Beaufort County
A look at the people, geography and history of a large familiar county separated by one big flowing river.
Maria Bamford will Entertain at the Turnage Theater
Maria Bamford is on Variety Magazine's list of top ten comics to watch, on Comedy Central's Viewer's Choice top 10 and on the Turnage Stage on February 11th.
May 26th, 2011
"Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't it:" A Christmas Snow, Part II
This Christmas season, a rare snowstorm provided one last parting gift to the children and adults alike, who still possess a sense of constant wander. Here is the last batch
January 3rd, 2011
"Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't it:" A Christmas Snow, Part I
This Christmas season, a rare snowstorm provided one last parting gift to the children and adults alike, who still possess a sense of constant wander, and it was gloriously beautiful.
January 1st, 2011
Historic Washington Ghost Walk animates ghost town
This October, the owners of I Can't Believe It's a Book Store have arranged to resurrect local nightlife by adding four additional Ghost Walks the weekend before Halloween.
December 31st, 2010
BRHS bid summaries available to public for review, comment
The Beaufort Regional Health System hospital board will be seeking input from BRHS medical staff and the general public regarding the contents of five bids for affiliation.
December 31st, 2010
Pamlico Psychiatric Services welcomes Dr. Paul Garcia
Pamlico Psychiatric Services provides medication management services for adult patients with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, dementia and post-traumatic stress.
December 31st, 2010
Washington City Manager tenders resignation
This morning, Washington Mayor Archie Jennings announced, via e-mail, that Washington City Manager James Smith will be vacating his post on Jan. 1, 2011.
December 31st, 2010
Richardson: Hospital board will not soon choose an affiliate
With those who were on the fast-track to lease or sell the local hospital down from power, the new Beaufort Regional Health System hospital board will be changing its endgame.
December 31st, 2010
BRHS hires Susan Gerard as full-time CEO
As full-time CEO, Gerard will relinquish the post of medical practice administrator.
December 31st, 2010
The 2nd Annual Pirate's Beach Music Festival is a Nominal Success
Washington's waterfront park - Festival Park - has proved to be the perfect location for concerts and the gathering of like-minded folks.
December 31st, 2010
BRHS replaces Chief Financial Officer
Riggs' resignation came just three months after the ex-BRHS Chief Executive Officer Bill Bedsole resigned his post.
December 31st, 2010
BRHS came out $3.2 million worse than expected in 2010
All members of the BRHS Authority Board of Commissioners seem to agree that the primary reason for the income shortfall in 2010 was the loss in patient volume.
December 31st, 2010
County to review 2010 BRHS audit, upsets Piland’s reappointment
The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners applied quite a bit of muscle to firmly center Beaufort Regional Health System on the dual track to recovery, at its general meeting on Tuesday.
December 31st, 2010
Commissioners support $250,000 US-17 economic-impact study
Deatherage was the only commissioner to vote against the resolution on the grounds that spending $250,000 to scientifically prove the obvious would be wasteful.
December 31st, 2010
BRHS receives four proposals for affiliation
If Beaufort Regional Health Systems is going to merge, it now officially knows its options.
December 31st, 2010
Public Hearing on BRHS merger brings all sides to the same table
All six BRHS employees who spoke were vehemently in favor of merging the small community hospital with another larger institution.
December 31st, 2010
BRHS reports four site visits, no proposals, from its 14 suitors
In four days, Beaufort Regional Health System will know, for sure, which of the 14 institutions that expressed interest in leasing the hospital are actually potential future partners.
December 31st, 2010
Public Hearing: Beaufort County Medical Center
Press Release for immediate release concerning the management of the Beaufort County Medical Center.
December 31st, 2010
Civitas gives Beaufort County government an ‘A’ for efficiency
This distinction is especially notable, in that only 12 of North Carolina’s 100 counties managed to earn an ‘A’ in government growth for the first decade of the 21st Century.
December 31st, 2010
Chamber director brands Washington as a triathlete destination
Over 300 triathletes from across nine states now have our own Washington, North Carolina, circled on their events-destination maps.
December 31st, 2010
BRHS looks to invest in improving its rate of returns
The BCMC Board of Trustees made a leap of faith at its meeting Tuesday toward bringing in a company to help the hospital implement a Clinical Documentation Improvement Program.
December 31st, 2010
Inner Banks Urgent Care stepping up as Pamlico Urgent Care closes
Pamlico Urgent Care is closing Friday, leaving Inner Banks Urgent Care to single-handedly care for every 'urgent' illness and injury in the Washington area.
December 31st, 2010
Cash-poor hospital accepts county's favor to buy its real estate
The hospital and the county shook hands today on a deal that will provide the hospital with the means to pay its debt service to the county and have operating capital.
December 31st, 2010
Remembering a Hometown Hero, and Renaming the Runyon Creek Bridge
We would like to propose to the community that this bridge be renamed in Patrick's honor as the Capt. Patrick B. Olson Bridge.
December 31st, 2010
Hospital mails RFP’s, Cost-Containment Committee re-emerges
For the moment, Beaufort Regional Health System seems to be making some real progress down the much-debated dual-track approach to saving the Washington-based hospital.
December 31st, 2010
Discovering Mac'swood
Once upon a time, in the middle of a large county there was a small town, and in the middle of the small town there was a thick, swampy, yet habitable wood.
December 31st, 2010
Whose hospital is it anyway? The Beaufort Regional Health System
Second in a series on the Hospital and the Beaufort Health System
December 31st, 2010
Whose hospital is it anyway? We begin a series examining its organizational structure
The purpose of this series is to attempt to provide a simplified description of the multiple entities of that system.
December 31st, 2010
Hospital board decides to stick with Acting CEO, chairman resigns
The Beaufort County Health Systems board met Tuesday night (7-13-10) and decided not to employ an outside "interim CEO or management team"
December 31st, 2010
County Commissioners hear a report on the Hospital
Commissioner Hood Richardson challenges the Committee of 100 and the Buster Humphries to explain why the Beaufort County Medical Center is not capable of surviving without a partner.
December 31st, 2010
Sandy Hardy reveals his next move to Beaufort County Now
In an exclusive interview with Beaufort County Now, Beaufort Regional Health System hospital board Chairman Sandy Hardy revealed his plan to attempt to regain an element of trust among board members.
December 31st, 2010
Hardy cancels meeting to 'un-hire' UHS
An attempt by the hospital board’s new majority to take sweeping action and “cancel the management agreement with University Health Systems” was thwarted by legal minutiae.
December 31st, 2010
BRHS board calls special meeting to un-hire UHS
University Health Systems should not unpack its suitcase just yet; its stay as management of Beaufort Regional Health Systems could be very temporary.
December 31st, 2010
Here's a look at the financial condition of the Beaufort Health System
We don't think we know nearly all that we need to know to provide the needed information that our readers can answer that question for themselves, but some things are becoming clear.
December 31st, 2010
Bedsole resigns as CEO of Beaufort County Medical Center
As fear over Beaufort County Medical Center's financial situation nears its crescendo, the BCMC Chief Executive Officer Bill Bedsole resigns to "pursue other opportunities."
December 31st, 2010