By EDWARD MARTIN SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
With what felt like a grizzly in his chest, Jim Benfield’s legs buckled, and he crashed onto his living room floor. A Mount Holly policeman who had helped first responders break down doors to rescue ailing 911 callers, he frantically fumbled with his cellphone.
“Dummy me, why didn’t I call the ambulance?” he shrugs. “I knew I was dying, and all I could think was that I wanted to speak to my wife one more time.”
As he stepped out of the shower, a clot blocked the left anterior descending artery of Benfield’s heart, triggering paroxysms of pain that he compares to the claws of an angry bear.
Novant Health will raise minimum wage for NHRMC workers to $15 an hour
Novant Health announces raising minimum wage for NHRMC workers By WECT Staff | March 8, 2021 at 1:53 PM EST - Updated March 8 at 8:23 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Novant Health officials say the company will raise the minimum wage of 1,100 New Hanover Regional Medical Center workers to $15 an hour, effective Feb. 21.
Officials say aligning NHRMC’s minimum wage to that of Novant Health’s was a priority for transition teams since the two health systems merged on Feb. 1.
“This roughly $3 million investment will directly support approximately 1,100 team members and their families,” said John Gizdic, Novant Health executive vice president and chief business development officer, who is responsible for the Coastal region, including NHRMC. “Healthy wages are not just a recruitment tool. When employees earn higher wages, they have better access to key elements of health and the resources to improve thei
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COVID-19 continues to progress and local health officials say the numbers are declining, but have the fears of seeking routine healthcare and dental care subsided?
According to health officials, people are neglecting their personal care because they don t feel safe stepping foot inside of a hospital, doctor s office, dental office, or anywhere that has to do with seeing patients.
John Gizdic, president and chief executive officer for New Hanover Regional Medical Center, said in a town hall webinar that it s about building trust in the community again. We are nearing another public health epidemic, Gizdic said. We are seeing as many or more deaths in the population of people neglecting their routine care than even the COVID population.