Asheville Watchdog

State investigators return to Mission Hospital on same day as group calls for better staffing, patient monitoring

State inspectors have returned to Mission Hospital for the second time in four months following complaints from nurses and a ...
Asheville Watchdog

$33 million budget shortfall leads to widespread layoffs in Medicaid Ombudsman program

Nearly 40 employees connected to North Carolina’s Medicaid Ombudsman program, including nine at Pisgah Legal Services, will ...
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Mission cardiac patient dies after telemetry monitor disconnection; hospital declines nurses’ request for emergency meeting

A Mission Hospital cardiac patient died in late July after becoming disconnected from telemetry monitoring for at least an ...
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Asheville Watchdog honored in 2 statewide journalism competitions

Asheville Watchdog has received honors in two statewide journalism contests for a range of work, including its investigative journalism focused on Mission Hospital. Andrew R. Jones received first ...
Asheville Watchdog

Answer Man: Blue Ridge Parkway section near Folk Art Center reopened? How much North Carolina Education Lottery money actually goes to education?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I’m happy that the (Blue Ridge) Parkway is now open from Bent Creek up towards the Pisgah Inn, but what is going on ...