Column: First Class of Students Arrives at New School of Medicine
Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week, including Highsmith-Rainey ExpressCare closure, Arts Council changes, National Night Out, and CAMEO Collective grant.
Column: Methodist University Trustees Honor Rakesh and Vinita Gupta
The retired physicians—one a trustee for Methodist and Cape Fear Valley Health and the other a veteran— are celebrated for their generosity, belief in education, and support of the new School of Medicine.
Cape Fear Valley Health Lays Off 138 People as It Cuts 200 Jobs
The healthcare system says cost-cutting moves aren’t enough to offset federal funding cuts and rising costs.
Column: Hope Mills Hikes Taxes, Won’t Renew Contract for Town Manager
Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week, including Cape Fear Valley Health layoffs, the governor looks at healthcare affordability, and raccoons.
Column: New Medical School a Reality Thanks to Community Who Believed
Civic leaders call the opening of Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine a milestone for health care in Cumberland County.
Cape Fear Valley Health Expands Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment for Teens
A new 16-bed unit in Harnett County opens as children across North Carolina wait for treatment in crowded emergency departments, health system officials said.
Cape Fear Valley Health Wants to Move Operating Rooms to Meet Rising Demand
Cape Fear Valley Health is asking the state’s permission to relocate all 11 operating rooms at its Fayetteville Ambulatory Surgery Center to its main campus.

