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North Carolina's labor commissioner for nearly the past four years is the next president and CEO of the chief advocacy group for the state's hospitals. The North Carolina Healthcare Association announced on Tuesday that it has hired Josh Dobson after a nationwide search to lead the group.

A month after Atrium announced it was erasing thousands of judgments filed against patients for medical debt, four other N.C. hospitals with large numbers of medical debt lawsuits said they have taken the same step.

Hospital staff work through communication disruptions, water system failures and their own storm-induced uncertainty to keep caring for patients.

Dogwood Health Trust, the foundation responsible for hiring the independent monitor, said HCA had been found in potential noncompliance with three areas of the purchase agreement.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration have unveiled a plan Monday to take away patients' debt and help future patients receive deep discounts or enroll in charity programs.

Williamston, North Carolina's struggle to reopen its only emergency room could signal trouble for President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, which highlights his health care accomplishments.

Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

A North Carolina hospital network is referring transgender psychiatric patients to treatment facilities that do not align with their gender identities. Though UNC Hospitals' policy discourages the practice, administrators say a massive bed shortage is forcing them to make tough decisions.

UNC’s Hillsborough hospital is getting a 'makerspace' – the first of its kind in the UNC hospital system. Complete with 3D printers, sewing machines, and power tools, these spaces are traditionally used by students across UNC campuses. Now, these DIY devices are being afforded to rehabilitation workers.

The plant in North Carolina makes critical supplies for U.S. hospitals. Pfizer said in a statement Monday that a majority of manufacturing lines at the Rocky Mount facility are back up and running.