Story of America: The Latest from Belhaven on the Vidant Pungo | Eastern NC Now

The latest from Belhaven, NC is not good news. After Vidant Health Inc. reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the North Carolina NAACP, a ally of Vidant Health called Pantego Creek, LLC announced that it would stand in the way of the hospital staying open.

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    Story of America contributors Eric Byler and Annabel Park have presented to me a well produced, finely edited vignette from their documentary that they are in the process of preparing regarding Vidant's closing of Pungo District Hospital.

    Below are their short words, and their long video on the latest in the dramatic story of what is happening NOW in Belhaven.

    The latest from Belhaven, NC is not good news. After Vidant Health Inc. reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the North Carolina NAACP, an ally of Vidant Health called Pantego Creek, LLC announced that it would stand in the way of the hospital staying open.

    Installments One and Two, and then Three in the Story of America's documentary can be found here. Installment Four is here below by Eric Byler and Annabel Park:


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