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A skilled nursing facility sign is in the foreground and a building is in the background. The facility, A PruittHealth skilled-nursing facility in Orange County, is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19, and has a history of poor staffing.

NC outlines plans in wake of 36 COVID-related veterans deaths in state nursing homes

August 17, 2020 by Thomas Goldsmith

NC outlines plans in wake of 36 COVID-related veterans deaths in state nursing homes - North Carolina Health News

NC Gov. Roy Cooper says he’ll have his people check out the contract that a Georgia health care company has held for 22 years with the state.

By Thomas Goldsmith Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration says it will review the contract management of North Carolina’s four state-owned veterans nursing homes by a private Georgia-based health care conglomerate. Because 36 veterans died of COVID-19 in the homes, Cooper wants to know what’s what before the state grants a second one-year extension of Pruitt’s five-year […]

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Cooper, national leaders respond to ravaged veterans nursing homes, look ahead for solutions

July 31, 2020 by Thomas Goldsmith

Cooper, national leaders respond to ravaged veterans nursing homes, look ahead for solutions - North Carolina Health News

Gaps in state federal oversight and accountability for privately run veterans homes are now facing scrutiny at all levels of government.

By Thomas Goldsmith and Riley Davis The 36 deaths of North Carolina veterans in state veterans nursing homes have gotten the attention of Gov. Roy Cooper, whose spokesman says he’s moving to hold accountable the private management company that has run the homes for 22 years. “The men and women who bravely served our nation […]

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Thirty-six veterans die of COVID-19 in NC state veterans nursing homes that a private company has run for 22 years

July 30, 2020 by Thomas Goldsmith

Thirty-six veterans die of COVID-19 in NC state veterans nursing homes that a private company has run for 22 years - North Carolina Health News

Since April 21, 36 North Carolina military veterans have died of COVID in state veterans nursing homes managed by the Georgia-based PruittHealth corporation, whose five-year, $207 million contract is up for a second extension in December. In July, state inspectors report, the state veterans home in Salisbury allowed dozens of drive-up visits by relatives, less than three weeks after the center’s 15th resident death from COVID-19.

By Thomas Goldsmith and Riley Davis North Carolina’s state-owned veterans nursing homes became the place where 36 ailing men caught COVID-19, then died, after surviving tours in places such as Pearl Harbor and Korea, according to federal records. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the death totals mean North Carolina ranks third […]

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Coronavirus Today – May 22 – Restaurant effort to boost confidence; craft brewery confusion; NASCAR and Atrium team up

May 22, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – May 22 – Restaurant effort to boost confidence; craft brewery confusion; NASCAR and Atrium team up - North Carolina Health News

Restaurants are back with a new campaign to boost customer confidence as dining moves back inside.

By North Carolina Health News staff Count On Me NC campaign Now that restaurants can serve diners inside again with new social distancing requirements, a large question looms: Will diners feel comfortable enough to return? With that in mind, the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association has helped develop the Count On Me NC program […]

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