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HCA Healthcare completed its $1.5-billion acquisition of western North Carolina s Mission Health in 2019, but the nonprofit sale to a for-profit entity hasn t been without scrutiny. Following reports from the local community of charity care that s difficult for patients to understand and declines in service, a slew of physician departures is now turning heads.
Dogwood Health Trust a foundation formed with proceeds from the sale to monitor HCA s compliance with obligations of the deal and to invest in the health and well-being of North Carolinians hasn t notified HCA of any issues of noncompliance to date. But the recent or impending loss of more than a dozen physicians has caught the attention of the North Carolina Attorney General s Office as well as the independent monitor put in place to advise Dogwood Health Trust.
The Daily Yonder In the Rural Race to Distribute Covid Vaccines, a Piecemeal Approach From outreach to remote areas to assistance from the National Guard, rural providers are trying to reach isolated seniors everywhere. But staffing, low vaccine allocations and transportation barriers have gotten in the way.
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Connecticut National Guard members wait to check-in vehicles for Connecticut s largest Covid-19 Vaccination Drive-Through Clinic in East Hartford, Connecticut. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
For the first time in a long time last summer, the Madison County fairgrounds were empty. As with many other events across the state, the pandemic sidelined this annual celebration of all things agriculture.
Juanita Wilson / Buncombe County Special Collections, Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, NC
Six months ago, as part of a reckoning on racial injustice, the City of Asheville and Buncombe County both passed resolutions to consider reparations to the Black community as a way to begin making amends for slavery and generations of systemic discrimination.
The votes were hailed as “historic” by The Asheville Citizen Times, and ABC News asked, “Is Asheville a national model?”
Since then, local officials concede, little has been done. Some in the Black community see zero progress.
“From my understanding, they’ve done nothing,” said Rob Thomas, community liaison for the Racial Justice Coalition.
Suzanne Saucier serves as the managing attorney at the Smoky Mountains office for Legal Aid of North Carolina.
As people continue to struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for pro-bono legal services has spiked, putting more demand on nonprofit legal organizations like Pisgah Legal Services and Legal Aid.
Pisgah Legal Services, which opened an office in Highlands/Cashiers last year, and Legal Aid, which has had an office in Sylva for decades, have seen a hefty increase in call volumes from people needing free legal representation in civil matters. And more people out of work means more people are eligible for the free services.