/tags/hospitals Hospitals en-US Copyright Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:01:47 GMT /health/2024-11-12/north-carolina-labor-commissioner-josh-dobson-healthcare-ceo 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. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:01:47 GMT /health/2024-11-12/north-carolina-labor-commissioner-josh-dobson-healthcare-ceo Associated Press /news/2024-10-30/north-carolina-health-hospital-systems-cancel-old-medical-debt-judgments 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. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:10:57 GMT /news/2024-10-30/north-carolina-health-hospital-systems-cancel-old-medical-debt-judgments Michelle Crouch | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp, The Charlotte Ledger /news/2024-10-01/western-north-carolina-hospitals-operational-helene-health Hospital staff work through communication disruptions, water system failures and their own storm-induced uncertainty to keep caring for patients. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:43:25 GMT /news/2024-10-01/western-north-carolina-hospitals-operational-helene-health Rachel Crumpler/NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp /2024-07-30/new-independent-monitor-finds-hca-in-potential-noncompliance-at-mission 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. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:32:03 GMT /2024-07-30/new-independent-monitor-finds-hca-in-potential-noncompliance-at-mission Felicia Sonmez /health/2024-07-01/north-carolina-government-incentivizing-hospitals-patients-medical-debt 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. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:58:59 GMT /health/2024-07-01/north-carolina-government-incentivizing-hospitals-patients-medical-debt Associated Press /health/2024-05-20/williamston-hospital-closes-north-carolina-politicians-biden-risk-ap 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. Mon, 20 May 2024 13:29:22 GMT /health/2024-05-20/williamston-hospital-closes-north-carolina-politicians-biden-risk-ap Associated Press /health/2024-04-19/emergency-rooms-turned-away-pregnant-women-miscarriage 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. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:54:13 GMT /health/2024-04-19/emergency-rooms-turned-away-pregnant-women-miscarriage Associated Press /health/2023-12-29/transgender-youth-crisis-hospitals-compound-trauma 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. Fri, 29 Dec 2023 15:50:44 GMT /health/2023-12-29/transgender-youth-crisis-hospitals-compound-trauma Associated Press /science-technology/2023-12-05/unc-hillsborough-hospital-makerspace-rehab 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. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:11:30 GMT /science-technology/2023-12-05/unc-hillsborough-hospital-makerspace-rehab Sophie Mallinson /news/2023-09-26/pfizer-rocky-mount-nc-tornado-damage-production 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. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:27:20 GMT /news/2023-09-26/pfizer-rocky-mount-nc-tornado-damage-production Associated Press