/tags/atrium-health Atrium Health en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:03:28 GMT /health/2023-10-16/atrium-health-halts-lawsuits-against-patients-for-unpaid-medical-bills A decision to halt seeking medical payments was praised by critics who have long said it’s not right for a publicly chartered, multibillion-dollar, nonprofit hospital to take patients to court for medical costs that are often out of their control. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:03:28 GMT /health/2023-10-16/atrium-health-halts-lawsuits-against-patients-for-unpaid-medical-bills Michelle Crouch/The Charlotte Ledger/NC Health News /health/2023-08-16/hospitals-sued-thousands-of-patients-in-north-carolina-for-unpaid-bills-report-finds The suits pursued patients and their families, sometimes putting liens on homes. "I know my house will never be mine. It is going to be the hospital's," said Donna Lindabury, 70, who lost her case. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:03:54 GMT /health/2023-08-16/hospitals-sued-thousands-of-patients-in-north-carolina-for-unpaid-bills-report-finds Noam Levey /health/2023-04-03/atrium-novant-other-hospital-systems-get-millions-in-property-tax-breaks As Charlotte leaders discuss a possible tax increase, Mecklenburg County hospitals are exempt from $23 million per year in property taxes, a Charlotte Ledger/N.C. Health News analysis shows. Hospitals say they provide millions in discounted medical care – but others say it’s time for big hospitals to pay up. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:04:22 GMT /health/2023-04-03/atrium-novant-other-hospital-systems-get-millions-in-property-tax-breaks Michelle Crouch | North Carolina Health News, The Charlotte Ledger /news/2022-10-26/nc-nurse-charged-with-murder-in-deaths-of-2-patients A former nurse at a North Carolina hospital has been charged in the deaths of two patients after officials said he injected them with lethal doses of insulin. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 20:14:14 GMT /news/2022-10-26/nc-nurse-charged-with-murder-in-deaths-of-2-patients Associated Press /news/2022-06-22/report-nc-hospitals-that-got-covid-19-relief-reaped-profits A report released from North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell says the seven largest hospital systems reaped sizeable financial benefits last year, even as they received billions of dollars in federal pandemic assistance. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:34:49 GMT /news/2022-06-22/report-nc-hospitals-that-got-covid-19-relief-reaped-profits /health/2021-10-21/nearly-6-000-atrium-health-employees-still-unvaccinated-against-covid-19 At least 5,750 employees at Atrium Health have still not received a COVID-19 vaccine, leading the Charlotte-based hospital system to push back its original deadline for mandatory vaccination. Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:34:57 GMT /health/2021-10-21/nearly-6-000-atrium-health-employees-still-unvaccinated-against-covid-19 Claire Donnelly /health/2018-03-02/delay-in-major-health-system-combination There appear to be more disagreements than initially thought in a proposed combination of UNC Health Care and Charlotte-based Atrium Health – formerly… Fri, 02 Mar 2018 14:36:22 GMT /health/2018-03-02/delay-in-major-health-system-combination Jason deBruyn