CarolinaEast Health System Signs Affiliation Agreement with UNC Health
Collaboration will expand local access to more high-quality specialty services
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NEW BERN, N.C. and CHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The CarolinaEast Health System (CarolinaEast) Board of Directors and the UNC Health Board of Directors announced approval today of an agreement for CarolinaEast to become part of the UNC Health family through a comprehensive affiliation. Together, the two organizations will manage access to high-quality medical services for the citizens of eastern North Carolina while leveraging the resources of a large health system.
Onslow Memorial Hospital has announced the hiring of its first chief medical officer. The position is designed to bring a new clinical perspective to the hospital’s vision and strategy, which will drive quality outcomes, enhance service line growth and transform the delivery of patient care.
Dr. Steven Spencer, MD, MPH, who comes to Onslow County after serving as the director of population management for Abington at Jefferson Health in Pennsylvania, has nearly two decades of experience as an internal medicine physician. His physician leadership experience includes population health, telehealth, quality improvement, and clinical technology.
“The addition of Dr. Steven Spencer to the OMH Leadership Team is a long-awaited one,” said OMH President and CEO, Dr. Penney Burlingame Deal, DHA, RN, FACHE. “We searched for months, in concert with our medical staff leadership and with the assistance of our incredible partners with UNC Health for the ideal candidate. Our goal was to f
It is no surprise that the pandemic s effects are still being felt one year later, but what is shocking is that small business owners did not think they would be in the same predicament they were in last year when it comes to hiring and staffing potential employees.
By the end of 2018, the unemployment rate in Onslow County sat at an even 5%. As 2019 came to a close, the rate dropped to 3.9% where it hovered around that number for the first few months of 2020. Once the pandemic hit, that number skyrocketed to 12.9% for April and May, before gradually decreasing throughout the remainder of the year.
An ongoing epidemic, that saw an increase in drug overdoses and overdose deaths in 2020, received a breath of life in the form of a bill filed with the help of Onslow County s senator.
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Simple possession of fentanyl is currently a misdemeanor in the state as the bill would bump offenders up to a maximum punishment of two years in jail if convicted.
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