NC Health News

MARCH 18, 2025

Credit: Courtesy of East Carolina University Weve lost a lot Rural health care access in general across North Carolina has suffered in recent years. A dozen rural hospitals have either shut down or stopped providing inpatient care since 2005, according to data from the Cecil G.

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Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

JANUARY 24, 2025

Public Health Faculty Scholars, Jeremy Goldbach and Jin Huang , also Brown School faculty have been named 2025 Fellows of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. Established in conjunction with the Brown School, the Aaron Rosen Lecture is one of the highest honors in social work research. Read about their honor.

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NC Health News

MARCH 14, 2025

At least 38 facilities have converted to Rural Emergency Hospitals since the program launched in January 2023, according to data from the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill. But all of those hospitals were still functioning when they made the switch.

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NC Health News

MARCH 5, 2025

Twelve rural hospitals in North Carolina have either shut down or stopped providing inpatient care since 2005, according to data from the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill. At least 10 other hospitals in rural parts of the state are at risk of going under.

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NC Health News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Early research shows the state is spending about $85 less in medical costs per month for each person participating in the pilot.Participation in the program has also been associated with decreased emergency department utilization, according to a report from the Cecil G.

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KFF Health News

APRIL 9, 2025

Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Residents in these “dead zone” counties tend to live sicker and die younger than people in the rest of the United States, according to KFF Health News’ analysis.

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NC Health News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Hospitals in jeopardy Cuts to Medicaid could also mean pregnant women in rural counties have fewer places to give birth. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill, said the program is a major source of funding for the states rural hospitals, many of which are struggling financially.

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