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Commercial building exterior with a stainless-steel utility enclosure, yellow safety bollards, and a covered side entrance on a rainy day. This is a cooler extension that acts as an overflow morgue at Asheville's Mission Hospital.

Healthcare Workers

Death takes a holiday: NC medical examiners plan coordinated vacation to protest low pay

by Asheville Watchdog June 7, 2026June 5, 2026

A man in a suit stands at a podium announcing the launch of a new app designed to provide reentry support. Behind him a presentation slide reads "your personalized re-entry path starts here"

New app aims to make it easier for people leaving incarceration to identify resources

by Rachel Crumpler June 2, 2026June 1, 2026

A closed hospital entrance blocked by a banner reading “Martin General Hospital & The Emergency Department Are Closed,” stretched across a driveway in front of a beige hospital building, with trees and a partly cloudy sky in the background.

Trump’s $50B rural health bet meets a healthcare desert in North Carolina

by KFF Health News May 30, 2026May 29, 2026

a young woman and a younger girl, both wearing red, show off their bracelets which they need because of their heart conditions. They are advocating for the presence of automatic external defibrillators in schools across the state.

State Health Policy

Cardiac emergency survivors, advocates encourage ‘Smart Heart Act’ inclusion in state budget

by Skye Crawford May 29, 2026May 28, 2026

A table with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority board members sitting in front of a blue screen that says "closed session." The authority does business as Atrium Health.

Charlotte Ledger

Lawmakers target hospitals – and Atrium Health in particular – in reform bills

by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger May 22, 2026May 22, 2026

Adult care home inspections: repetitive or necessary? NC lawmakers debate changes

by Ashley Fredde May 21, 2026May 20, 2026