Beaufort County
A look at the people, geography and history of a large familiar county separated by one big flowing river.
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.
May 27th, 2011
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.
May 27th, 2011
Whose hospital is it anyway? The Beaufort Regional Health System
Second in a series on the Hospital and the Beaufort Health System
May 27th, 2011
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.
May 27th, 2011
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"
May 27th, 2011
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.
May 27th, 2011
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.
May 27th, 2011
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.
May 27th, 2011
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.
May 27th, 2011
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.
May 27th, 2011
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."
May 27th, 2011
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Says No Thanks to BCMC
As the Beaufort County Medical Center struggles to understand its predicament, the New Hanover Medical Center says no to a merger.
May 27th, 2011
This Publisher’s short Commentary Regarding the Quasi-Private Meeting Regarding the BCMC
Was it a private meeting with only the Washington Daily News having access? We mean to find out.
May 27th, 2011
Futrell selling Washington Daily News to Alabama-based company
On July 31, Beaufort County’s only locally owned print newspaper, the Washington Daily News, will soon be under the ownership of an Alabama-based newspaper conglomerate, Boone Newspapers Inc.
May 27th, 2011