Even with North Carolina’s strong reputation for hospital safety, some facilities didn’t fare as well in the fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades. The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog, reviewed 93 ...

North Carolina’s medical debt relief program has surpassed its initial financial projections, relieving more than $6.5 billion in medical debt from 2.5 million residents over the past year. In July ...

North Carolina universities expand physician, nursing programs to tackle workforce shortages and improve regional healthcare ...

In North Carolina, 2.5 million people had their medical debt forgiven thanks to a special program that didn't cost the state ...

Some hospitals across Eastern North Carolina are limiting visitation as cases of a highly contagious new flu strain continue ...

North Carolina hospitals and sheriffs are at odds over a new law regarding mental health evaluations for alleged criminals.

Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly 22,000 people. The ambulances frequently travel back and forth to ...

A major company based in Charlotte just gave a big boost to the state's first freestanding children's hospital going in Apex.

North Carolina leaders last year approved new rules for handling criminal suspects who may need psychiatric care — prompting ...

Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly 22,000 people. The ambulances frequently travel back and forth to ...

Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly 22,000 people. The ambulances frequently travel back and forth to ...