Rose Hoban

6 days ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Rose Hoban

We’re in the middle of National Nurses Week (May 6-12), which this year has the theme of The Power of Nurses. The American Nurses Association says that it’s an occasion to focus on the contributions of nurses, but in North Carolina, those contributions could soon be harder to come by. Research shows that the state could face a shortage of as many as 21,000 nurses by 2033.

1 week ago | restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Rose Hoban

One night, not long after I’d graduated high school on Long Island, New York, a group of kids from a neighboring school went out to a well-known steakhouse in the town of Mineola for dinner. As they headed home that evening, they were driving down Herricks Road when the arms at the on-grade railroad crossing started to come down. Witnesses […]

1 week ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Rose Hoban

Work on a major renovation of the State Public Health Laboratory screeched to a halt in late March when the administration of President Donald Trump notified states that the federal government was halting some $11 billion in post-pandemic aid that was scheduled to be distributed to the states.

2 weeks ago | thecharlottepost.com | Grace Vitaglione |Rose Hoban

Published Sunday, April 27, 2025 6:02 pm By Grace Vitaglione and Rose Hoban | NC Health News UNSPLASH North Carolina Senate Republicans approved a bill that would roll back limits on hospital capacity and lift rates for child care subsidies among health care initiatives.

3 weeks ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Rose Hoban |Grace Vitaglione

The North Carolina Senate’s proposed budget for the next two fiscal years is packed with policy around new health care initiatives, including repealing North Carolina’s hospital capacity regulation laws, trimming vacant state job openings and increasing rates for child care subsidies. The spending plan — just over 1,000 pages — calls for allocating about $32.6 billion in the coming fiscal year and $33.3 billion in the next.