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March 23, 2023

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N.C. Treasurer: NC hospitals profited on Medicare

November 3, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell is calling for reforms after releasing a report detailing the profits made by hospitals in the state on Medicare patients. The latest report is the fourth in […]

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North Carolina’s wealthiest hospitals record profits after receiving COVID relief funds

June 26, 2022 Griffin Daughtry

According to a report released by the state treasurer’s office on Wednesday, June 22, seven of North Carolina’s largest hospital systems made billions of dollars in profit during the COVID-19 pandemic, while also claiming another […]

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SASSER: Allow hospitals to choose their preferred blood testing methods

June 10, 2022 State Rep. Wayne Sasser

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on our health care system. We see it happening all over the country. One issue that is bubbling up is the blood supply shortage and efforts that are […]

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Walensky, Fauci acknowledge COVID-19 hospitalization differences

January 12, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Recent public comments from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease director Dr. Anthony Fauci appear to confirm that hospitalizations with, not […]

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Some health officials let COVID-infected staff stay on the job

January 11, 2022 Adriana Gomez Licon and Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all. […]

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Report: NC nonprofit hospitals falling short on charity care

November 4, 2021 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — Many North Carolina nonprofit hospitals are falling short in treating the poor for free or reduced rates to validate their tax-exempt status, State Treasurer Dale Folwell said last week while highlighting a university […]

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Major NC hospital systems announce vaccine requirement for employees

July 27, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — After a July 22 announcement by the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) encouraging their 130-member health providers to mandate vaccines for their employees, five major hospital systems — Atrium Health, Cone Health, Duke […]

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HCA Q2 profit surges as patients return to hospitals

July 23, 2021 Associated Press

HCA Healthcare’s second-quarter profit jumped past analyst expectations as patients returned to operating tables and hospital rooms after staying away last year at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The nation’s largest publicly traded hospital […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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