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Cabarrus Family Medicine Recipient of Small Business of the Year Award

September 29, 2006 - Cabarrus Family Medicine (CFM) has been given the Small Business of the Year Award from the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce. CFM Chairman of the Board, Jim Shepherd, MD, and Chief Operating Officer, Tom Earnhardt, PA-C, accepted the award at a luncheon on Friday, September 29, 2006 at The Copperfield Room at Cabarrus Family Medicine. The award was presented by John Cox, CEO of the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Jay Howard, President/Owner of JHE Production Group, Inc. and last year’s award recipient.

Eight local small businesses were nominated for the Small Business of the Year Award and the winner was chosen by a committee comprised of members of three out-of-state Chambers of Commerce. Judges considered qualities such as the businesses’ growth, history, and contributions to their community.

Cabarrus Family Medicine, PA is a unique multi-clinic group that provides comprehensive family healthcare while maintaining a personal, small-office atmosphere. CFM was founded in 1983 as Mt. Pleasant Family Physicians, and has grown to include seven sites in Cabarrus and Stanly Counties, with 35 medical doctors, 9 physician assistants, and 2 family nurse practitioners.

Cabarrus Family Medicine is dedicated to the promotion of good health for children, adolescents and adults, providing obstetrics and women’s health, newborn and child care, lab, x-ray, minor surgery, after-hours and inpatient hospital care. Cabarrus Family Medicine also offers behavioral medicine, nutritional counseling, travel medicine, metabolic testing, laser hair removal and Botox cosmetics. As a further commitment to excellence, CFM provides the faculty and training sites for Cabarrus Family Medicine Residency Program, a joint venture with NorthEast Medical Center.

Each of the family practitioners with Cabarrus Family Medicine has been awarded certification from the American Board of Family Practice and are active medical staff members at NorthEast Medical Center. The practice is looked upon as a leader across the state and nation for their advanced clinical practices, their commitment to the use of technology in disease management, and their focus on wellness and prevention. In a fast paced-world of consumerism and expectations of quality and service, Cabarrus Family Medicine is a place where technology meets tradition. Family physicians at CFM focus on the individual and family, and they make extraordinary efforts to provide personalized care, even down to occasional home visits, when needed.