Surgical technologist sews baby blankets while juggling many talents

She’s ranked No. 1 in her division in karate. She runs a ministry of sign language at area churches. She graduated with a degree in accounting at age 48 after succeeding in a starkly different career. Now, as part of an extra, truly personal contribution to her day job, she’s making blankets for babies who she helps deliver at the AnMed Maternity Center.

Tracy Estrich is a surgical technologist who’s made a habit of delivering wonders.

Allergy or cold? Take your child to the doctor or wait? Here’s what you should know

Does your child have a fever, cough or congestion? Is it a cold or an allergy? A trip to the doctor’s office isn’t always necessary. Dr. Matthew Bradshaw and Nurse Practitioner Taylor Scarborough of AnMed Pediatrics explain.

Recommended age for colon cancer screening has been lowered. Screening saves lives!

Here’s what you should know about colon cancer and rectal cancer. It’s essential that you talk to your doctor about getting screened, and this could be an ideal time.

Family affair: Mother and daughters contribute more than a century of service as nurses

Mae Whitt and her daughters, Lynne McCarragher and Ann Bolt, have spent a combined 119 years helping people, tending to families and nursing patients at AnMed. They've built a legacy of compassion that transcends locations, departments and systems to warmly impact care throughout the region.

Star doctors, nurses and staff go the extra mile

The AnMed teammates who earn recognition in programs celebrating Stars of the Month and Physicians of the Quarter come from all over our health system. They are honored for many different reasons. But they have at least one thing in common: They’ve made a significant contribution to help us accomplish our mission to provide exceptional and compassionate care.

These are some of their recent stories.

Lung cancer loses grip on SC residents thanks to new surgical tools

Like thousands of people across the Upstate and northeast Georgia, like countless more worldwide, two Upstate residents were held in the grip of addiction last year. Then they got the motivation they never wanted. They faced the specter of the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., as it’s described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They were told they had lung cancer.

But action was taken, perhaps just in time. And they have an important message to share.