Tagged: New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Local
6:00 am
Fri February 22, 2013

NC Hospitals brace for reality of turning down Medicaid expansion

North Carolina Republicans are making last-minutes fixes to a bill that would reject Medicaid expansion. The expansion could provide health coverage to hundreds of thousands of uninsured people across the state. Governor Pat McCrory is expected to sign the bill and if he approves the legislation, it could send hospitals across the state bracing for the financial impact.

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Local
5:53 pm
Fri February 10, 2012

Trauma Event Covers Joplin, Tucson Tragedies

Dr. Peter Rhee spoke at the 23rd annual Trauma Symposium in downtown Wilmington. Rhee was the surgeon for former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords after the mass shootings in Tuscon last year.

The Trauma and Emergency Symposium brought together hundreds of emergency responders and other health care providers on Friday and will continue through Saturday.

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