Pardee Hospital earns top Consumer Reports rating in NC
Pardee Hospital is one of two North Carolina facilities rated highest by Consumer Reports after reviewing 27 surgery types. The study, conducted with a health care consulting firm, placed Pardee and North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham at the top, with five hospitals above average and 10 rated worst.
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Consumer Reports Magazine
Robert Kiskaddon
Consumer Watchdog
Pardee
Durham
Mission Hospital
Asheville
Board approves three year contract extension for superintendent
The board voted 5-1 to extend Jones’s contract for three years and raise his pay from 140,391 to 166,625 annually. Supporters praised his work and noted the raise would place him just below the state average. One member opposed, citing the financial climate and funding constraints.
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Straining the system frames teacher pay issue in Henderson County
Bazzle and Wood criticize Raleigh for funding gaps as they pledge to support public schools. Linda Miller, a depressed public school advocate, urges red attire on Aug. 26 to show unity and pressure for better K-12 funding across the Henderson County community.
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Amy Holt
Edwards, Corn and Maurer
Josh Houston
Henderson County
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Raleigh
Wood
Linda Miller
Promises of Caring Adults Aim to Boost Henderson County
Community leaders urge involvement to deliver five child resources under the Caring Adults program. Elisha Freeman of the Children & Family Resource Center invites residents to become Promise Partners, join Speak Out for Kids on March 1, 2014, and visit www.5promiseshc.org for data and ways to help. The center backs early development, teen parenting support, and quality child care through the United Agenda for Children coalition.
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Childrenandfamily.org
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