For the sixth consecutive year, Vidant Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for the treatment of stroke.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 11:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Government is measured everyday for different reasons and from different perspectives. Some measure government by the number of laws that have been enacted. Others look at the amount of tax revenue that is collected and the size of the operating budget. Still others look at more subjective measur
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Please click on the link to access the agenda for the November 24, 2014 City Council meeting
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 10:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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While worldwide reports of Ebola infections have recently ebbed, East Carolina University graduate student Issa Thullah knows it's still a major issue in his hometown of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 9:32 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Mr. Charlie Lee Alexander Jr., of 801 West 9th St., Washington, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at Vidant In-Hospice, Greenville.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 5:18 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Andrew "Andy" Stout, age 72, of 335 E. 13th Street, Washington, NC, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Ridgewood Manor Nursing Home.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 5:15 pm
By: Announcements
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Vernon Russell Lane, age 54, a resident of N. Main St., Farmville, NC and a former resident of Washington, NC, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 4:27 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Cora Elizabeth Smith Bond, age 90, a resident of Belhaven, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at her home.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 3:47 pm
By: Announcements
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Civility, transparency, and an increased willingness to hear a range of ideas could improve the debate in North Carolina's General Assembly.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 1:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two Bolivian hearts were mended, and many local hearts warmed, over the past few weeks, thanks to a partnership between the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Vidant Medical Center and Samaritan's Purse's Children's Heart Project.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 12:55 am
By: ECU News Services
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Tuesday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) joined a bipartisan coalition in sending a letter to Speaker Boehner calling for a debate and a vote on an authorization to expand military force in Iraq. Congressman Jones issued the following statement.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 12:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last year, Jonathan Gruber was "one of the most respected economists in the world," in the words of U.S. Senate majority leader Harry Reid on the Senate floor. He was cited favorably by then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He was praised by NPR and others for producing a comic book featuring...
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 12:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the U.S. today, about one in 10 people have diabetes. In eastern North Carolina, the percentage is higher, with some counties having nearly one of six people with the disease.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 12:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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