursuing her Master’s of Business Administration from UNC Charlotte.

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Ann Allen, RN, MSN, Director of Performance Improvement at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, has been appointed to the 2002 Board of Examiners for the Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award. The Award, created by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive.

As an Examiner, Allen is responsible for reviewing and evaluating applications submitted for the Award. The board is composed of about 400 leading experts selected from industry, professional and trade organizations, education and health care organizations, and government.

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Lake Norman Regional Medical Center (LNRMC) introduces the specialty of neurosurgery and announces Christopher G. Paramore, M.D. has joined its active medical staff.

Paramore joins LNRMC from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he specialized in the treatment of complex disorders of the spine. He is board certified in neurosurgery, and he received a fellowship in spine surgery at the prestigious Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ. Paramore received his undergraduate and medical degrees at Duke University, where he also completed his neurosurgery residency.

Paramore is an advocate of minimally invasive approaches to the spine.

In addition to specialized approaches, Paramore will offer a full range of neurosurgical services, including the treatment of disorders of the brain, spine and peripheral nerves. LNRMC’s Radiology Department includes the newest MRI and CT scanners, which allow a complete neurological evaluation to be completed on the hospital campus.  LNRMC has upgraded its Surgical Services Department to support neurological and spinal surgery.

Lake Norman Neurological and Spinal Surgery is located at The Medical Pavilion at Lake Norman, 156 Centre Church Road, Suite 204, Mooresville.

To schedule an appointment, please call 704-799-2393.

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