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A national report card on hospital patient safety has ranked North Carolina in third place among hospitals in the U.S. that had mostly “A” ratings when it comes to patient safety, up from sixth place this past spring.
Published: Monday, March 25th, 2024 @ 5:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A recent decision in a western North Carolina certificate-of-need legal dispute could affect dozens of other CON cases across the state.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 11:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The report states that North Carolina is among the most consolidated and least affordable for healthcare, but its hospitals were three times more profitable than the national average in 2019.
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2023 @ 8:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Groundbreaking Report Concludes Nonprofit Hospitals Paid Top Executives Over $1.75 Billion in the Past Decade, Doubling CEO Compensation Faster than Previously Thought
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 11:00 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 11:21 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina's largest hospital systems profited from billions COVID relief funds and Medicare payments.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 5:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Health Plan and the National Academy for State Health Policy Find that North Carolina's Seven Largest Hospital Systems Reaped Billions of Dollars in Cash, Investments and Profits After Taking COVID Relief
Published: Thursday, June 30th, 2022 @ 7:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The merger will create the fifth-largest health system by revenue in the U.S.
Published: Monday, May 16th, 2022 @ 8:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper toured the International Civil Rights Center & Museum and joined the ribbon cutting for the new Harold L. Martin Sr. Engineering Research and Innovation Complex at NC Agricultural & Technical State University.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 11:41 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Study Shows North Carolina Hospitals Limit Patients Access to Prices, Refuse to Abandon Secret Contracts and Hidden Prices Contrary to Attorney General's Recent Report
Published: Monday, February 14th, 2022 @ 2:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina State Health Plan and the National Academy of State Health Policy find that nonprofit hospitals have billed millions of dollars to disadvantaged patients.
Published: Thursday, January 27th, 2022 @ 10:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Having lived through the past couple of years, you will no doubt agree with the 1983 Anne Murray song, “We Sure Could Use a Little Good News Today.” I’m happy to oblige with some.
Published: Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 @ 2:46 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Today, the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) announced its position approved by the association’s board of trustees supporting COVID-19 vaccination requirements for healthcare workers.
Published: Sunday, August 15th, 2021 @ 7:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Walk-in and drive-up vaccinations now provided without appointment
Published: Friday, April 23rd, 2021 @ 12:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Certificate of Need laws have ruined governors and exiled the wealthy and the powerful to federal prison.
Published: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 @ 8:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to boards and commissions across North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2021 @ 7:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed.
Published: Monday, December 21st, 2020 @ 10:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Vidant Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health, along with other major health systems in North Carolina, are joining together in a Community Research Partnership with patients to better understand the spread of COVID-19.
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Group will work to identify and address inequities highlighted by COVID-19
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2020 @ 2:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A Senate bill to ensure visitation rights for hospital patients passed the House unanimously Thursday, June 25.
Published: Friday, June 26th, 2020 @ 3:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Good news! North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a report that estimated that almost 37,000 North Carolinians have recovered from COVID 19.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 @ 5:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Even health care workers aren’t immune to the economic devastation brought by the coronavirus.
Published: Saturday, June 13th, 2020 @ 11:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Jeff Brooks was watching the governor in a news conference. Brooks, who owns a gym in Onslow County, immediately realized he was in trouble.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2020 @ 1:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Months now into the COVID–19 quarantine, we’re still probably some time away from a new normal, however that looks.
Published: Sunday, May 17th, 2020 @ 10:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Only 2.2% of volunteers tested in North Carolina have coronavirus antibodies — a percentage both hopeful and troubling for the state’s ability to reopen its economy
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 @ 2:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers gave Wake Forest Baptist Health $100,000 for random antibody testing to gather data on how many N.C. residents had the coronavirus.
Published: Monday, April 20th, 2020 @ 4:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A surgeon fighting state restrictions on medical equipment lost a court battle Friday, Jan. 9, when Superior Court Judge Gregory McGuire dismissed his specific complaints and sent his broader constitutional challenge before a three-judge panel.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2020 @ 3:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With lungs already damaged by vaping, patients could face higher risks of complications from influenza.
Published: Friday, October 11th, 2019 @ 11:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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When a patient’s lungs began to fail, doctors had no ready explanation — until they read media reports of vaping-related illnesses.
Published: Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 @ 9:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Doctors expect more people to die of vaping-related illnesses in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 @ 5:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A years-long push to expand competition in the health-care industry passed the Senate Health Committee Monday and soon may reach the Senate floor.
Published: Saturday, July 20th, 2019 @ 8:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A push to reform North Carolina’s certificate-of-need restrictions on health providers will make it to the Senate floor.
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 @ 5:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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