Dorothea Dix Hospital Faces Loss of Accreditation
A Raleigh state mental hospital Dorothea Dix failed to win renewal from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals and risks losing nearly 2 million in annual federal Medicare and Medicaid payments if its appeal fails. The commission cited fire safety upgrades, grab bars, corridor-facing patient rooms, nurse call systems, privacy upgrades, and tighter staff bylaws as needed changes.
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Raleigh
Dorothea Dix
Joint Commission On Accreditation of
Commission
Dix
G. Tolley
Joint Commission
Fayetteville starts own electric power generation
Fayetteville, NC becomes the first North Carolina city to produce its own electricity as two new gas turbine generators go online. The plant can supply up to 15 percent of peak demand, reducing wholesale costs from Carolina Power and Light. City plans call for four generators by 1977 and bond-financed project monitoring by engineers.
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Fayetteville
North Carolina
Carolina Power and Light Company
Malpractice Insurance Reform Law Struck Down by NC Supreme Court
Raleigh officials say the ruling will have little immediate impact. The court voided a 1975 law creating a reinsurance exchange to require all insurers to offer malpractice coverage and pool risk. Despite the decision, the NC Medical Society and Hospital Association plans and St Pauls Fire and Marine Insurance keep issuing policies. Insurance officials consider amendments to meet constitutional tests while health care coverage remains available through existing plans.
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Raleigh
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Medical Mutual Company
Hospital Trust Fund
St. Paul's Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Hale
Exchange
North Carolina Medical Society
North Carolina Hospital Association
St.Paul’s Fire and Marine Insurance Co
The
Medical Society
Hospital Association
St. Paul's
John Ingram
The Piedmont Reprieved From ICC Action On Rail Service
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered Southern Railway to continue the Piedmont passenger service between Washington and Charlotte for four months while an investigation and public hearings proceed. The train runs daily through 14 stops with about 45 riders per trip and a yearly loss near $1 million. NARP objects, urging more stops and schedule changes to boost ridership.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Southern Railway
Charlotte
Piedmont
Southern
National Association of Railroad Passengers
NARP
NARF
Orren Beaty
Amtrack
Carey Prefers Olympic Games To Convention
In Plattsburgh New York Gov. Hugh Carey would rather attend a sendoff for 177 Olympians than host the Democratic National Convention. Secretary of State Mario Cuomo told the athletes that some politicians try to gain points by rhetoric rather than hoops and assured the Olympians that Carey’s duty kept him at the convention.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
Hugh Carey
Mario Cuomo
Montreal
Cuomo
Carey
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