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Lincoln Health System (LHS), a county-owned, non-profit corporation, entered into a strategic affiliation agreement effective Sept. 10, 2018, with Huntsville Hospital Health System (HHHS) to become part of a larger affiliated health care system that will allow for more efficient delivery of services to residents of southern Tennessee and northern Alabama. The new entity will…

The Lincoln Health System Volunteer Auxiliary recently donated over $10,000 to Lincoln Health System to purchase needed equipment across all of the health system’s facilities.  Each year, the Auxiliary collects a ‘wish list’ from each facility of an item or items that would directly benefit the patients of Lincoln Health System.  The Auxiliary works hard…

I feel like I have come full circle and am home again here among old friends.  Early in my healthcare career, I started working in long-term care.  My roots began here and a piece of my heart has always remained. I am excited about this chapter, to be able to lead a facility so dear…

  Lincoln Health System and Lincoln Medical Group proudly announce the addition of Dr. John M. Burney to the LMG Women’s Center. Burney, Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist will join Board-Eligible Obstetrician and Gynecologist Christy Pettes, MD and Board Certified Nurse Midwife Alysha Walker in the Lincoln Medical Group Women’s Center, located in the Lincoln…

A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal, it is a part of the community that fosters health and represents hope. From providing treatment and comfort to the sick, to welcoming new life into the world, hospitals are central to a healthy and optimistic community. That’s the message organizers are touting…

Lincoln Hospice’s Volunteer Coordinator, April Otinger proudly accepted Lincoln County Mayor Bill Newman’s application to become a volunteer with Lincoln Hospice last week.  The hospice agency is looking to expand its group of volunteers to serve the community and their patients.  By increasing the volunteer pool, Lincoln Hospice is better equipped to meet the needs…

Lincoln Health System and Lincoln Hospice have set the date for the 3rd Annual Celebration of Life Butterfly Release. This year’s event will be held on April 22, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Stone Bridge Park. Last year’s event celebrated the lives of more than 200 people with the release of beautiful butterflies signifying each…

On January 24, 2018, Lincoln Health System officials were presented with 20 American Heart Association CPR Anytime kits, which were awarded based on internal fundraising during the year. These kits will be used during health fairs, community workshops and available for any local organization to train staff. During the year, the LHS Business Development/Marketing department…

Monday, January 8th begins the 2nd Annual Lincoln Health System GET FIT Challenge for its employees.  The GET FIT Challenge is designed to encourage Health System employees to stay healthy and active.  Plus a little friendly competition makes reaching those New Year’s weight loss goal a bit more fun! The acronym G.E.T.  F.I.T. stands for “Giving…

Certified Nurse Midwife, Alysha Walker, of Lincoln Medical Group Women’s Center delivered both the first baby of 2018 and the last baby of 2017 just 15 hours apart at Lincoln Medical Center. The hospital’s last baby of 2017 was born at 6:44 in the evening on December 31st.  Leela Mary Hickerson weighed in at 7…