/tags/duke-hospital Duke Hospital en-US Copyright Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:37:45 GMT /health/2023-08-18/wake-county-hospitals-locked-in-new-competition-over-beds North Carolina tightly regulates health services and caps the number of licensed acute care beds in a county or service area. N.C. Department of Health and Human Services regulates health services through the Division of Health Service Regulation. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:37:45 GMT /health/2023-08-18/wake-county-hospitals-locked-in-new-competition-over-beds Jason deBruyn /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/2022-03-08/north-carolina-baby-new-heart-first-kind-transplant-duke An Asheboro baby became what's thought to be the first-of-a-kind organ transplant patient. Tue, 08 Mar 2022 12:14:42 GMT /health/2022-03-08/north-carolina-baby-new-heart-first-kind-transplant-duke Jason deBruyn /2021-11-09/population-growth-fuels-hospital-competition-across-ncs-triangle-region Real estate is hot right now across the Triangle. And that’s evident not just in residential and commercial properties, but also in how fast hospitals are growing. The three major hospital systems are competing not just for location, but also for hospital beds. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:08:26 GMT /2021-11-09/population-growth-fuels-hospital-competition-across-ncs-triangle-region Jason deBruyn /health/2021-10-27/report-nc-nonprofit-hospitals-falling-short-on-charity-care Many North Carolina nonprofit hospitals are falling short in treating the poor for free or reduced rates to validate their tax-exempt status, State Treasurer Dale Folwell said Wednesday while highlighting a university report on charity care. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:06:32 GMT /health/2021-10-27/report-nc-nonprofit-hospitals-falling-short-on-charity-care Associated Press /health/2020-03-15/triangle-hospitals-prepping-for-spike-in-covid-19-patients It's an odd moment for the people who work in North Carolina healthcare. They read the reports of what is happening in Italy, South Korea and China, where… Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:56:03 GMT /health/2020-03-15/triangle-hospitals-prepping-for-spike-in-covid-19-patients Jay Price /health/2019-12-06/duke-doctors-perform-a-new-type-of-heart-transplant Doctors at Duke University Hospital became the first in the United States to perform a new type of heart transplant this week. This new procedure allows… Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:21:04 GMT /health/2019-12-06/duke-doctors-perform-a-new-type-of-heart-transplant Celeste Gracia /health/2018-04-04/duke-hospital-celebrates-first-hiv-positive-organ-transplant-in-southeast A patient at Duke Hospital is doing well after a groundbreaking organ transplant. The university says Stanley Boling is the first HIV-positive person in… Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:04:17 GMT /health/2018-04-04/duke-hospital-celebrates-first-hiv-positive-organ-transplant-in-southeast Will Michaels /health/2014-12-08/north-carolina-uniquely-positioned-in-ebola-fight North Carolina boasts many resources when it comes to combating the Ebola Virus outbreak in West Africa. Two pharmaceutical companies are developing… Mon, 08 Dec 2014 23:01:48 GMT /health/2014-12-08/north-carolina-uniquely-positioned-in-ebola-fight Eric Mennel