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Growing populations and the closure of rural health care facilities means more and more people are seeking medical care in the Triangle.

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RALEIGH (WTVD) -- The official UNC REX Healthcare badge clipped to Judy Schneider's scrubs reads, "Serving since 2021." That's because the 65-year-old registered nurse who worked at UNC REX for 29 years had to turn in her old one when she retired in April, 2019. "Retirement is fabulous," Schneider said, smiling under her face mask as she sits at Table 5, waiting for her next patient to immunize with the COVID-19 vaccine. “When the vaccine became available, I’m like oh I can do that!” Judy Schneider’s one of the healthcare workers coming out of retirement to serve in #COVID19 vaccine r...

Some health care leaders are also frustrated. UNC Rex Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Linda Butler explained that there's a logistical labyrinth of regulations. "It's like flying the plane and trying to put the parts on as you're going along," Butler said. Butler walked ABC11 through the hurdles of getting the COVID-19 vaccine, and it's a process she said she wishes was far less complex. "Oh heavens yes, we would love to be able to streamline it," Butler said. "I do understand the need to prioritize to make sure those who are most at risk get the vaccine first." To start, Butler said the m...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- UNC REX Hospital carried on its Christmas tradition of giving out teddy bears for Christmas on Thursday. More than 450 bears were given out to hospital patients as a bright spot for having to spend Christmas in the hospital. Most years, volunteers help deliver the bears, but COVID-19 put a pause on that. The tradition has gone on for more than 20 years and on Thursday, carried on through nurses and hospital staff. Patient Wynona Buchanan and UNC REX employee Shameca McKinnie