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.
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.
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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.
Human trafficking risk rising in western NC since Helene - NC …
Nov 15, 2024 · By Emily Vespa. Human traffickers are trickling into western North Carolina to exploit the trail of vulnerability that Hurricane Helene left in its wake, a law enforcement representative warned at a recent North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission meeting.
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.
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 ...
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.
Helene devastating for some veterans - NC Health News
Oct 3, 2024 · By Grace Vitaglione. Mark Owen Elkins’ neighbor woke him late at night on Sept. 26 and told him, “It’s time to get out of here.” The remnants of Hurricane Helene had arrived to bring historic amounts of rainfall to where they lived in Weaverville, a small Buncombe County town. Once outside, Elkins had to get through rising water to make it to his car.
"I want to go home": Seniors contend with Helene recovery
Oct 22, 2024 · By Grace Vitaglione. Aleta Moody, 71, lives in the small town of Globe in Caldwell County, about 17 miles southeast of Grandfather Mountain. She is blind and lives alone, and she has an aide who helps her with grocery shopping and appointments.