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Mission Health was bought by HCA last year.

Healthcare Workers

Asheville nurses union vote unprecedented in NC

by Carolina Public Press September 20, 2020September 19, 2020

We see a gated entrance to Neuse Correctional Institution located in Goldsboro. The facility has had hundreds of inmates test positive for COVID-19, including several who have died.

Judge: NC prisons out of compliance with court orders

by Carolina Public Press July 11, 2020July 10, 2020

Photo shows Franklin, NC, a town in Macon County experiencing a coronavirus outbreak. Red brick buildings, a classic main street scene, set against a grey sky.

Contact tracers help identify growing Macon County COVID-19 cluster

by Carolina Public Press June 6, 2020June 8, 2020

shows health care workers in full protective gear testing someone sitting in their car for COVID

Asymptomatic first COVID-19 case in Graham County ‘heartbroken’ by test

by Carolina Public Press May 16, 2020January 29, 2021

shows men bent over green plants, pulling peppers into baskets

Infectious Disease

Pandemic ripple effect potentially devastating for Western NC farmers

by Carolina Public Press April 18, 2020April 20, 2020

A skilled nursing facility sign is in the foreground and a building is in the background. The facility, A PruittHealth skilled-nursing facility for veterans in Orange County, is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19, and has a history of poor staffing.

Aging

Troubling inspections at NC long-term care facilities with major outbreaks

by Carolina Public Press April 10, 2020April 13, 2021