Conversations on the State of Healthcare is a monthly podcast produced as a partnership between the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) and the North Carolina News Network. Through stories, interviews, and conversations the goal is to make the news and issues surrounding healthcare in North Carolina more accessible to the public in an effort to create healthier communities across the state.
North Carolina faces a critical healthcare workforce shortage. Today we’re exploring careers in healthcare — a field that is more vital than ever. Joining us is the new President and CEO of the North Carolina Healthcare Association, Josh Dobson, as we explore the needs and opportunities for the next generation of healthcare workers in the state.
The Open Enrollment period for health insurance is a time for consumers to review the health insurance needs of themselves and the members of their families. Meegan Broll, a consultant with Marsh McLennan - a partner of the North Carolina Healthcare Association. talks with Kristine Bellino, Vice President of News and Information Programming of the North Carolina News Network. In this podcast, which is produced by NCNN in partnership with the NCHA, Meegan and Kristine discuss everything from employer-provided health plans to individual plans on Healthcare.gov.
Dr. Olugbemiga Ebenezer "Olu" Jegede, the Vice President of Clinical Care - Health Equity for Cone Health, discusses the organization's CATCH 5 in 5 initiative with Kristine Bellino of the North Carolina News Network. The initiative is designed to address health disparities in East Greensboro, North Carolina and other medically underserved areas in Alamance, Forsyth, Randolph, Rockingham, and Guilford counties. Photo of Dr. Olu Jegede Courtesy: Cone Health
The "I Do Care NC" initiative encourages young people to find a pathway to opportunities in the field of healthcare. In this episode, produced in partnership with the North Carolina Healthcare Association, Christi Smiley, Vice President of Human Resources for Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, North Carolina, talks with North Carolina News Network Vice President Kristine Bellino. Their discussion centers on what Northern Regional is doing to make certain that the pipeline of future healthcare workers is healthy.
Hospitals play a key role in emergency readiness throughout North Carolina. As vital community resources, hospitals must be prepared alongside police, fire, rescue, and other public safety services for any scenario from natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires to pandemics, terrorism and mass casualty incidents like shootings. They also must prepare for, and respond to injuries and illness that might occur at mass gatherings like concerts and sporting events that attract large crowds. The North Carolina News Network's Kristine Bellino discusses this topic with Jonathan Davis, MPH, FACHE, the Chief Operating Officer of FirstHealth of the Carolinas and President of Moore Regional Hospital and Katherine Newell, M.D., an emergency medicine physician and Assistant Medical Director for FirstHealth EMS.