One year into NC's new abortion law, patients and providers feel …
Jul 1, 2024 · Hales said the first weeks were particularly tough and frantic. “I really remember most like not sleeping for days on end,” she said. “To be quite honest, there is a stretch of time that last week of June and the first couple weeks of July where I …
Storm exacerbated homelessness in western NC | NC Health News
Dec 16, 2024 · By Jaymie Baxley. The remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed thousands of homes during its catastrophic sweep through western North Carolina in September, leaving many people without a fixed residence in a region where homelessness was already on the rise.
Why Kaiser bet on NC's Cone Health to grow | NC Health News
Dec 17, 2024 · Unlike those other systems, Cone hasn’t focused as aggressively on growth. In part, that’s because it’s hemmed in geographically by giants like Atrium to the west and Duke and UNC Health to the east.
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10 ways North Carolina health care providers are harnessing AI. By Emily Vespa and Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Faced with a growing health care worker shortage and provider burnout, some North Carolina health care leaders have said there is great promise in artificial intelligence systems.
NC is aging; how the state wants to address that
Oct 24, 2024 · But the aging plan says the grant doesn’t have enough funding to meet rising demand. There are at least 10,000 older adults on N.C.’s waiting lists for the grant’s services, according to a priority sheet of 2023-24 legislative priorities from the NC Senior Tar Heel Legislature.. Kathleen Collins, supervisor of the Anderson Creek Senior Center in Spring Lake, said the government hasn’t ...
Aftermath of Helene making WNC survivors sick | NC Health News
Nov 9, 2024 · The number of patients at the hospital is lower than average, according to Kruta, but more patients are staying longer than usual. “There are a lot of people who cannot be discharged from the hospital into a nursing facility, because those rehabs don’t have potable water or space,” Kruta said.
Whooping cough cases spike in N.C. | NC Health News
Dec 3, 2024 · By Jennifer Fernandez. Whooping cough cases in North Carolina have risen sharply in 2024. There have been close to 600 reported cases — 6.4 times more than last year at this time.. Nationally, cases are 4.8 times higher, federal data shows. The highly contagious respiratory illness tends to rise and fall in cycles as vaccines wear off and new children are born without immunity, experts said.
Clinician teams did ‘rewarding’ work in WNC after Helene - North ...
Nov 25, 2024 · By Jaymie Baxley. After the remnants of Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on western North Carolina’s health care infrastructure, the N.C. Office of Emergency Medical Services deployed nine multidisciplinary teams of clinicians to waterlogged communities where residents were cut off from providers.. It was a complex undertaking that required the state to set up mobile treatment centers, medical ...
New alternative to psychiatric hospitalization available in Raleigh ...
Dec 23, 2024 · A new kind of mental health service is available in Wake County, and it offers a voluntary alternative to hospitalization for people experiencing mental distress. It’s called a peer-run respite house; it’s the first of its kind in the Triangle area and …
Mental health providers want to help WNC after Helene disaster
Oct 10, 2024 · Crisis numbers and support groups. The Disaster Distress Helpline is a national multilingual hotline that offers crisis counseling 24/7. Call or text: 800-985-5990. Para Español: Llama o envía un mensaje de texto 1-800-985-5990 presiona “2.” National suicide and crisis lifeline: call or text 9-8-8 anywhere in the United States 24/7 for help and local resources.