Andrew Jones

Asheville

Investigative Reporter at Asheville Citizen Times

Investigative reporter with @AvlWatchdog | text/call/Signal: 828-674-9702 | email: arjones at avlwatchdog dot org | former - @asheville, @DailyTimes

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A paralyzed patient has stayed at Mission Hospital for nearly 4 years. He refuses to leave. The hospital is suing him and his family for trespassing.

3 weeks ago | avlwatchdog.org | Andrew Jones

Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. For nearly 18 years, Eric Penland Jr. has heard the monotonous sound of the ventilator that keeps him alive. Hour after hour, day after day, year after year, its swoosh-swoosh is as regular as a metronome in the stillness of his semi-dark, seventh-floor room at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
Buncombe has been losing practicing nurses for five years, data show

3 weeks ago | avlwatchdog.org | Andrew Jones

Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. There are hundreds of fewer nurses practicing in Buncombe County today than there were at the start of 2019, even though the supply of nurses has increased both nationally and statewide since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, workforce data analyzed by Asheville Watchdog show.
Chief nursing officer to leave Mission Hospital

3 weeks ago | avlwatchdog.org | Andrew Jones

Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. Mission Hospital’s chief nursing officer, Melanie Wetmore, who led the staff through some of the most tumultuous years in the company’s 140-year history, will depart for another leadership role with HCA Healthcare, according to a letter obtained by Asheville Watchdog.
Mission cuts $25 from hourly pay for weekend nurses, will require others to pick up shifts to improve staffing

1 month ago | bpr.org | Andrew Jones

Mission Hospital is significantly reducing pay for nurses who work only weekends, a move that is already causing departures and that will require other nurses to work those shifts to improve staffing levels. The HCA Healthcare-owned hospital has reduced the hourly pay by $25 for at least 63 nurses who are part of the hospital’s Weekender Program, according to interviews with nurses as well as staffing and contract documents and emails obtained by Asheville Watchdog.
State health agency is ‘working to ensure public safety’ following death in Mission ER bathroom

1 month ago | avlwatchdog.org | Andrew Jones

Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. The state’s top health agency is working to gather more information regarding the death of a Mission Hospital patient in an emergency department bathroom after staff did not quickly respond to his call for help.
Patient dies in Mission emergency department bathroom after call for help goes unanswered

1 month ago | biltmorebeacon.com | Andrew Jones

A patient in Mission Hospital’s emergency room died in the bathroom last week after calling for help but getting no immediate response. Hospital spokeswoman Nancy Lindell confirmed the incident to Asheville Watchdog on Thursday and said one employee has been fired and more action may be taken in an ongoing investigation. But several ER nurses contend that the department was crowded and understaffed that evening, with no rooms available when the patient arrived.
Patient dies in Mission emergency department bathroom after call for help goes unanswered

2 months ago | bpr.org | Andrew Jones

A patient in Mission Hospital’s emergency room died in the bathroom last week after calling for help but getting no immediate response. Hospital spokeswoman Nancy Lindell confirmed the incident to Asheville Watchdog on Thursday and said one employee has been fired and more action may be taken in an ongoing investigation. But several ER nurses contend that the department was crowded and understaffed that evening, with no rooms available when the patient arrived.
Patient dies in Mission emergency department bathroom after call for help goes unanswered

2 months ago | avlwatchdog.org | Andrew Jones

Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. A patient in Mission Hospital’s emergency room died in the bathroom last week after calling for help but getting no immediate response. Hospital spokeswoman Nancy Lindell confirmed the incident to Asheville Watchdog on Thursday and said one employee has been fired and more action may be taken in an ongoing investigation.
State Sen. Andrew Jones: Restructuring the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs provides a path to amplifying veterans' voices

2 months ago | yellowhammernews.com | Andrew Jones

Alabama is considered one of the most military friendly states in the nation. We are currently ranked the second-best state for veterans to retire in, and it is our goal to improve that to number one. Alabama is home to more than 400,000 veterans, individuals who have dedicated their lives to serving our nation. Despite their sacrifices, many veterans in our state struggle with access to quality healthcare, job placement services, and benefits they have rightfully earned.
Trump mandate forces entire UNC system to immediately suspend diversity, equity and inclusion course requirements

2 months ago | avlwatchdog.org | Andrew Jones

Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. The University of North Carolina Asheville and all campuses within the UNC System are immediately suspending all general education and major-specific requirements mandating completion of course credits related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, according to a Feb. 5 memo obtained by Asheville Watchdog.

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