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Legislators race to get COVID information as they start drafting bills

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Legislators race to get COVID information as they start drafting bills - North Carolina Health News

Advocates for child care and aging issues, along with EMS workers, delivered dense presentations for lawmakers to sort through as they rush to create legislation for COVID pandemic relief.

By Rose Hoban In response to the coronavirus pandemic, North Carolina lawmakers are rushing to hear presentations and line up priorities for how the state legislature can augment the federal funding flowing from the $2 trillion CARES Act, which passed late last month. In the third meeting of the health care working group of the […]

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Coronavirus Today – March 24 – Mecklenburg shelter in place order, personal protective equipment and “a sign from God”

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Coronavirus Today – March 24 – Mecklenburg shelter in place order, personal protective equipment and “a sign from God” - North Carolina Health News

Dissatisfied that voluntary measures were enough, Mecklenburg County orders residents to stay home, and asks the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police to enforce as necessary.

By NC Health News staff On Tuesday, health officials reported 140 coronavirus cases in Mecklenburg County, prompting a county-issued stay at home directive beginning Thursday morning at 8 a.m. through April 16. A ban on private gatherings of more than 10 people replaces the prior 50-person limit. County manager Dena Diorio said that voluntary measures […]

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As Hurricane Dorian approaches, long-term care residents are moved to safer ground

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As Hurricane Dorian approaches, long-term care residents are moved to safer ground - North Carolina Health News

Concerns about wind, rain and destruction brought by Hurricane Dorian meant that more than 380 people have been evacuated from North Carolina long-term care centers, state health officials said.

By Thomas Goldsmith More than 380 older and vulnerable North Carolinians have been evacuated from assisted living and skilled nursing centers in the path of Hurricane Dorian, state emergency and health and human services officials said Thursday. An NC Department of Health and Human Services spokesman said two nursing homes had evacuated 93 residents and […]

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Mobile Hospital Headed to Florence-affected Areas to Provide Support

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Mobile Hospital Headed to Florence-affected Areas to Provide Support - North Carolina Health News

Carolinas MED-1, a mobile hospital, headed from Charlotte to Pender County to provide health care after Florence shut down the local hospital.

By Yen Duong As evacuees make their way out of harm’s way to shelters across eastern and southern North Carolina, health care providers from Charlotte-based Atrium Health headed toward the floods on Sunday afternoon. State officials summoned Carolinas MED-1, a 14-bed mobile hospital, to Pender County, just north of Wilmington. “Pender Memorial has been flooded […]

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DHHS Takes New Approach to Storm Response

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DHHS Takes New Approach to Storm Response - North Carolina Health News

A command center puts all the resources from the Department of Health and Human Services in one place to react quickly to what Florence brings.

By Rose Hoban Now that Florence has blown ashore in southeastern North Carolina, state officials are indicating  that storm response will be “a marathon, not a sprint.” According to Matt Herr, who’s the Health Services Chief of Staff for Health and Human Services under Sec. Mandy Cohen, that’s the operating principle behind a new command […]

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Tough Choices on Evacuating Assisted Living Residents in Disasters

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Tough Choices on Evacuating Assisted Living Residents in Disasters - North Carolina Health News

Should they stay or should they go? It’s not easy to decide on the safest place to shelter NC residents of long-term care when a storm like Hurricane Florence threatens.

By Thomas Goldsmith In the anticipated path of a hurricane, the decision on whether to evacuate North Carolina residents in long-term care becomes a tough one based on a stack of different factors. What might seem like an easy call — of course you want to get people out of harm’s way, right? — gets […]

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Across NC, Professionals Treat Hoarding as a Distinct, Potentially Deadly Disorder

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Across NC, Professionals Treat Hoarding as a Distinct, Potentially Deadly Disorder - North Carolina Health News

People with hoarding disorder can endanger themselves, people close to them and even firefighters trying to save their lives. It’s getting heightened attention among North Carolina therapists and first responders.

By Thomas Goldsmith When household clutter makes it impossible for a person to reach rooms in his house, or for firefighters to do their jobs, hoarding has reached the level of a mental health disorder. That’s the word from professionals in North Carolina, where therapists who specialize in the disorder and a state task force […]

Soldiers with the 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard (ACNG) help escort Horry County Fire Rescue paramedics through flooded roads to reach someone in need of medical attention in Conway, S.C., during Hurricane Matthew, Friday, Oct. 8, 2016. SCNG Soldiers and Airmen were activated Oct. 4, 2016 in support of state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders with coastal evacuations and any services or resources needed to assist the citizens of South Carolina after Governor Nikki Haley declared a State of Emergency. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago.

Hospitals Cope with Lost Power, Contaminated Water in Matthew’s Wake

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Hospitals Cope with Lost Power, Contaminated Water in Matthew’s Wake - North Carolina Health News

Hospitals throughout the eastern part of North Carolina have been affected, but none more than Southeastern Regional in Lumberton. By Rose Hoban On Saturday, as Hurricane Matthew’s eye scraped the southeastern-most edge of North Carolina, the power went out at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. But Joann Anderson, the CEO of Southeastern Health, which has it’s […]

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