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January 27, 2021

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Article

Relief is on the way to overwhelmed western NC hospitals

January 13, 2021 NSJ staff

BOONE – International Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse announced last week the opening of a 30-bed emergency field hospital in Lenoir, N.C. As the coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed the region’s medical infrastructure, hospitals are reportedly over capacity. […]

Article

Trail of bubbles leads scientists to new coronavirus clue

August 22, 2020 Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

A doctor checking comatose COVID-19 patients for signs of a stroke instead stumbled onto a new clue about how the virus may harm the lungs — thanks to a test that used tiny air bubbles […]

Article

NCDHHS adds COVID-specific hospital bed data to dashboard

July 22, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — On Monday, July 20, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) added additional layers of information about hospital capacity and hospitalization trends, both statewide and broken down by region. The new […]

Article

Southeastern Health is latest to furlough employees, close clinics

June 2, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Southeastern Health (SeHealth) has announced a series of layoffs and closures as a result of the financial impact of COVID-19 and orders related to the virus. Located in Lumberton, non-profit SeHealth is a […]

Article

A mounting casualty of coronavirus crisis: Health care jobs

April 10, 2020 Marc Levy, Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Tens of thousands of medical workers across the United States are suddenly out of work as operating rooms and doctor’s offices go dark, casualties of urgent calls to prioritize coronavirus patients at […]

Article

Coronavirus response turns to hospitals, NCDHHS has only partial data

March 31, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, experts and activists have encouraged efforts to “flatten the curve” with the goal of mitigating a spike in hospital visits that could overwhelm the medical resources. […]

Article

Gov. Roy Cooper issues statewide ‘stay at home’ order

March 27, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced a statewide order for North Carolina residents to stay home at 4 PM today in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The executive order will take effect on […]

Article

Another wave of North Carolina residents now under home orders

March 26, 2020 Gary Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s capital county on Thursday added another 1.1 million state residents to those now or soon under stay-at-home orders to dampen the coronavirus spread, which state officials say has contributed to another […]

Opinion

REINSTEIN: Ending an unwanted ‘surprise’ for North Carolina patients

August 28, 2019 Jay Reinstein

Nobody wants to end up at the hospital or emergency room — whether it’s for unplanned care or even just a routine procedure. It’s a stressful, harrowing experience for patients and their families alike. Thanks […]

Opinion

PIPES: Medicare for All will cripple doctors and hospitals

August 7, 2019 Sally Pipes

Americans have health on their minds. Nearly four in 10 voters think health care is the most important policy issue our country faces. Some lawmakers — including several Democratic presidential candidates — think a government […]

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