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By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Five hospitals responsible for nearly all of North Carolina’s lawsuits filed against patients for medical debt have committed to erasing all of their existing judgments, The Charlotte Ledger/NC Health News has learned. Atrium Health, the state’s largest health care system, announced ...
Western NC hospitals challenged but operational in Helene’s wake
by Rachel Crumpler October 1, 2024. State and federal officials talk with Mission Hospital executives about Helene's impact on the hospital in Asheville on Sept. 30. Greg Lowe, Mission Hospital's CEO, said restoring city water services is a top priority that will help ease hospital operations. Credit: Paul Barker / NC Governor's Office.
One year into NC's new abortion law, patients and providers feel …
Jul 1, 2024 · One year into new abortion limits, N.C. patients and providers struggle to shoulder the load restrictions bring. Increased restrictions have ushered in a new landscape of care with patients navigating more logistical hurdles and travel. Abortion providers have reworked operations to comply with the new law. by Rachel Crumpler July 1, 2024.
Docs who ditched Atrium now partnering with private equity
Oct 9, 2024 · Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger. Six years after breaking away from Atrium Health to build Charlotte’s largest independent physician practice, the doctors at Tryon Medical Partners are teaming up with a private equity firm in a move they say will help them reach more patients. The deal, finalized in September, gives San Francisco-based ...
Elder-care homes left powerless by Helene | NC Health News
Oct 6, 2024 · Helene left some N.C. elder-care homes without power. Older people face higher risk from extreme weather events. The hurricane knocked many facilities off the power grid, and state rules don’t require them all to have backups. by Correspondent October 6, 2024. This screen grab of the Duke Energy website shows the area around Asheville had the ...
Surviving Helene in Boone | NC Health News
Oct 8, 2024 · Surviving Helene in Boone. After extreme flooding, Boone and App State face sinkholes, landslides, destroyed houses and roads, and challenges to recovery. by Carolina Public Press October 8, 2024. A Samaritan's Purse staff member sets up an oxygen tent outside Watauga Medical Center in Boone, North Carolina. The tent can provide oxygen to 10 to ...
N.C. gives away radon test kits - North Carolina Health News
Jan 20, 2020 · In North Carolina, officials with the state Department of Health and Human Services estimate that 435 residents will die from radon-related lung cancer in 2020. Radon Risk Persists. In an effort to make people more aware of the dangers, the state is again giving away 3,000 radon test kits as part of National Radon Action Month.
More than a medical school - North Carolina Health News
Oct 2, 2024 · Future phases of the project call for more research buildings, a hotel, multifamily housing and street-level retail. The Ledger/NC Health News recently toured the construction site with Atrium and Wexford representatives and chatted by phone with an administrator at the Wake Forest University Medical School.
New Cherry Hospital Makes Its Debut, Three Years Late
Aug 31, 2016 · Three years after it was originally slated to open, Goldsboro’s new Cherry Hospital was officially dedicated Tuesday by Gov. Pat McCrory. At an outdoor ceremony attended by hundreds of present and former staff, state and local officials, and legislators, McCrory glossed over the delays that kept the $138 million facility from opening in 2013.
This year, healthy food options can be found at the NC State Fair
Oct 14, 2022 · Westover United Methodist Church has operated a booth at the state fair for decades, serving hot dogs, hamburgers, and barbecue as well as ham and sausage biscuits. Neomonde, a vendor at the state fair, offers healthy Mediterranean food options such as pita wraps, kabobs and hummus. Gluten-free options are available.