How many hospitals will join Cooper’s medical debt initiative?
By Michelle Crouch At least 37 of the state’s 99 hospitals have so far signed up for a new state program that promises them extra…
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Leave fireworks to the professionals, docs say
By Jennifer Fernandez Booker T. King, a surgeon and director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Health has seen some gruesome things…
Youth psych facility opens with specialized units
By Taylor Knopf Later this month, a new 54-bed youth psychiatric hospital in Butner will open its doors to help North Carolina’s children and teens…
Throwing a financial lifeline to rural health care providers
Overview: Lawmakers earmarked millions to beef up North Carolina’s rural health infrastructure in the recent budget in hopes of improving outcomes. By Jaymie Baxley and…