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School-based clinics, nurses bridge care gaps for kids, communities after Helene

NC Health News

By Jennifer Fernandez When the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina , nurses based in schools and medical personnel from school-based health centers jumped in to help. The Hendersonville-based system supports more than three dozen school-based health centers in western North Carolina. As of Dec.

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Helene exacerbated rise in homelessness across western North Carolina

NC Health News

There’s definitely a new face to homelessness now, she said. Credit: Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News The market isnt much better for buyers. But it remains to be seen how long the publics compassion will last. This story was made possible through a collaboration with Blue Ridge Public Radio.

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. As a consequence, the Biden administration has targeted the health care industry for enhanced and more vigilant anti-trust enforcement. By JEFF GOLDSMITH and IAN MORRISON. Forty years later, there were 700 fewer facilities generating about $1.2