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Walter Cunningham, the last surviving member of the Apollo 7 mission and a Korean War veteran, has died in a Houston hospital at 90.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 6:29 pm
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina is in the middle of a union battle at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 @ 9:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since Friday, Sept. 4, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has experienced continued technical and submission issues with hospital systems' data
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 @ 5:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In February 2019, after months of negotiation, Western North Carolina’s Mission Hospital was sold to HCA Healthcare, the nation’s largest for-profit hospital company.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2020 @ 6:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Commissioner Stan Deatherage took issue with Vidant shutting down the Psych Ward at the Beaufort County Hospital.
Published: Sunday, September 29th, 2019 @ 3:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Joint Commission made its report on UNC Hospitals public Wednesday, Aug. 28, citing a laundry list of 44 performance issues that cost UNC its clean status of accreditation.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 11:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It happened at the Commissioners meeting on October 1, and again at a special called meeting on October 22 2018.
Published: Sunday, November 11th, 2018 @ 1:39 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Beaufort County Commissioners by a vote of 5 to 2 requested Sheriff Ernie Coleman present a policy providing for a notice to be given by his department to the person(s) designated by the inmate should the inmate be admitted to the hospital.
Published: Sunday, September 30th, 2018 @ 11:10 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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A new program in East Carolina University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions puts students front-and-center in demonstrating Pirate hospitality to prospective students.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 11:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Beaufort County Commissioners voted 5 to 2 to bequeath its public hospital to University Health Systems.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2015 @ 12:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Unless the commissioners dissolve the authority board the county will loose the 6.4 million dollars. This false representation by Commissioner Ron Buzzeo during an open meeting.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 3:08 am
By: Hood Richardson
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A resolution is on the Tuesday, July 7th, 2015, Beaufort County Board of Commissioners meeting agenda to dissolve the above described 9 member board, also known as the “Hospital Board”.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 @ 5:07 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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When Vidant agreed to lease BC Hospital, they refused to assume the liabilities that were lurking from past mismanagement, an amount estimated to be around $22 million.
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 @ 1:29 pm
By: Betty Murphy
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During the Monday June 1 meeting, six commissioners again refused to agree to guarantee a loan for the Town of Belhaven so the Town can acquire title to the abandoned hospital property.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 @ 8:07 am
By: Hood Richardson
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At the Beaufort County Commissioners on July 7, 2014, Mayor Adam O'Neal promised to walk to Washington, DC to seek relief from the Federal government to keep Belhaven's hospital open with a fully functional emergency room and a 10 bed facility.
Published: Thursday, July 17th, 2014 @ 1:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Story of America contributors Eric Byler and Annabel Park are diligently preparing a documentary pursuant to Vidant's closing of Pungo District Hospital, and we have their first two installments here.
Published: Saturday, April 5th, 2014 @ 3:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health, a mission-driven, not-for-profit corporation, owns, leases or has a majority membership interest in nine eastern North Carolina hospitals and has a management agreement with one other.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 3:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is ironic that most of the same people and commissioners who are now expressing so much concern about Vidant closing the Pungo District Hospital are the same people who were Vidant's cheerleaders when we were trying to decide whether Vidant or Community Health Systems would be best for Beaufort C
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2013 @ 7:37 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners held a special called meeting on Monday (9-30-13) to discuss the closing of Pungo Hospital in Belhaven. At that meeting I read the following statement.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2013 @ 9:50 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners are negotiating the Probable Lease / Sell (actually a give-away to UHS) of Beaufort County's Hospital. (update)
Published: Monday, August 15th, 2011 @ 4:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners are negotiating the Probable Lease / Sell (actually a give-away to UHS) of Beaufort County's Hospital.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2011 @ 1:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A portion of the $11.5 million loss in 2010 can be attributed to management's $4 million write-off of doubtful receivables.
Published: Saturday, March 12th, 2011 @ 7:18 pm
By: BCN
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Barring some last minute miracle by our County Commissioners and/or the Financial Staff at the hospital, we may be faced with having to sign over the facility to UHS.
Published: Saturday, February 12th, 2011 @ 9:00 am
By: John Murphy
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Ironically, the UHS Coalition has taken the position that it is they who have respected the law; and others, such as Hood Richardson, who haven't followed the due process.
Published: Friday, February 11th, 2011 @ 1:39 pm
By: BCN
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The revised Letter of Intent between BRHS and UHS was signed late Tuesday afternoon.
Published: Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 @ 1:20 pm
By: BCN
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Businesses of all types are properly run every day and I am sure good self management is not beyond Beaufort Community Hospital's reach.
Published: Monday, January 24th, 2011 @ 7:35 pm
By: Warren Smith
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In the event that the BRHS hospital board approves a final recommendation, the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners is tentatively scheduled to meet Monday night at 7 p.m.
Published: Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 @ 2:54 pm
By: BCN
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Richardson's motion proposed: Commissioner McRoy and Commissioner Klemm exclude themselves from voting on future items regarding Beaufort County Hospital due to their conflicts of interest.
Published: Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 @ 2:54 pm
By: BCN
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At last night's WDN-sponsored candidates' forum, at least two of the six commissioner candidates, when asked about the financial future of BRHS, broke the very first rule of negotiating.
Published: Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 @ 7:50 pm
By: BCN
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With those who were on the fast-track to lease or sell the local hospital down from power, the new Beaufort Regional Health System hospital board will be changing its endgame.
Published: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 @ 12:21 pm
By: BCN
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The RFP is solid, but it does not address some of the important issue the Hospital board will have to address. One of those issues is short term cash flow.
Published: Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 @ 10:02 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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He withdraws motion after strong dissent from fellow commissioners
Published: Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 @ 9:07 pm
By: BCN
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