Technology, engineers help Spruce Pine fast-track storm recovery.
Nov 26, 2024 · Days after the storm, Sen. Ralph Hise (R-Spruce Pine), who represents Mitchell County, told NC Health News there were no quick fixes to restoring the wastewater treatment plant. “We’re hoping to find some sort of solution that’s temporary … tanks, technology, holdings,” he said. “We see pictures of them and those kinds of …
Docs who ditched Atrium now partnering with private equity
Oct 9, 2024 · By Michelle Crouch. Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger. Six years after breaking away from Atrium Health to build Charlotte’s largest independent physician practice, the doctors at Tryon Medical Partners are teaming up with a private equity firm in a move they say will help them reach more patients.
Clinician teams did ‘rewarding’ work in WNC after Helene - North ...
Nov 25, 2024 · By Jaymie Baxley. After the remnants of Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on western North Carolina’s health care infrastructure, the N.C. Office of Emergency Medical Services deployed nine multidisciplinary teams of clinicians to waterlogged communities where residents were cut off from providers.. It was a complex undertaking that required the state to set up mobile treatment centers, medical ...
N.C. House passed bill funding child care centers for three months
Nov 20, 2024 · The N.C. House of Representatives passed a bill late Nov. 19 that includes a measure to allocate more than $33 million in funding to extend grants for child care centers to help them stay afloat as previous state funding runs out.. Senate Bill 382 now goes to the Senate, where it’s expected to pass the Republican-dominated chamber easily.
Aftermath of Helene making western NC survivors sick
Nov 9, 2024 · The number of patients at the hospital is lower than average, according to Kruta, but more patients are staying longer than usual. “There are a lot of people who cannot be discharged from the hospital into a nursing facility, because those rehabs don’t have potable water or space,” Kruta said.
More than a medical school - North Carolina Health News
Oct 2, 2024 · Future phases of the project call for more research buildings, a hotel, multifamily housing and street-level retail. The Ledger/NC Health News recently toured the construction site with Atrium and Wexford representatives and chatted by phone with an administrator at the Wake Forest University Medical School.
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Mission Health permanently shutters Asheville Specialty Hospital. By Andrew R. Jones Asheville Watchdog Mission Health has permanently closed Asheville Specialty Hospital, the only long-term acute care hospital in western North Carolina, less than two months after suspending its services following Tropical Storm Helene.
Fluoride controversy bubbling over in NC | NC Health News
Nov 14, 2024 · Studies show fluoride benefits. Gary Slade, a professor in the department of pediatric dentistry and dental public health at UNC Chapel Hill, was an author of a study published in 2018 that evaluated the association between the availability of community water fluoridation and tooth decay in children and adolescents.. Slade and his fellow researchers found that in counties where more than 75 ...
More child care funding unlikely this year, legislator says | NC …
Nov 19, 2024 · An October report from advocacy nonprofit NC Child and the state Department of Commerce found that one in five employers cited child care issues as a barrier to hiring. It also found there were 100,000 fewer working-age parents with young children participating in the labor force in 2023 than in 2019.
Mental health providers want to help WNC after Helene disaster
Oct 10, 2024 · Crisis numbers and support groups. The Disaster Distress Helpline is a national multilingual hotline that offers crisis counseling 24/7. Call or text: 800-985-5990. Para Español: Llama o envía un mensaje de texto 1-800-985-5990 presiona “2.” National suicide and crisis lifeline: call or text 9-8-8 anywhere in the United States 24/7 for help and local resources.