Rural Health

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.

While North Carolina’s urban centers were the sites of COVID-19 concern in March and April, the more sparsely populated parts of the state are now facing…

Though COVID-19 struck North Carolina’s suburban and urban communities earliest, the virus has begun to sweep through the state’s rural communities at an…

Pregnancy and postpartum experiences can already be rife with anxiety. But since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, expectant and new mothers’…

Pregnancy and postpartum experiences can already be rife with anxiety. But since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, expectant and new mothers’…

Childbearing in the United States is more deadly than in any other developed nation. Despite medical advances over the last few decades, the number of…

Childbearing in the United States is more deadly than in any other developed nation. Despite medical advances over the last few decades, the number of…

People seeking health care in rural Warren County have waited a long time for good news. Now they're celebrating.Residents who live in the county, on the…

Ocracoke Health Center CEO Cheryl Ballance estimates that anywhere from 8,000-10,000 people visit Ocracoke Island on any given summer weekend. Many…

Ocracoke Health Center CEO Cheryl Ballance estimates that anywhere from 8,000-10,000 people visit Ocracoke Island on any given summer weekend. Many…