By Michelle Crouch When it comes to growth, it seems like hospitals can’t get enough of it. Across the country, a tidal wave of hospital mergers and acquisitions in recent years has created multi-billion-dollar hospital giants that serve large swaths of the population. For example, just in North Carolina: In all, U.S. health systems announced […]
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Michelle Crouch is an independent journalist with more than 20 years of experience who covers the Charlotte region. She joined the NC Health News team in late 2022 as part of a partnership with the Charlotte Ledger, a business-focused digital newsletter.
As a freelancer, she has penned hundreds of stories about health, wellness, parenting and other topics for local and national outlets, including Reader’s Digest, Prevention, The Washington Post, Parents, Real Simple, WebMD and AARP The Magazine. Previously, Michelle worked at The Charlotte Observer, where she covered higher education, local government and growth/zoning before moving into an editor’s role.
Reach Michelle at mcrouch at northcarolinahealthnews.org.