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Jackson moves to new online vaccine scheduling portal

WEBThe Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) has transitioned to a new online scheduling portal, https://myspot.nc.gov/. To make an appointment …

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Jackson opens vaccine registration to all groups, WCU to follow

WEBAnyone 18 or older can now schedule a vaccine appointment with the Jackson County Department of Public Health, regardless of group. The clinic at Western …

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Medicaid expansion is here; Pisgah Legal offers free advice on …

WEBMore than 500,000 North Carolinians stand to gain free health coverage in the coming months.  Medicaid expansion will make low-income adults ages 19-64 …

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Hospital leaders reflect on five years with LifePoint

WEBHospital leaders reflect on five years with LifePoint. Written by Jessi Stone. Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Steve Heatherly (left) and Rod Harkleroad. In 2014, …

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For the pregnant and poor, prenatal care can remain out of reach

WEBFor the pregnant and poor, prenatal care can remain out of reach. Written by Bibeka Shrestha. Wednesday, March 24, 2010. A pivotal moment arrives every time a …

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Haywood Regional expands to meet behavioral health needs

WEBWednesday, November 29, 2017. Haywood Regional Medical Center, a Duke LifePoint hospital, is doing its part to meet the growing mental health needs in the region by …

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Vaya, Cardinal merge to take on Medicaid transformation

WEBWednesday, June 09, 2021. Two of North Carolina’s largest managed care organizations recently announced they will consolidate in preparation for the state’s transformation to …

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Cherokee recognized for leadership in healthcare

WEBIn a ceremony held at the Cherokee Indian Hospital today, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was awarded the Redefining American Healthcare award from the …

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Hospital foundations find new mission

WEBWednesday, February 20, 2019. Following HCA Healthcare’s purchase of the Mission Health System, the nonprofit foundations that have supported Mission’s hospitals for so …

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Healthy home for the holidays

WEBHealthy home for the holidays. Written by Bill Graham • Contributing Writer. Wednesday, December 21, 2022. The Tollie family was helped out by the new Healthy …

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Mission approved to build new Franklin hospital

WEBWednesday, April 25, 2018. With Mission Health in the process of building a replacement hospital in Franklin, Macon County and town of Franklin leaders were curious how the …

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Haywood nurses completes five-week intensive course

WEBHaywood nurses completes five-week intensive course. Sarah Banks, Emily Jenkins, Kelly Martin-Hicks, Abigail Clark, Heather Koonce and Sarah Keener at …

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A Done Deal: How Mission Health Wooed HCA

WEBStein traveled to Asheville January 16 to announce that he would not oppose the sale. ‘A fair deal’. Multiple experts in healthcare finance and mergers, including …

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Sold: Duke LifePoint takes ownership of Haywood Regional and …

WEBLifePoint paid $26 million for Haywood Regional and $25 million for WestCare. But only a third or less — in the “few” million to “several” million range — will …

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for health, fitness, self-defense

WEBThe Gracie family is well known to martial arts enthusiasts across the world; as perhaps the only martial arts practitioners as recognizable as Bruce Lee, the Gracies …

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Mission offers ‘COVID immunity’ defense in response to …

WEBThe response to the suit against Mission Hospital was different. It offered five defenses, including one that called the claims for punitive damage “frivolous and …

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Vaya partners with DSS to provide overview of child welfare system

WEBWednesday, October 25, 2023. Vaya Health unveiled the latest addition to its “Pathways to Permanency” program. The new training, titled “Child Welfare 101” focuses on educating …

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Wheels Through Time founder dies of cancer

WEBWednesday, February 10, 2021. Dale Walksler. Donated photo. Dale Walksler, the founder and curator of the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, passed away …

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Protect and serve: Sylva Police Department pilots social work …

WEBA new tool in the toolbelt . Chris Hatton has been chief of the Sylva Police Department since August 2019, and over the past two years he’s been blown away time …

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Forest Hills doesn’t want student housing complex

WEBVillage of Forest Hills leaders are saying no thanks to a Charlotte company that wanted to build luxury student apartments on a 19.5-acre tract in the tiny town …

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