Our team puts its best foot forward at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at the ETSU Mini Dome!

On April 11-12, 2008, The Center for Digestive Wellness was represented by an impressive team. Generous with their energy and enthusiasm, they raised funds for the American Cancer Society at the regional Relay for Life. Our team devoted hours and miles and came out smiling! Many thanks to all of our cheerful participants.

HEPATITIS C SUPPORT GROUP OFFERED FOR LOCAL AREA PATIENTS
Note: Next Meeting To Be Announced.

The group leader and location of the meetings are currently being changed. Please check the website next month for updates on this information.

All people with hepatitis C or B are welcome.

According to The Mid-South Chapter of the American Liver Foundation, Chapter President Mr. Gary Kennedy, “The support group was established recently to provide emotional support and educational information to the growing number of hepatitis C patients in this area.”

Until recently, there has been little known about this disease, and patients were often left feeling isolated and with nowhere to turn. There are an estimated 4 million people in the United States with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), though many of them do not even know that they have it.  Support groups such as this one are vital to the treatment and well being of hepatitis C patients.

For more information about the ALF Tri-Cities Hepatitis C  Support Group, please call 423-279-1400 or 901-766-7668.

www.liverfoundation.org

The Center for Digestive Wellness has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC/Accreditation Association), according to Dr. Jeffrey Fenyves and Dr. Stephen Fry, owners.

Status as an accredited organization means The Center for Digestive Wellness has passed a series of rigorous and nationally recognized standards for the provision of quality health care, set by the Accreditation Association. Over 2,600 ambulatory health care organizations across the United States are accredited by the AAAHC.

“Accreditation underscores our long-standing commitment to providing the highest possible levels of quality care to the community we serve,“ said Dr. Fenyves. “We are pleased and proud to have our efforts recognized with this accreditation.”

Ambulatory health care organizations seeking accreditation by the AAAHC undergo an extensive on-site, peer-based survey of its facilities and services. Not all ambulatory health care organizations seek accreditation; not all undergoing the on-site survey are granted accreditation.

Among the types of ambulatory health care organizations that can seek AAAHC accreditation are ambulatory and office-based surgery centers, single and multi-specialty group practices, college health centers, dental group practices, community health centers, occupational health centers and managed care organizations.