Purlear
Purlear, NC · Health
beckersspine.com
Spine surgery is moving beyond its oldest divide
For generations, the path to becoming a spine surgeon began with a choice: orthopedics or neurosurgery. Jeffrey Mullin, MD, a neurosurgeon at Williamsville, N.Y.-based University at Buffalo Neurosurgery, sees a future in which that choice matters considerably less. Across operating rooms, training programs and professional societies, the two branches of...
The Standard
ECU Health joins effort to explore electric flight in health care
ECU Health is joining an initiative to use electric aircraft to bolster rural health care. The kickoff of the Electric Logistics and Integrated Flight Testing, or eLIFT-NC initiative, was announced Sept. 23. The eLIFT-NC initiative aims to explore how electric aviation can better connect hospitals, airports and rural communities to improve access to medical supplies, equipment and disaster recovery resources while maintaining strong safety and infrastructure standards. The process will begin with training and initial operations before expanding to additional routes and potential hospital-to-hospital missions. The program will also help inform the infrastructure and systems needed for long-term implementation. The initiative was announced Wednesday by Gov. Josh Stein, representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, N.C. Department of Aviation, BETA Technologies, Joby Aviation, Metro Aviation, ECU Health and other state healthcare organizations. One of the aircraft, built by BETA technologies, landed at the Pitt-Greenville Airport on Monday as part of a test flight from Raleigh to the Outer Banks. ECU Health provided lightweight cargo for the aircraft to carry during its flight. In March, the NCDOT Division of Aviation announced it had been selected to participate in the FAA’s Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program
forsythwoman.com
Passionate CNA Home Care Service, Comfort & Compassion for Patients & Families
Since 2005, Nechelle Samuel has seen firsthand how the highest levels of care and understanding have been life-changing for aging patients, or those recovering from illness or injury. As Founder and Executive Director of Passionate CNA Home Care Service in Winston-Salem, Nechelle learned from her previous time spent working in...
WNCT
Nursing home pays restitution for unlicensed worker
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — A settlement has been made with a nursing home over Medicaid fraud. Nieasha Jones was hired as a nurse at White Oak Manor of Burlington without having a nursing license, training, or any experience. She worked 54 shifts over the course of three months, interacted with residents, and provided them care […]
coastalreview.org
Cape Fear River Watch vows to hold Chemours accountable
A chemical manufacturing company responsible for contaminating the drinking water sources of tens of thousands of North Carolinians is not adequately curbing its releases of PFAS into the environment, a Wilmington-based environmental group says. In a recent notice to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Cape Fear River Watch...
WCNC
NC Medicaid rules change, putting some coverage at risk
WFMY NEWS2
Burlington nursing home pays settlement over fraud