When Morehead Memorial Hospital President and CEO Dana M. Weston started at the hospital in December 2015, she knew that the answer to the hospital’s financial woes was probably to become part of a larger health system. “I knew they had challenges,” she said. “I thought, sure, we can do a few things and turn […]
For years, NC Health News has reported on the drug-related deaths, diseases and losses that have resulted from the opioid crisis. Life expectancy in the United States has dropped for two years in a row for the first time in more than 50 years, largely due to overdose deaths among people in the prime of […]
In an increasingly competitive online news division, NC Health News took home two first-place awards, six second-place awards and seven third-place awards at the annual N.C. Press Association’s awards ceremony in Raleigh. “I’m so proud and honored to lead this team of super-smart, super-dedicated reporters,” said editor and website founder Rose Hoban. “We have decades […]
