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Hospitals profitable but skimp on charity care in North Carolina
Many of North Carolina's hospitals are reporting healthy profits, but have been skimping on charity care for their poorest patients, the McClatchy News Service reported . For example, UNC Hospitals
How to cure a dysfunctional operating room
Karen M. Cheung
The University of North Carolina (UNC) Hospitals did what seems like the impossible--transform a dysfunctional operating room by turning around its culture. But it didn't
Hospitals go on a doctor-shopping spree
It may sound odd in a year that has seen massive hospital layoffs, but some hospitals are on a doctor-shopping spree, according to NPR/Kaiser Health News. WakeMed employs 138 doctors, up from 47 in
Hospital nearly doubles pay to hang onto heart surgeon
When UNC Hospitals had to choose between paying more to retain its only heart surgeon and losing the revenue he brought in, the decision was easy. The CEO gave the heart surgeon, Brett Sheridan, a
