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Novant Health adds chief payer performance officer
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More than 90% of the children who live in Houston Moore on the southside of Wilmington live below the poverty line. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Wilmington Housing Authority)
NEW HANOVER COUNTY If you’re Black in New Hanover County, you’re likely living in poverty and receiving one or more government benefits, prompting the county to convene a task force to address the issue.
Linda Thompson, New Hanover County’s first chief diversity and equity officer, recently presented a 120-day assessment of the state of equity in New Hanover County to the county commission. After compiling the report, poverty data stuck out the most. Thompson found “more than 55 percent of the Black population received one or more NC FAST benefits – food stamps, childcare vouchers, or Medicaid compared to 33 percent of Hispanics and 13 percent of whites. Food and nutrition were the most sought-after benefits.”
Wilmington reaches one year of COVID-19 milestone
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Novant pays its employees $15 an hour, which went into effect at its newly acquired New Hanover Regional Medical Center on Feb. 15. (Port City Daily/Johanna Still)
NEW HANOVER COUNTY Though votes to secure a raise in the minimum wage to $15 failed by 58 in the Senate two days ago (as part of the latest $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill), Novant is following through on its promise to employees of its newly acquired New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
A hospital spokesperson announced the hospital increased employee pay to $15 per hour as of Feb. 21.
“Healthy wages are not just a recruitment tool,” said John Gizdic, Novant Health executive vice president and chief business development officer, in a press release.