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WEB2 days ago · More than half of Mission’s remaining staff neurologists say they are resigning, citing burnout, ‘nausea and fury’ By Andrew R. Jones Asheville Watchdog Three staff neurologists are leaving Mission Hospital by the end of September, potentially leaving only two to provide critical care to hundreds of patients at the Asheville flagship hospital and across western North Carolina, including ...
Lost your vaccine card? Need to verify? Here’s how. - NC Health …
WEBAug 10, 2021 · Here’s how to access the verification if you got vaccinated at a local health department, at a mass vaccination site that was run by the state’s DHHS. Step One: Go to the NCDHHS COVID-19 Vaccine Portal. The vaccine portal can be accessed at: https://covid-vaccine-portal.ncdhhs.gov. Step Two: Sign in using your login information.
An alternative to the psych hospital, run by people in mental …
WEBAug 18, 2021 · A mental health agency in Charlotte run by people with lived experience opens North Carolina’s first peer-run respite center as an alternative to landing in the emergency room for mental health issues. by Taylor Knopf August 18, 2021. Founder and CEO of Promise Resource Network Cherene Allen-Caraco smiles at PRN peer support specialist Aaron ...
A nationwide problem, worse in North Carolina - NC Health News
WEBDec 2, 2021 · Recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that over the last year, the crisis grew even worse. More than 100,000 people across the country died of overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021. Over that period, the nationwide overdose death rate rose 27 percent. In North Carolina, it grew by 37 percent.
Carolina Abortion Fund helps patients afford care - NC Health News
WEBJun 27, 2022 · In South Carolina, about 5,400 abortions were reported to state regulators in 2020, the latest year for data. In North Carolina, that number was around 25,000 in the same year. In 2019, according to the Carolina Abortion Fund’s latest available tax forms, the organization raised $419,291 and paid out $321,774 in direct grants.
NC Medicaid is moving to managed care - NC Health News
WEBMay 7, 2021 · By Liora Engel-Smith. North Carolina’s Medicaid program is shifting roughly two-thirds of its enrollees into managed care this summer, starting on July 1. In the process, thousands of enrollees — some of whom have never had to choose health insurance or a network — were thrust into a process that many have found difficult and confusing.
Changes needed to fix NC's mental health crisis | NC Health News
WEBAug 23, 2022 · By Taylor Knopf. Decades ago, North Carolina legislators sought to change the way mental health care is delivered. They closed psychiatric hospitals arguing that patients would be better treated in the community, in less restrictive settings. Mental health experts agreed that the deinstitutionalization of mental health — a movement taking ...
Switzerland couldn’t stop drug users. So it started supporting them.
WEBJan 21, 2019 · Substance Use. Switzerland couldn’t stop drug users. So it started supporting them. The Swiss people took drastic measures to reduce the number of people dying from opioid overdose. Their approach is effective – and unorthodox. The first in a series describing how Europeans have tackled their overdose issues.
Medical marijuana legislation could put NC in the green - NC …
WEBJul 13, 2021 · Medical marijuana is legal in 36 states and Washington, D.C., and recreational marijuana is legal in 18, according to Insider, putting North Carolina in the minority of states where weed is not legal in any capacity, even as its northern neighbor, Virginia made plans to legalize up to an ounce of recreational marijuana in three years.
Answers to questions about Medicaid expansion - NC Health News
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Medicaid generally takes about 45 days to kick in, but its benefits can be applied retroactively. So, if someone goes to the hospital on Dec. 2, but they don’t receive a Medicaid card until mid-January, the hospital can bill the state for their care. In a recent interview with NC Health News, Kody Kinsley, head of DHHS, said Medicaid will pay ...