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Possible Settlement in Antitrust Lawsuit Against Mission Hospital
Written by Ted Clifford, Asheville Watchdog. A major antitrust lawsuit against Mission Hospital and its owner HCA Healthcare appears close to settlement for most of its parties. A court filing during the week of September 28th says the plaintiffs, HCA and Mission Hospital have reached an “agreement in principle” to...
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‘Fake Nurse’ Worked 54 Shifts at Burlington Facility, State Says
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Burlington, NC — A Burlington nursing home has agreed to pay nearly $100,000 to resolve allegations that it employed an unlicensed woman as a nurse and billed Medicaid for services she provided to residents. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Thursday that White Oak Manor of Burlington will pay $98,474 to the state, including $49,237 in Medicaid restitution. State officials said Nieasha Jones was hired despite having no nursing license, training or experience. According to the Attorney General’s Office, Jones worked 54 shifts over three months, interacted with nursing-home residents and provided care while lacking the required qualifications. White Oak Manor subsequently billed Medicaid for resident services that included work performed by Jones. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The investigation began after the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Health Service Regulation referred the matter to the Attorney General’s Medicaid Investigations Division. Jackson said health-care providers must ensure employees are qualified before allowing them to treat patients and bill taxpayers for that care. The settlement resolves civil allegations and does not constitute an admission of liability or a judicial finding of wrongdoing against the facility. State investigators say the case
Axios Raleigh
UNC Health begins construction on new hospital in Durham
UNC Health broke ground Tuesday on a new hospital on the edge of Research Triangle Park. Why it matters: The hospital, expected to open by 2032, is a key part of UNC Health's local growth strategy and will add 144 new beds to the area and employ around 1,000 people, according to UNC. State of play: As the Triangle's population continues to grow, hospital networks have competed heavily to add new hospitals in the region, going through the state's certificate-of-need applications to win approvals. UNC Health and Duke Health have both identified new facilities as key to tackling that growth. And increased competition was among the biggest reasons WakeMed cited for its proposed combination with Atrium Health. What they're saying: "What we know is that by 2035, there are projected to be about 44,000 new people moving in tho the Triangle," Min Lee, president of UNC Hospitals, told Axios. "Our public mission is to serve the people of North Carolina," she added. "That means focusing on our academic mission of research, clinical trials, innovation, but also connecting that care closer to communities." The central location of the Research Triangle Park site makes it easier for patients from Cary and Raleigh
caro.news
WSSU Professor Earns National Mental Health Award
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Dr. Keisha Grayson Rogers, professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling and chair of the Faculty Senate at Winston-Salem State University, has been named the 2026 Black Mental Health Educator of the Year by the Black Mental Health Symposium. Rogers was recognized Sept. 11 during the...
randolphhub.com
Local nurse practitioner sets up a different way to handle healthcare
ASHEBORO — Kirstie Ferrell felt hushed and unheard when her son Jai was on his deathbed. She’s turned that experience into her own medical clinic in which “patients never feel like a number.”. A family nurse practitioner, Ferrell opened Hushed and Unheard Medical & Wellness in January...