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Lora Joyner named National Bleeding Disorders Foundation Physical Therapist of the Year
Published: Saturday, October 21st, 2023 @ 4:29 pm
By: ENC NOW
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President Joe Biden‘s nominee to lead the National Institute of Health allegedly received millions of dollars in research-related funds from big pharmaceutical companies while opposing Trump-era drug costs, according to a watchdog group.
Published: Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 @ 2:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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ECU will provide mental health services for youth with $3.2 million United Health Foundation grant
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 @ 10:37 am
By: ECU News Services
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Some North Carolinians can now have free COVID-19 tests shipped directly to them, thanks to the expansion of a partnership between the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Rockefeller Foundation through Project ACT.
Published: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 @ 11:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On April 19th, the Golden LEAF Foundation held a gathering in Jacksonville, N.C., for organizations interested in learning about the Golden LEAF Community-Based Grants Initiative, currently active in the Southeast Prosperity Zone.
Published: Saturday, May 28th, 2022 @ 10:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Community College dedicated an allied health lab in honor of the Darragh Foundation on April 27. The naming acknowledges a new generous donation from the foundation.
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2022 @ 6:09 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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The North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative (NCOHC), a program of the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation (FHLI), has secured funding to begin tackling the complex needs of people seeking oral health services in western North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, December 30th, 2021 @ 12:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The healthcare industry remains a major economic driver in rural, tobacco-dependent, and economically distressed communities. The Golden LEAF Foundation supports the healthcare industry by funding projects that directly lead to the creation of new jobs and increased access to healthcare services.
Published: Friday, November 19th, 2021 @ 9:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Editors at National Review Online raise concerns about the prospect of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra becoming the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Sunday, December 13th, 2020 @ 3:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' work to increase COVID-19 testing access has been cited as a national model in the Rockefeller Foundation’s newly-released National COVID-19 Testing & Tracing Action Plan.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 @ 7:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health and Golden LEAF Foundation officials announced today a $10.8 million grant to fund major equipment in the state-of-the-art cancer center and bed tower on the Vidant Medical Center campus
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 @ 9:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Health Access in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, working with the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation, has secured a grant that should go a long way towards improving population health in the East
Published: Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 @ 10:51 am
By: ECU News Services
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The Vidant Health Foundation is distributing more than $2 million to 142 grants for communities in eastern North Carolina for the 2016-2017 grant cycle
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2016 @ 10:51 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Today, officials with Vidant Medical Center, Vidant EastCare and the Vidant Health Foundation launched the new children's transport vehicle with a splash of water to make it official.
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2016 @ 1:42 am
By: Russell Allen
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North Carolina improved its overall public health ranking more than any other state in this year's report released by the United Health Foundation.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 @ 3:30 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The Vidant Health Foundation distributed more than $1.8 million through 132 grants for communities in eastern North Carolina for the 2015-2016 grant cycle. Grants were awarded for programs that focused on chronic disease prevention and management, access to care and nutrition and physical activity.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 2:33 am
By: Chris Downey
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Two of Vidant's Home Health and Hospice team members were recognized by state organizations for outstanding service in caring for patients.
Published: Saturday, November 8th, 2014 @ 12:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Friday, November 14, Vidant Medical Center will hold its sixth annual “Festival of Hope.” The event will take place at Rock Springs Center from 6:30-11:30 p.m. to raise funds for cancer support and survivorship programs offered at Vidant Medical Center.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 6:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Getting patients and their families involved in their care is one of the leading ways to improve patient outcomes.
Published: Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 @ 9:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A massive government overhaul of our health care delivery system continues to unfold, and the nation is embarking upon uncharted territory. Providers are fed up with reduced payments, spending more time wading through convoluted third-party paperwork, and not being reimbursed in a timely fashion...
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 @ 9:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Health implemented a new cancer care-navigation model to help provide high quality cancer care locally and regionally.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 1:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 7:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Working together with emergency management officials for Washington and Tyrell counties, the Vidant Health Foundation announced it will provide Washington-Tyrell Emergency Management Services a $25,000 Community Benefits Grant to purchase a Quick Response Vehicle (QRV).
Published: Friday, September 26th, 2014 @ 10:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated Buncombe County and Durham County today for being two of six winners of the RWJF Culture of Health Prize awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Published: Thursday, June 26th, 2014 @ 5:04 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center has been selected as a finalist to receive the VitalHearts: Secondary Trauma Resiliency program as part of the LIVESTRONG® Community Impact Project, which was created to bring proven cancer support programs to communities across the U.S.
Published: Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 @ 7:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Working together with elected officials and leaders from Hyde County, the Vidant Health Foundation today announced it will augment EMS services in the county by providing a $250,000 grant-in-aid to upgrade two medical emergency transport vehicles.
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 @ 11:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The federal health care law known as Obamacare creates more problems for North Carolinians than just the faulty website that has generated recent headlines. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report documents key Obamacare flaws and offers alternatives for addressing health care needs.
Published: Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina can help prevent unnecessary increases in health care costs by repealing a 35-year-old law that has failed to address that goal. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report delivers that verdict.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 5:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Medicaid spending has grown dramatically, while patient health outcomes have declined, as North Carolina has relied on Community Care of North Carolina to serve most Medicaid patients. A new Policy Report from the John Locke Foundation and Florida-based Foundation for Government Accountability highl
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 1:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Beaufort Hospital recently awarded its annual community benefit grants totaling $133,531 to six local community organizations. These funds are made available from the Vidant Health Foundation to help support community projects that focus on wellness and prevention strategies.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2013 @ 10:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's official toast boldly proclaims that ours is a state where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great.
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2013 @ 9:02 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The 6th annual Shaggin’ for a Cause event will be held March 15th, 2013 at the Washington Civic Center. Jim Quick & Coastline is the featured entertainment and what a great time of year – St. Patrick’s Day – to come together for a fun event that raises money for a great cause.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 9:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dr. John H. Brooks has recently joined the medical staff of Vidant Cardiology - Greenville.
Published: Friday, September 7th, 2012 @ 9:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center is partnering with Carolina Well, a survivorship program of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, to offer a nationally recognized program that helps cancer survivors make the transition from active treatment to post-treatment care.
Published: Friday, September 7th, 2012 @ 1:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Vidant Health Foundation is sponsoring a Community Grants Expo to showcase more than 130 grant programs from Pitt County and eastern North Carolina that received grants for 2012/2013.
Published: Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 @ 2:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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BCMC and the N.C. Healthy Start Foundation will partner to give onesies to every baby born at the Medical Center in October for National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month.
Published: Friday, October 8th, 2010 @ 8:54 pm
By: BCN
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