Starting this week, patients in critical condition at three Charlotte hospitals will have an extra set of eyes watching over them. That's because Carolinas HealthCare System is rolling out a sort of virtual command center in Mint Hill. From there, intensive care specialists will monitor patients.
A hospital patient in Charlotte is going home Tuesday after doctors successfully treated her with a new kind of heart surgery. Doctors at Carolinas HealthCare System's Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute became the first in the world to try it are among the first to try it.
The Levine Cancer Institute and UNC Charlotte are teaming up for a new project they hope will make a difference in the world of cancer research. It's called the Charlotte Pancreatic Cancer Project.
UNC Charlotte and the Levine Cancer Institute will be making $400,000 in grants available to scientists and doctors at both institutions.
Physical therapist Sandie Warantz lifts a box full of weights to show what potential applicants to a local construction company had to lift.
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Physical therapist Sandie Warantz climbs an extension ladder to show what potential applicants to a local construction company are asked to do as part of their fitness exam.
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Physical therapist Sandie Warantz detaches nuts and bolts and washers while bent over for five minutes. Applicants for one position at a local construction company may have to complete this task as part of their fitness exam.
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Physical therapist Sandie Warantz demonstrates sweeping the floor with rubber floats (used to smooth out concrete) to show what potential applicants to a local construction company are asked to do as part of their fitness exam.
If you’re applying for a job with a construction company and say you can lift 100 pounds, you better make sure you can do it comfortably. One Kannapolis employer is now using a new fitness exam for prospective hires aimed at reducing worker’s compensations claims.
At the Northeast Rehab center in Concord, physical therapist Sandie Warantz is showing off one of the first things someone applying for a position with the Wayne Brothers construction company might have to do.