UNC Health Blue Ridge taps CEO Gary Paxson, BSN, RN, was named president and CEO of Morganton, N.C.-based UNC Health Blue Ridge. He will step into the role Sept. 3 after a five-month search.

Nurse Megan McCormick is the nurse manager of emergency services for UNC Rex. She and a team packed supplies into her car and headed to UNC Blue Ridge in Morganton this week to lend a hand.