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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching a new Statewide Peer Warmline on Feb. 20, 2024. The new Peer Warmline will work in tandem with the North Carolina 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by giving callers the option to speak with a Peer Support Specialist.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 @ 1:29 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Tar Heel State earned failing marks for healthcare and its costs according to a list by Forbes Advisor ranking of all 50 states.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced recent updates to the NC State Health Improvement Plan, which includes priorities for addressing the full set of factors that impact a person’s health
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 5:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Inaugural dental collaborative cohort earns key takeaways in caring for young patients
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 10:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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ECU’s second-year dental students receive white coats, begin patient care
Published: Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 @ 10:32 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Office are partnering together to offer a new service at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center.
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 9:30 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Biden's HHS states 'gender-affirming care' for children includes "top surgery" and "bottom surgery"
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 7:34 am
By: Daily Wire
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ECU partners with local high schools on culinary medicine program
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2022 @ 11:11 am
By: ECU News Services
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Group helps prepare ECU medical students to serve Spanish-speaking patients
Published: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 @ 8:16 am
By: ECU News Services
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Pirates celebrate commencement in Dowdy-Ficklen
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 9:36 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen visited a large-scale vaccine site at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Friday Conference Center to witness health care workers and North Carolinians over age 65 receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 @ 3:20 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Brody trainings give medical workers refresher on safety gear
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2020 @ 2:36 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Cooper today announced the completion of the 2019 Status of Women in North Carolina: Health and Wellness Report, released by the NC Department of Administration’s Council for Women and Youth Involvement.
Published: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 @ 4:16 pm
By: Governor's Office
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To help those struggling with substance use disorders and enhance public health prevention efforts, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is focusing efforts to reach patients at risk for hepatitis A in the state-operated Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Centers.
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 9:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Aetna, a CVS Health business, is growing its presence in North Carolina and will add more than 300 new employees in High Point by the end of 2020, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 @ 11:02 pm
By: Governor's Office
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November is National Home Care and Hospice Care Month, a time set aside to honor those who attend to the in-home health, hospice and community-based care needs of the state's citizens in the comfort and privacy of their homes
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2016 @ 5:57 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 @ 5:04 am
By: McCrory Communications
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An organization at East Carolina University honoring medical students who exemplify humanism and professionalism expanded this year to include resident physicians.
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 11:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Vidant Medical Center (VMC) has received full Chest Pain Center accreditation from the national Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC). The accreditation includes percutaneous coronary intervention, in which blocked arteries are opened to allow adequate blood flow to the heart.
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2015 @ 10:40 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Two of Vidant's Home Health and Hospice team members were recognized by state organizations for outstanding service in caring for patients.
Published: Saturday, November 8th, 2014 @ 12:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Three leading health systems in North Carolina will be working together to improve quality and affordability for patients across the state.
Published: Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 @ 9:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Governor-Elect Pat McCrory announced that he will appoint Thomas Stith to serve as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Governor, Ambassador Aldona Wos, M.D. to serve as the Secretary of Health and Human Services and John Skvarla to serve as the Secretary of Environmental and Natural Resources.
Published: Saturday, December 15th, 2012 @ 9:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health recently completed its 2012 fiscal year and reported solid quality and financial results while providing care to a record number of patients and adding jobs to the regional economy.
Published: Monday, November 26th, 2012 @ 10:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On July 28, three Vidant Health hospitals "flipped the switch" to go live with Vidant's electronic health record (EHR).
Published: Monday, July 30th, 2012 @ 7:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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