APPALACHIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATES (ARMA) ASSISTS IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WATAUGA AND AVERY COUNTIES IN NC AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. ARMA PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE, ALONG WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF SPECIALTIES TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF AREA RESIDENTS. SPECIALTIES INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY, ORTHOPAEDICS, OB/GYN, GENERAL SURGERY, UROLOGY, RHEUMATOLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, AND URGENT CARE. ARMA ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT, AND PHYSICIAN OFFICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.