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Exterior view of Mission Hospital, a large multi-story medical center with red brick and glass architecture, at a street intersection under a partly cloudy sky.

Mission Hospital to evaluate leadership’s “capacity and competency,” hires consultant in wake of Immediate Jeopardy

by Asheville Watchdog March 22, 2026March 20, 2026

A woman holds a baby in a hospital, an indication of good maternal and infant health

Healthcare Workers

Lawmakers hear how rural women face risks to give birth

by Ashley Fredde March 16, 2026March 15, 2026

A woman in a pink shirt crouches in a rocky area holding the hands of a toddler girl. The right side reads "Annette's Story" on a wavy purple background.

Children's Health

NC families face growing child care shortage as closures outpace openings

by Jennifer Fernandez March 10, 2026March 11, 2026

Two women stand on each side of a hospital bed in a labor and delivery room. They are some of the leaders of a family-physician led maternity unit in Chatham County

What does it take to restore rural maternity care? One NC hospital shows a way.

by Rachel Crumpler March 6, 2026March 5, 2026

PBM reforms promise relief for NC’s independent pharmacies

by Jaymie Baxley February 23, 2026February 22, 2026

Shows a woman with a stethoscope around her neck, she's perched on an exam table next to a wall decorated with children's book charters. She's part of a primary care clinic that was in the federal "Making Care Primary "program which was abuptly ended.

Clinics sour on CMS after agency scraps 10-year primary care program only months in

by KFF Health News February 11, 2026February 10, 2026