Storm exacerbated homelessness in western NC | NC Health News
Dec 16, 2024 · By Jaymie Baxley. The remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed thousands of homes during its catastrophic sweep through western North Carolina in September, leaving …
N.C. House passed bill funding child care centers for three months
Nov 20, 2024 · The N.C. House of Representatives passed a bill late Nov. 19 that includes a measure to allocate more than $33 million in funding to extend grants for child care centers to …
Docs who ditched Atrium now partnering with private equity
Oct 9, 2024 · By Michelle Crouch. Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger. Six years after breaking away from Atrium Health to build Charlotte’s largest independent physician practice, …
Clinician teams did ‘rewarding’ work in WNC after Helene - North ...
Nov 25, 2024 · By Jaymie Baxley. After the remnants of Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on western North Carolina’s health care infrastructure, the N.C. Office of Emergency Medical …
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 …
Atrium Health cancels thousands of past medical debt judgments
Sep 20, 2024 · Treasurer: Lives have already been ruined. A study conducted by Duke University and the North Carolina Treasurer’s Office revealed that from January 2017 to June 2022, …
NC is aging; how the state wants to address that
Oct 24, 2024 · But the aging plan says the grant doesn’t have enough funding to meet rising demand. There are at least 10,000 older adults on N.C.’s waiting lists for the grant’s services, …
Aftermath of Helene making WNC survivors sick | NC Health News
Nov 9, 2024 · The number of patients at the hospital is lower than average, according to Kruta, but more patients are staying longer than usual. “There are a lot of people who cannot be …
New alternative to psychiatric hospitalization available in Raleigh ...
Dec 23, 2024 · A new kind of mental health service is available in Wake County, and it offers a voluntary alternative to hospitalization for people experiencing mental distress. It’s called a …
Mental Health America launches hub to help rural residents
Dec 15, 2024 · by Liz Carey Daily Yonder. The Rural Mental Health Resources Hub from Mental Health America was launched this past spring. The website provides rural residents with …