Tensions rise between UNC Health Care, Vidant Health
Tensions between competitive hospitals aren’t unusual, but the tiff between UNC Health Care and Vidant Health is unusually hot — and complicated.
Vidant CEO and UNC Health Care officials discussed statewide hospital system in 2018
Vidant Health CEO Michael Waldrum in May alleged there was a plot to take over the Greenville hospital system. He previously had raised the idea of a statewide system.
Rocky Mount’s hospital is on the comeback trail
Lee Isley took on an intriguing challenge when he became CEO of Nash UNC Health Care in Rocky Mount a year and a half ago. The hospital in the home county of Governor Roy Cooper hasn’t had an [...]
Dr. Bill Roper’s unsettling five myths about health care
It would be hard to find someone who has a more prestigious health care resume than Dr. Bill Roper, who is now interim president of the UNC System. He took the job after leading the UNC Health [...]
Vidant’s CEO and North Carolina’s treasurer bicker over cost cuts
A hospital system CEO and North Carolina’s treasurer bicker over pricing, cost shifting and growth — with huge implications for eastern North Carolina.
Commentary: State treasurer wants hospitals to cough up the data
Could improved clarity on health care costs spur a more competitive marketplace?
Hospital consolidation proves relentless across the state
Boardrooms at North Carolina’s hospitals are abuzz with dealmaking.
Could Atrium, UNC Health Care deal unify North Carolina?
A pending partnership of two big health care businesses offers a chance to prove that mergers can have a public payoff.
Bob Rucho’s take on the UNC, Carolinas HealthCare hospital deal
Former N.C. State Sen. Bob Rucho discusses the pending transaction between Carolinas HealthCare System and UNC Health Care. The two systems have combined revenue of nearly $14 billion.
Carolinas HealthCare is combining operations with UNC Health Care
The largest hospital systems in Charlotte and the Triangle are combining operations in a complex transaction that doesn’t involve money or assets changing hands.