Spring Hope
Spring Hope, NC · Health
WRAL News
From bacteria to harmful algae, warmer waters bring changing risks
A central North Carolina teen recently died from a rare amoeba infection, while two others have died this year from Vibrio bacteria. It’s got many people asking: What’s in North Carolina’s water?. On a mild Labor Day morning along the Neuse River, Cynthia Gary and Michael Fennell...
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Chapel Hill NICU Sends Baby Janouri Home After Monthslong Airway Battle
Born prematurely in Charlotte in January with an underdeveloped airway, baby Janouri spent months moving through neonatal intensive care units in two cities before nurses sang, shared cupcakes, and sent her home to Wake Forest on Thursday. She wore a pink graduation cap for the occasion, marking the end of a hospital journey that stretched from her first days of life through a specialized airway surgery this past summer.
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Rolesville Neighbors Fight WakeMed's 45-Bed Hospital Plan Next Door
Toni Kenion spent years working as an emergency-room nurse for WakeMed. Now she's leading her neighbors in a fight against the health system's plans to build a hospital next to their Rolesville subdivision. Kenion, who moved to Rolesville seven years ago and directs the Barrington Homeowners Association, says residents chose their homes for the area's small country-town feel, and she doesn't want that traded away for a 24-hour medical campus on their doorstep.
The Triangle Tribune
Healing Transitions celebrates completion of men’s campus expansion
RALEIGH — On Tuesday, Healing Transitions celebrated the completion of its Men’s Campus expansion and renovation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by a community cookout and its annual Fred Barber Legacy of Service Awards. Joining in the presentation were North Carolina Senator Jim Burgin, Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell, Wake County Board of Commissioners Chair Don Mial, community partners, alumni and various supporters.