Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center

🤍We wear white for Lung Cancer Awareness🤍

We love all of our volunteers!❤️

This month, our featured volunteer is Arnie Nelson. He volunteers in Medical Oncology at the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center where he has served since the Spring of 2023.

He enjoys talking with patients and family members and providing an array of “creature comforts” such as coffee, ☕ sandwiches, snacks, and warm blankets. 🫶

Arnie has prior experience working at medical settings in Winston-Salem for some 50 years including many years at Forsyth Medical Center (Rehabilitation and Psychiatry) and a private clinical practice of psychology. Involvement in the Cancer Center seems to be a natural extension of his experiences and interests and allows him to make a contribution to the community.

He retired last year from clinical practice and has been a volunteer in Watauga County for about 10 years through AARP tax counseling and as a SHIIP counselor (Medicare).

Arnie is married and has had a home in Watauga County for more than 30 years. He and his wife have one son who is an App State graduate. He also enjoys doing simple woodworking and performing a wide range of home repairs and landscaping chores.

Volunteers play an integral role in helping our patients, visitors, and staff. They serve in a variety of areas throughout the healthcare system. If you’re interested in volunteering at UNC Health Appalachian in any of our facilities, please complete an application here 👉 https://apprhs.org/volunteer/

Ornaments honoring loved ones benefit Cancer Resource Alliance Each year the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center decorates trees with ornaments purchased in honor or in memory of a loved one who has experienced cancer.

Thank you Amaadi, Area, Olivia and the Rho Theta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc for donating gift bags for our patients!

MissionMoment: Dr. Beaver discussing some of the new technology that we are offering at ARMA and how it directly impacts our patients and their care.

MissionMoment Dr Beaver Dr. Anne-Corinne Beaver talks about the new 3D Mammography and Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Equipment now available to patients in the High Country.

Happy National Radiologic Technology Week to our wonderful radiation therapists! Thank you for everything you do for our patients!

Happy International Day of Medical Physics to our Physicist, Eric! Thank you for everything that you do for our patients!

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Thank you to Blue Ridge Energy Propane and Fuels who recently made a generous contribution of $4,696 to the Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation.

This gift equates to one cent for every gallon of propane delivered over the last year by their pink "Fueling the Fight" propane delivery trucks. These funds are tallied each October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

In this photo, you can see representatives from the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center - Jennifer Becker, Angie Del Nero, and Ken Neuvirth, alongside Steve Story from BREMCO.

If you or someone you love has survived or is currently battling cancer…

If you are a caregiver or cancer center staff…

If you are a compassionate member of our community …

The Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center extends an invitation to honor and celebrate you at our Annual Appreciation Reception. Join us on Sunday, November 5 between 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. at Chetola Resort.

Come enjoy an afternoon of music, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, raffle drawings, prizes and friendship!

For more information, please call 828-262-9170.

Happy Halloween from the staff at Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center🎃👻

💕We wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness💕

Honoring September Cancer Awareness Today💜💙💝🧡💚💛

🎉We’re thrilled to announce that Seby B Jones Regional Cancer Center has received a transportation grant from the American Cancer Society for the second year in a row. 🎉

This grant will increase our ability to assist with transportation issues for our patients who need it the most. A big thank you to the American Cancer Society for the invaluable services they provide our patients as well as their continued partnership.

Patients with needs may reach out to our staff for assistance.

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💙💛💜Late post. In May we wore blue, yellow and purple for Bladder Cancer Awareness. 💙💛💜

We love being able to celebrate patients when they finish treatment! 🎉Congratulations 🎉

We love our volunteers!

We are happy to recognize Dan Greenfield as our featured volunteer for May.

Dan has volunteered at Appalachian Regional Healthcare System for the past 27 years. He serves in the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center where he cleans areas after a patient leaves. He also provides patients and visitors with food and beverages during treatments. In the Cardiac Unit, he does clerical work or anything else the staff needs.

He says what he loves most about volunteering at ARHS, “is the interaction with this fantastic staff and hopefully aiding those who come here seeking help.”

Dan also delivers meals for the Watauga County Project on Aging, which he has been doing for 34 years. He actively participates with community theatres in Boone, Lenoir and the Hickory areas.

Before moving to Boone in 1988, he was a restauranteur.
He says he volunteers because, “I have had a blessed life and God has given me the opportunity to say ‘thank you!’ And it sure is rewarding to have a worthy purpose at this stage of my life.”

There are volunteering opportunities available across ARHS. If you are interested in volunteering, please visit: apprhs.org/volunteer

"Nursing is great for so many reasons, but there is one reason that means more than any poll results, amount of money, or job security: Nurses make a difference.” — Brittany Wilson

Not pictured: Tami

"Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription.” — Val Saintsbury

Happy Nurses Week!

"To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do, in spite of all we go through; that is to be a nurse.” — Rawsi Williams

Did you know May is also Oncology Nurse Month?

"As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the heart, mind, soul and body of our patients, their families and ourselves. They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou

Happy Nurses Week! "When a person decides to become a nurse, they make the most important decision of their lives. They choose to dedicate themselves to the care of others." - Margaret Harvey

Happy Retirement, Hope! We will certainly miss you.

Emily has recently taken a new role here at the cancer center. She says, "I am so grateful to be taking the role of Registration Supervisor at the Cancer Center. After being a Medical Assistant to Doctor Sobol for the last 3 to 4 years, I am aware that not only nursing, but everything around it, makes an enormous deal in patient care. I hope to improve our patient's experience in this role."

💜We wear orchid for Testicular Cancer Awareness 💜

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to Eryn, Laura and Phillip! For all you give, for all you do, for working hard, for being you. For being there, day in day out...Thanks is what today's about!

It's Health Information Management Week and we are celebrating Conor! Health Information professionals are trusted by patients and providers alike with sensitive data, while making sure it’s available where and when it’s needed.

Happy National Cancer Registrars Week Amy and Betty! Did you know the cancer data they collect provide essential information to researchers, healthcare providers, and public health officials to better monitor and advance cancer treatments, conduct research, and improve cancer prevention and screening programs?

💙We wear blue for Colon Cancer Awareness 💙

Happy Doctor's Day!

Please welcome Jennifer Becker to the cancer center team! Jennifer is our Clincal Nurse Manager. She has been a nurse since 2008 and Oncology certified since 2017. She is a mother of 3, grandmother of 5, loves traveling and camping. "I'm excited to start this new position and being part of the team."

Happy World Social Work Day to Angie. She always goes above and beyond for our patients!

🍀 Happy St. Patrick's Day 🍀

Why did we have to wait until Mid March to get our snow picture? ❄️

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A big thank you to Paige Helms and Ella Levadnuk from App State’s Alpha Phi Sorority. This week they brought by goodie bags for Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center staff and patients. 🫶

Big thanks to Liad, Roz and Brian from Temple of the High Country who delivered 18 backpacks full of items from Marcia Courage in Action.

In February we wear green for Gall Bladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness 💚

Happy Valentine's Day from the Cancer Center Crew

💕LifeStore Bank always makes Valentine's Day special for our patients 💕