The Mountain Area Health Education Center is commemorating its 50-year evolution into a critical player in community health for the region.
Buncombe County has filed a motion seeking to intervene in the North Carolina Attorney General’s lawsuit against HCA Healthcare’s Mission Hospital, saying county taxpayers lost more than $3 million from emergency room delays that amounted to “parking” patients in the care of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel.
Federal officials have accepted Mission Hospital’s plan of corrective action related to delays in triage and medical screening in the emergency department, although the facility still remains in jeopardy of having its Medicare provider agreement terminated by early summer, according to correspondence obtained Monday by 828newsNOW.com.
A blood drive in Brevard on Tuesday will help a Florida woman pay back a gift she received last Christmas: a new chance at life.
AdventHealth finally has settled on a site in Weaverville as the home to its new multispecialty hospital, ending a two-year long search that included lobbying by multiple communities. AdventHealth announced early Monday evening that the chosen site is located off U.S. Highway 25/70, west of Interstate 26.
A public health veteran with a statewide profile has been named the new Henderson County Health Director, effective May 6. David Jenkins, a 23-year public health veteran, currently serves as director of Stanly County Health and Human Services. His past experience includes work in New Hanover, Carteret and Scotland Counties.
Any sudden change in the skin’s appearance or texture can be highly worrying, and hives can appear very, very suddenly.