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Coronavirus Today – Jan. 14 – People 65 and older now eligible for COVID vaccine; New simplified, streamlined distribution plan; Large vaccination events

January 14, 2021 by Anne Blythe Leave a Comment

Coronavirus Today – Jan. 14 – People 65 and older now eligible for COVID vaccine; New simplified, streamlined distribution plan; Large vaccination events - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina changed its vaccine distribution plan to give providers more agility to vaccinate more people quickly.

By Anne Blythe North Carolina is opening up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people who are 65 and older and simplifying its equitable distribution system in an effort to speed up the administration of the limited supplies allotted to the state each week. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, announced […]

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Coronavirus Today – Jan. 8 – New record COVID case counts and hospitalizations; More vaccine plan details; UNC-CH delays in-person classes

January 8, 2021 by Anne Blythe Leave a Comment

Coronavirus Today – Jan. 8 – New record COVID case counts and hospitalizations; More vaccine plan details; UNC-CH delays in-person classes - North Carolina Health News

Even as vaccine distribution begins, North Carolina's top public health official is the “most worried” she’s been since the start of the pandemic.

By Anne Blythe Though COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna being distributed across the state offer rays of light in the fight against the coronavirus that continues to disrupt the world, North Carolina is in a very dark place. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, has spent the past […]

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Novant, UNC to expand medical education partnership across the state

November 19, 2020 by Liora Engel-Smith

Novant, UNC to expand medical education partnership across the state - North Carolina Health News

On the heels of a medical education agreement between UNC, its medical school and Novant in New Hanover County, the entities announced Thursday that they will expand the partnership to sites across the state.

By Liora Engel-Smith Cementing a relationship that began with the sale of New Hanover Regional Medical Center earlier this year, Novant, UNC Health and the medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill school announced a similar agreement is in the works for other Novant locations across North Carolina. In a press release Thursday, the entities said they […]

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Union, Cabarrus, other counties look to cut ties with Cardinal

October 20, 2020 by Rose Hoban

Union, Cabarrus, other counties look to cut ties with Cardinal - North Carolina Health News

Union and Cabarrus counties are exploring changing mental health management organizations ahead of a critical deadline. Others may follow suit.

By Rose Hoban With little debate, members of the Union County board of commissioners voted unanimously Monday afternoon to disengage the county from their relationship with Cardinal Innovations, which has managed mental health services there for years. Several hours later, Cabarrus County commissioners followed suit, initiating the process of severing ties with the organization, which […]

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Is it a heart attack or heartburn? This program will let rural patients know before they step foot in the hospital.

October 19, 2020 by Liora Engel-Smith

Is it a heart attack or heartburn? This program will let rural patients know before they step foot in the hospital. - North Carolina Health News

A new telehealth program in the western North Carolina mountains will connect emergency medicine doctors with first responders to help rural patients with chest pain get the best care.

By Liora Engel-Smith In an election year where soaring health care costs are on voters’ minds, a new collaboration aims to help rural cardiac patients avoid a potentially unnecessary — and costly — trip to the emergency department. The $1.2 million program, slated to begin in mountainous Wilkes County early next year, will bring doctors […]

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Atrium combines with Wake Forest Baptist and its medical school

October 12, 2020 by Liora Engel-Smith

Atrium combines with Wake Forest Baptist and its medical school - North Carolina Health News

Details are still vague, but the Charlotte-based system announced plans to form a new enterprise with Wake-Forest Baptist on Friday. The combined organization will create a regional system with more than 40 hospitals.

By Liora Engel-Smith and Rose Hoban On the heels of a flurry of mergers, acquisitions and shifts in North Carolina’s health care environment in recent months, two large systems have announced Friday their intent to more closely affiliate. The Charlotte-based Atrium Health has agreed to form a new “enterprise,” Atrium Health Inc. with the Winston-Salem […]

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Coronavirus Today – Aug. 19 – Lessons from UNC-CH reversal; remote learning and broadband grants; Testing drop-off and free COVID-19 tests

August 19, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Coronavirus Today – Aug. 19 – Lessons from UNC-CH reversal; remote learning and broadband grants; Testing drop-off and free COVID-19 tests - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina’s trends and metrics are showing stabilization as college campuses report COVID-19 clusters.

By Anne Blythe and Greg Barnes The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the country’s first public university to open its doors to students, found itself on the trailblazing path again this week. Instead of welcoming students to its classrooms and campus residence halls, the university became the first of the 17 UNC system […]

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Coronavirus deaths bring attention to privatized state veterans homes

July 31, 2020 by Thomas Goldsmith

Coronavirus deaths bring attention to privatized state veterans homes - North Carolina Health News

As COVID-19 outbreaks moved through North Carolina this year, nursing home residents quickly numbered high among those who became infected. Among that population, 36 North Carolina residents of military service died of the novel coronavirus in state-owned veterans nursing homes managed by a Georgia conglomerate, PruittHealth.

By Thomas Goldsmith and Riley Davis With the federal government footing much of the operations bill, state veterans homes have existed since the Civil War, first to care for homeless survivors of war and those with disabilities. A second wave of soldier’s homes came after World War I. “Prior to World War I, programs for […]

Jail suicides are on the rise in North Carolina

ICE transfers — and NC jail partnerships — have continued amid the pandemic

July 24, 2020 by Hannah Critchfield

ICE transfers — and NC jail partnerships — have continued amid the pandemic - North Carolina Health News

Advocates worry it will increase North Carolina immigrants' risk of contracting COVID-19.

By Hannah Critchfield UPDATE: Since this story published, three more North Carolina jails have entered this new agreement – in Avery County, Brunswick County, and Yancey County. It’s the first time any of them have formally partnered with ICE. This brings the current number of NC jails participating in the Warrant Service Officer program to […]

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Coronavirus Today – July 23 – Follow the three Ws, say Mexican and Guatemalan consulate leaders; Plug for Medicaid expansion; ‘Not yet turned a corner’

July 23, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Coronavirus Today – July 23 – Follow the three Ws, say Mexican and Guatemalan consulate leaders; Plug for Medicaid expansion; ‘Not yet turned a corner’ - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina is on steadier ground than many Southern states in its fight against COVID-19, but cases continue to rise especially in Latino communities.

By Anne Blythe North Carolina’s governor, top public health officials and high-ranking leaders from the Mexican and Guatemalan consulates sent an urgent message to Latinx and Hispanic residents on Thursday. COVID-19 is spreading swiftly and disproportionately among their communities, and the best way to fight the virus and keep their communities strong and healthy is […]

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