Considerations for Who Should Get Tested for COVID-19
  • People who have symptoms of COVID-19.
  • Click here for a Coronavirus Self-Checker
  • People who have had close contact (link to help you determine your risk) (within 6 feet for a total of 15 minutes or more) with someone with confirmed COVID-19.
  • People who have been asked or referred to get testing by their healthcare provider, links to local or state ​health departments.

Not everyone needs to be tested. If you do get tested, you should self-quarantine/isolate at home pending test results and follow the advice of your health care provider or a public health professional.
Hope4NC

The SCOOP on Managing Stress
Many Organizations in our area are looking for resources to help their employees manage stress during this time of crisis and uncertainty. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has established two mental health resources to assist North Carolinians cope and build resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NCDHHS Hope4NC website shares specific steps that can be taken to improve and maintain mental wellbeing, and offers additional resources to help everyone cope during this stressful time. Learn more here.


  • As of December 1, 12 pm there were 3,200 confirmed cases in Henderson County
  • As of December 1, 12 pm there were 5,713 confirmed cases in Buncombe County
  • As of December 1, 12 pm there were 1,230 confirmed cases in Haywood County
  • As of December 1, 12 pm there were 561 confirmed cases in Transylvania County
VIRTUALBACK SURGERY SEMINAR and Q&A with Dr. Hicks
Tuesday December 8th 6:00pm

If chronic back pain has you considering surgery, robotic assisted spine surgery might be right for you. Pardee now offers a minimally invasive surgery using the most advanced technology, GPS robotic guidance, and surgical techniques that can shorten recovery time, greatly reduce radiation exposure, and provide increased precision and accuracy for the surgeon. Join Dr. John Hicks, board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the back, neck, and spine, as he explains the benefits of using technology to assist in the operating room. Following the seminar, Dr. Hicks will provide a live chat session to answer questions you may have about conditions of the back, spine, and neck that lead to the need for spine surgery. Register here

PARDEE URGENT CARES

45 Hendersonville Highway Pisgah Forest NC 27868
Hours M – F 8 am – 7 pm & S – S 9 am – 6 pm
Brevard (828) 435-8100

Hours M – F 8 am – 7 pm & S – S 9 am – 6 pm
Please call ahead for an occupational health appointment.
Drug screening available 8:30am - 4:30pm
Mills River (828) 694-8100

Hours M – F 8 am – 7 pm & S – S 9 am – 6 pm
Please call ahead for an occupational health appointment
Hendersonville (828) 697-3232

Hours M – F 8 am – 7 pm & S – S 9 am – 6 pm
Fletcher (828) 651-6350

NOTE: Urgent Care Fletcher, Urgent Care Hendersonville and Urgent Care Brevard are seeing all types of patients and are doing COVID-19 symptomatic testing. Occupational Health is still directed to use the Hendersonville and Mills River Urgent Care locations. Soon Urgent Care Brevard will be offering Occupational Health as well.



Maureen Scullin, Business Relations
Pardee @Work