One year into NC's new abortion law, patients and providers feel …
Jul 1, 2024 · Hales said the first weeks were particularly tough and frantic. “I really remember most like not sleeping for days on end,” she said. “To be quite honest, there is a stretch of time that last week of June and the first couple weeks of July where I …
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, 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.
Aftermath of Helene making western NC survivors sick
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 discharged from the hospital into a nursing facility, because those rehabs don’t have potable water or space,” Kruta said.
Laurie Buckhout - North Carolina Health News
Laurie Buckhout is a Virginia native who lives in Edenton, NC. She holds an undergraduate degree from James Madison University and a graduate degree from Webster University. Buckhout is a retired Army colonel and founder of Corvus Consulting. She is married and has two sons. Our Q&A with Buckhout NC Health News reached out to […]
Fluoride controversy bubbling over in NC | NC Health News
Nov 14, 2024 · Studies show fluoride benefits. Gary Slade, a professor in the department of pediatric dentistry and dental public health at UNC Chapel Hill, was an author of a study published in 2018 that evaluated the association between the availability of community water fluoridation and tooth decay in children and adolescents.. Slade and his fellow researchers found that in counties where more than 75 ...
How dogs search for the lives taken by Helene in western NC
Nov 4, 2024 · By Jaymie Baxley. The remnants of Hurricane Helene claimed at least 101 lives in western North Carolina, burying many victims beneath rubble and floodwater.. Highly trained dogs have played a crucial role in finding victims’ remains; one canine-assisted search team from Guilford County recovered 20 bodies in the immediate aftermath of the storm. These specialist canines and their handlers ...
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.
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Mission Health permanently shutters Asheville Specialty Hospital. By Andrew R. Jones Asheville Watchdog Mission Health has permanently closed Asheville Specialty Hospital, the only long-term acute care hospital in western North Carolina, less than two months after suspending its services following Tropical Storm Helene.
Lawsuits detail troubled NC child welfare system | NC Health News
Sep 9, 2024 · Funding concerns. Even with recent huge investments by the legislature, there are still funding gaps, DHHS said. The department shared information from a 2018 survey conducted by Child Trends, a research organization focused on children and youth, that showed how North Carolina ranked last in total annual spending per child compared to other states that have state-supervised/county ...
Mental health providers want to help WNC after Helene disaster
Oct 10, 2024 · Crisis numbers and support groups. The Disaster Distress Helpline is a national multilingual hotline that offers crisis counseling 24/7. Call or text: 800-985-5990. Para Español: Llama o envía un mensaje de texto 1-800-985-5990 presiona “2.” National suicide and crisis lifeline: call or text 9-8-8 anywhere in the United States 24/7 for help and local resources.