At a community meeting at Vidant Pungo Hospital in Belhaven, Dr. David Herman, president and CEO of Vidant Health, unveiled more details about the agreement to keep Vidant Pungo Hospital open and to transfer ownership of the hospital to the Belhaven community.
Published: Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 @ 10:04 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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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: Monday, March 31st, 2014 @ 9:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I suppose it's a good thing that several years ago we decided on a not-for-profit company (now Vidant) to take over the Washington Hospital and subsequently seemingly everything else "medical" in the County.
Published: Monday, March 31st, 2014 @ 9:22 am
By: Jim Bispo
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This morning at 9 a.m. the leadership of Vidant Health, the NC Conference of Branches of the NAACP, and the NAACP Branches in Hyde and Beaufort Counties are pleased to announce that they have worked out an agreement to keep Vidant Pungo Hospital open.
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 12:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This morning at 9 a.m. the leadership of Vidant Health, the NC Conference of Branches of the NAACP, and the NAACP Branches in Hyde and Beaufort Counties are pleased to announce that they have worked out an agreement to keep Vidant Pungo Hospital open.
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 10:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The April 1st closing date for Vidant Pungo Hospital is rapidly approaching.
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 10:20 am
By: Betty Murphy
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I am hearing a lot of chatter, actually criticism, about Beaufort County refusing to accept the $500,000 of so called "free money" offered to us by Vidant during the early stages of the closing of the Pungo District Hospital. Hyde County took the $250,000 offered to them.
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 7:02 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Vidant Health, officially known as University Health Systems, is no stranger to closing rural medical facilities. Since 2010 Vidant Health has closed three medical clinics in the following counties: Dare, Pitt and Beaufort.
Published: Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 @ 6:47 am
By: Betty Murphy
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Mr. Lowell Minton Rhodes, age 78, a resident of River Trace Nursing Home Washington, NC, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's.
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 11:00 pm
By: Announcements
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Today, Beaufort County GOP Chairman Keith Kidwell announced he will run for Beaufort County Commissioner. In his announcement, Chairman Kidwell emphasized that the County needs a leader with business, budgeting and executive experience.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 7:22 am
By: Keith D Kidwell
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Andrea Blake Linton, age 38, a resident of Garner Rd., Greenville, NC passed away Friday, November 29, 2013 at Vidant Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice.
Published: Saturday, November 30th, 2013 @ 10:29 am
By: Announcements
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The November 4th monthly Beaufort County Commissioner's meeting started off with some strong public comments by civic leader "Buzz" Cayton stressing the need for County Commissioners to use common sense in their ongoing pursuit of new jail plans.
Published: Friday, November 15th, 2013 @ 8:38 am
By: Betty Murphy
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Here it is Tuesday evening, Sept 24, and I am driving into the quiet little town of Belhaven located in one of the most rural areas of northeast Beaufort County.
Published: Monday, November 4th, 2013 @ 10:41 pm
By: Betty Murphy
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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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If you are interested in a solution, it is important that you attend. Please pass the word. Your presence is requested.
Published: Monday, September 23rd, 2013 @ 10:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The people DownEast, specifically in the eastern portions of Beaufort County north of the Pamlico River and those in Hyde County are being faced with a double whammy - the loss of the inpatient facility at Pungo Hospital in Belhaven and the loss of a reported 127 jobs.
Published: Friday, September 6th, 2013 @ 8:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently, there has been a buzz about what is to become of Pungo District Hospital, now that Vidant Health, who served as a "White Knight" in 2011 and which may have extended the life of that Hospital, may be looking to cut its losses and close the facility.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2013 @ 11:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Donnie Sue Gooch, age 62, a resident of Russellville, AL passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013, at her home.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 4:38 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Gladys Flores Sala, age 88, a resident of Autumnfield of Belhaven, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Vidant Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven.
Published: Monday, December 17th, 2012 @ 12:23 am
By: Announcements
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Six students from Beaufort County Community College will receive scholarships through the Golden LEAF Scholarship program for the North Carolina Community College System to attend the college.
Published: Saturday, July 7th, 2012 @ 10:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Jane Benton Lamm, 76, a resident of Bath, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Vidant Pungo Hospital.
Published: Saturday, March 31st, 2012 @ 11:13 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Clara Ruth Miller DeHoog, age 85, a resident of Plymouth, died Friday, March 23, 2012, at Grantsbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Grantsboro.
Published: Sunday, March 25th, 2012 @ 12:37 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Louise Curtis Eborn, a resident of 452 W. Pungo St., Belhaven, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Pungo District Hospital.
Published: Sunday, March 4th, 2012 @ 8:03 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Louise Ebron, a resident of 452 W. Pungo St., Belhaven, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Pungo District Hospital, Belhaven.
Published: Thursday, March 1st, 2012 @ 12:19 am
By: Announcements
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Mary Gordon Modlin, 44, a resident of 2930 Camp Leach Road, Washington, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012 @ 12:49 am
By: Announcements
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Jacob "Jake" Zwaal, 86, a resident of Pantego, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.
Published: Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 @ 1:14 am
By: Announcements
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David Simmons Mann, age 45, a resident of 7820 Piney Woods Road, Fairfield, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at UHS-Pungo Hospital in Belhaven.
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 @ 12:47 pm
By: Announcements
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Alice Luyendyk Van Essendelft, 94, a resident of Ravenwood Lane, died peacefully, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, in Pungo District Hospital, Belhaven.
Published: Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 @ 9:16 am
By: Announcements
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