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The Sunday Herald SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010
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ELECTION 2010
Poll: N.C. House race tight
NATION
Should local councilman run, AFP says he has a chance to unseat Love By GORDON ANDERSON anderson@sanfordherald.com
FORMER SEC. OF STATE HAIG, FOUR-STAR GENERAL, DIES AT 85 Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig (second from right), a four-star general who served as a top adviser to three presidents and had presidential ambitions of his own, died Saturday of complications from an infection, his family said. He was 85. Page 11A
HEALTH CARE
SANFORD — A new poll commissioned by an anti-tax group indicates that state Rep. Jimmy Love (D-Sanford) may face trouble in his bid for a third consecutive term
in the General Assembly. With a week remaining in the filing period for the 2010 elections, nobody has formally stepped forward to challenge Love. But a poll released by the anti-tax group Americans For Prosperity indicates that Love could lose
in November to two potential challengers. The AFP poll shows Sanford City Councilman Mike Stone, a Republican, garnering 32.9 percent of the vote to Love’s 18.5 percent. 48.6
See Poll, Page 5A
Love
Stone
SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT: CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL
Easing the pain
OBAMA GAMBLES HEALTH CARE ON THURSDAY’S WHITE HOUSE SUMMIT President Barack Obama summons anxious Democrats and aloof Republicans to a White House summit Thursday — live on C-SPAN and perhaps cable — and gambles that he can save his embattled health care overhaul by the power of persuasion. Page 7B
CAROLINA
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Carrie Williams jots down notes about congestive heart failure at the community classroom at Central Carolina Hospital on Tuesday.
CHARLOTTE-AREA CHARITY GIVES EVERYTHING AWAY The Bin in Huntersville is a charity based on the simplest of ideas: Donors want their gift to go to directly to people in need. Not part of it, but all of it. So The Bin obliges by giving away 100 percent of everything it receives. No one on the staff is paid. Page 1C
BUSINESS CREDIT CARD REFORM MAY GIVE A SHOCK TO SOME CONSUMERS Now, thanks to a long-awaited law that goes into effect Monday, you’ll know an ugly truth: how much your credit card really costs to use Page 9B
STATE SOLDIERS IN 82ND AIRBORNE STUNNED BY HAITIAN DESTRUCTION For soldiers of the 82nd Airborne’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, the similarities between Haiti’s capital and the major cities of Iraq are striking. Only in Haiti, the soldiers see far more destruction, devastation and suffering. Page 10B
Vol. 80, No. 42 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
CCH now certified as official Chest Pain Center By BILLY LIGGETT and CAITLIN MULLEN
HEART ATTACK WARNING SIGNS o uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of your chest o discomfort in the arms, back, neck, jaw or stomach o shortness of breath o breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or light-headedness
Herald News Staff
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ore than 5.3 million Americans are affected by congestive heart failure, and in Sanford last year, more than 2,500 patients presented themselves to Central Carolina Hospital complaining of chest pains. After months of working to educate its entire staff of how to handle these patients, CCH was notified last week that it has earned full accreditation as a “chest pain center” by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The accreditation means the hospital is considered a top facility for handling patients with these symptoms, according to RN Jeanette Wood, the hospital’s chest pain accreditation coordinator. “It tells patients we have the best practices for acute coronary care,” Wood said. “We’re confident that once you’re under our care, you’ll receive top-notch quality care.” That’s good news in a state where heart disease ranks as the top killer among adults. Being accredited means CCH has enacted procedures it says were developed by “leading experts in cardiac
HAPPENING TODAY n Comedy Stage Hypnotist K.C. Cameron will perform at the Kendale Entertainment Center. For more information on this show and all the events at The Kendale Entertainment Center, call 776-0005 or 770-9141. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A
CHEST PAIN CENTERS
Medical Director and Chair of Department of Emergency Medicine Dr. Ayaz Pathan leads a class on Tuesday about congestive heart failure at CCH. care” to reduce the time-to-treatment in the critical stages of a heart attack. According to hospital CEO Doug Doris, one key chest pain protocol was to get patients an electrocardiogram (EKG) within 10 minutes of arrival. Doris said the EKG determines the “pathway” for additional protocols for each patient. In other words … it tells them if the patient’s chest pains are serious enough for a big-
See Chest, Page 8A
CCH met the following elements: o Integrating emergency services with EMS o Assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients quickly o Treating patients with low risk for acute coronary syndrome and no assignable cause for their symptoms o Continually seeking to improve processes and procedures o Ensuring chest pain center staff competency and training o Maintaining organization structures and commitment o Having a function design that promotes optimal patient care o Community outreach programs that educate the public to promptly seek medical care if they display symptoms of a possible heart attack.
High: 63 Low: 41
INDEX
More Weather, Page 14A
OBITUARIES
BILLY LIGGETT
Sanford: Eleanor McLean, 42, Willie Smith, 81, Wesley Owens, 41 Carthage: Raymond Wood, 69 Henderson: Leander Headen, 90
The Herald’s editor gives his take on a spat with a local blogger last week
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