First flu cases of the season, vaccines to start being offeredhttp://pulse.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11118/first-flu-cases-of-the-season-vaccines-to-start-being-offered/With Labor Day gone, summer is unofficially over, and flu season is unofficially here.State public health officials today confirmed two cases of seasonal flu, the first in North Carolina since the spring.The cases were both children from Durham County.'These results remind us that influenza is a year-round problem,' State Public Health Director Jeff Engel said [...]First flu cases of the season, vaccines to start being offered
Novant one of 29 NC employers to get federal health reimbursements for early retiring workershttp://pulse.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11116/novant-one-of-29-nc-employers-to-get-federal-health-reimbursements-for-early-retiring-workers/Novant Health, the company based in Winston-Salem that operates Brunswick Community Hospital, was one of 29 organizations in North Carolina recently approved in the first round of a federal reimbursement program to help early retirees as part of the health care reform law.The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program is intended to be a bridge until state-run [...]Novant one of 29 NC employers to get federal health reimbursements for early retiring workers
Restaurants can welcome back patio dogshttp://pulse.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11113/restaurants-can-welcome-back-patio-dogs/Fido can finally dine in peace.Dogs, and even cats, can join their owners for a meal in outdoor seating areas, under new state rules recently adopted after months of debate over whether man's best friends were allowed to sit on restaurant patios.The decision allows restaurant owners to choose whether they will let patrons bring their [...]Restaurants can welcome back patio dogs
CFO from Beaufort NC hospital hired to handle Pender Memorial's financialshttp://pulse.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11111/cfo-from-beaufort-nc-hospital-hired-to-handle-pender-memorials-financials/Chris Riggs, the chief financial officer for Washington, N.C.-based Beaufort Regional Health System, has been hired as t the new money guy for Pender Memorial Hospital.New Hanover Regional Medical Center CEO Jack Barto told hospital trustees Tuesday night that Riggs will start as Pender Memorial's chief financial officer in September.He said Riggs has more than [...]CFO from Beaufort NC hospital hired to handle Pender Memorial's financials
Despite new building, it might take awhile for UNCW to expand nursing student enrollmenthttp://pulse.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11108/despite-new-building-it-might-take-awhile-for-uncw-to-expand-nursing-student-enrollment/University of North Carolina Wilmington's new, state-of-the-art nursing school building might help produce better-qualified nurses, but it could take a while to graduate significantly more nurses.The 75,000-square-foot building consolidates the university's nursing program under one roof and adds loads more simulation space in which students can work in realistic health care settings on realistic mannequin [...]Despite new building, it might take awhile for UNCW to expand nursing student enrollment
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