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shows a reel of fiberoptic cable being pulled behind a tractor as the cable is being laid in the country side
Posted inRural Health

In North Carolina’s mountains, broadband isn’t a given

by Liora Engel-Smith July 7, 2021August 18, 2021

By Liora Engel-Smith Internet dead zones are as much a staple of Appalachia as the mountains, lakes and rivers that have made the region so popular among tourists. The pandemic — and the lack of broadband infrastructure in some of these areas — has pushed North Carolina’s mountain people to embrace short-term solutions, including Wi-Fi […]

Dr. Suzanne Dixon is a woman in a black shirt that's standing in the middle of a group of providers in scrubs. She's tasked with thinking about the future of maternity units and maternity care in the mountain region.
Posted inRural Health

When a rural maternity unit closes, alternatives are hard to come by

by Liora Engel-Smith February 24, 2020February 23, 2020
A brick hospital building that houses labor and delivary services that are about to be discontinued.
Posted inRural Health

Mountain hospital ending labor and delivery services

by Carolina Public Press November 25, 2019November 22, 2019
shows a large building, one of 8 rural hospitals being acquired by a private equity firm. This one is located in Wilson, North Carolina
Posted inHospitals

Private Equity Merger Includes 8 NC Rural Hospitals, Flying Under the Radar

by Carolina Public Press August 27, 2018April 14, 2021
Posted inNC Health Briefs

Mountain Maternity Wards Closing, WNC Women’s Lives on the Line

by Carolina Public Press September 29, 2017September 29, 2017

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