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The following are operation hours for Vidant Wellness Centers in response to Hurricane Mattehew
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 @ 10:42 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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A Durham orthopedic surgeon argues that the State Health Plan for public employees wastes a quarter-billion dollars annually because North Carolina's certificate-of-need laws force patients to use hospital-based facilities instead of physician-operated outpatient surgery clinics.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 @ 5:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) recently awarded the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center (LWJCC) the official designation as a Community Hospital Center of Excellence.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2016 @ 5:20 am
By: Russell Allen
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In July the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for over 3,500 hospitals nationwide.
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2016 @ 5:37 pm
By: Betty Murphy
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The beginning of a new school year is upon many in North Carolina and the Department of Human Services' Division of Public Health reminds parents and guardians of the importance of vaccinations for school-aged children.
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2016 @ 5:22 pm
By: Russell Allen
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State health officials continue to encourage North Carolinians to take preventive measures against mosquito bites and to stay informed of the risk of Zika virus infection before traveling to areas with local, active transmission, now including Miami, Fla.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2016 @ 12:20 pm
By: Russell Allen
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Secretary Rick Brajer announced today that Dr. Warren Newton, a leading health educator in North Carolina, has agreed to serve the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services as a senior medical advisor to help shape Medicaid reform, while continuing his current role as director of...
Published: Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 @ 7:56 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center (LWJCC), a joint venture between Vidant Medical Center and the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, has been granted a three-year/full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered...
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 9:42 pm
By: Chris Downey
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"Since 2012," the Apple web site boasts, "all our data centers have been powered by 100 percent renewable energy sources."
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 11:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Traditionally, city and county Parks and Recreation (P&R) departments provided the public with parks and user-fee-supported sports leagues -- soccer, softball, etc. Now, many P&R departments have expanded well beyond these boundaries. Some provide uncommon services that benefit only a...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor and First Lady McCrory are hosting an Adopt a Pet event on Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. The event will be held on the front lawn of the Executive Mansion which is located at 200 North Blount Street, Raleigh, N.C.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 @ 11:00 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina tourism generated record visitor spending in 2014 with a total of $21.3 billion, a 5.4 percent increase over 2013. Additionally, tourism industry supported employment topped 200,000 jobs for the first time.
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 5:38 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Senator Tillis (R-NC) visited the Durham and Salisbury Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC) to meet with facility leaders and staff and receive updates on wait times and delivery of health care for veterans at the facilities.
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2015 @ 4:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Amid horror stories about speech codes, grade inflation, and political correctness run amok on college campuses across the country, there's been one major positive development in recent years: the emergence of independent academic centers. The more than 150 centers focus on topics such as...
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 @ 2:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's so-called Welcome Centers are indeed a welcome site for full-bladdered motorists in need of a pit stop. And the available maps and tourism brochures may come in handy for curious travelers as well.
Published: Saturday, January 10th, 2015 @ 11:26 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A $451,955 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development division will fund crucial technology at three East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine community service learning centers across the state.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:19 am
By: ECU News Services
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Is North Carolina staging a "Carolina Comeback" or plunging into a dark abyss? What is the state of our state? Politico Magazine recently published an article, "The States of our Union....Are Not All Strong," that attempts to answer that question.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 5:56 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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We read that the Census Department is reporting that over the last several years the middle class has been shrinking.
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 1:29 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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Medical and dental students at East Carolina University would pay more in tuition next year under a plan approved Nov. 22 by the Board of Trustees during its regular meeting.
Published: Thursday, November 28th, 2013 @ 1:08 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The N.C. Rural Economic Development Center faces the most uncertainty since it was created in 1987.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 6:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Child Care Commission made another attempt Feb. 4 to get a procedural committee that sifts through administrative rules to approve a controversial rule prohibiting religious instruction at NC Pre-K centers.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 1:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina and 34 other states have what are called Certificate of Need (CON) Laws. The purpose of CON Laws is to restrict entry into the market for medical facilities and equipment.
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2012 @ 8:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Medical Center has received full accreditation with percuteous coronary intervention (PCI) from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC).
Published: Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 @ 11:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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