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NC Health Secretary Kody Kinsley talks with BPR's Helen Chickering during a visit to a Medicaid expansion training event in WNC with Gov. Roy Cooper.
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Asheville Watchdog counts 223 departures of doctors since HCA Healthcare purchased Mission Health Sytem in 2019. Two prominent physician groups quit the Mission Health system in the first two weeks of 2022.
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Recently, Mission Health broke ground on the new behavioral health facility in Asheville.The $62 million facility was part of Mission Health’s deal when…
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A hospital at the western end of North Carolina is expanding psychiatric services through a pilot program that is the first of its kind in the…
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Mental healthcare providers say that increased anxiety and a shorter fuse are normal during COVID-19 stress. BPR talked with one provider for rural…
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Today some businesses in Georgia are now open after Governor Brian Kemp gave an executive order. Blue Ridge Public Radio talks to a Cherokee County…
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Cherokee County has been one of the rural hotspots for COVID-19 in North Carolina. The lone hospital there – Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy…
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FIND THE LATEST COVID-19 CASE COUNT IN NORTH CAROLINA HERE. FOR ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS CLICK HERE.On Sunday, it was…
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Dogwood Health Trust has committed to spending $10 million to fight COVID-19 in Western North Carolina. In a Zoom call on Wednesday afternoon, Dogwood…
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has officially banned outdoor patio dining in the state due to COVID-19. Some restaurants…