Voices from the Field
From Military Base to Healing Fields
From transplant surgeon to talent recruiter, professionals at North Carolina’s hospitals and health systems serve their patients and their communities with pride. Inspired by their commitment to service, several healthcare professionals share connections between serving their country in the military and serving communities in healthcare.
Conversations on the State of Healthcare: Medicaid Expansion
Tune into NCHA’s new podcast with Curtis Media called, “Conversations on the State of Healthcare.” This two-part episode features Brian Floyd, Chief Operating Officer of ECU Health, discussing Medicaid expansion, rural healthcare delivery and the Healthcare Access and Stabilization Program (HASP).
The Guiding Light of Service
David Leeser, MD, is the chief of kidney and pancreas transplantation at ECU Health, and professor and chief of transplantation and surgical immunology at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. He served in the United States Army as a transplant surgeon.
988 – It Can Save Your Life
Michelle Fortune, CEO of St. Luke’s Hospital, discusses the importance of the National 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. We can all play an important role by raising awareness about mental health and suicide prevention, and sharing information about 988.
Ensuring Equitable Health Outcomes for All North Carolinians
Frank Emory, EVP and Chief Administrative Officer of Novant Health, highlights how hospitals and health across our state can work together to ensure equitable health outcomes and improve patient experiences for all North Carolinians.
Rural Communities Need Medicaid Expansion Now
Michael Waldrum, MD, CEO of ECU Health, underscores the necessity of Medicaid expansion and the Healthcare Access and Stabilization Program to provide much needed care and support to rural communities in North Carolina.
Partnerships are Key to Addressing Health Inequities
Mary Jo Cagle, MD, CEO of Cone Health, emphasizes the importance of community partnerships to address health inequities and discusses some of the ways Cone Health and its partners are making a difference.
Working Together to Solve the Behavioral Health Crisis in North Carolina
Sy Atezaz Saeed, MD, MS, FACPsych, Executive Director of the Behavioral Health Service Line for ECU Health, discusses how we can work together to solve the behavioral health crisis in North Carolina.
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We all want to get back to normal – back to the people and places that we love. To get there, it takes all of us.
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