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Published on November 9, 2018

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and the UNC School of Medicine’s new Primary Care Rural Advancement Program will increase patient-centered primary care in Rockingham County

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and the UNC School of Medicine’s new Primary Care Rural Advancement Program will increase patient-centered primary care in Rockingham County

By David Swan

In 2012, only 44 primary care physicians served North Carolina’s Rockingham County — approximately 4.7 per 10,000 residents, the lowest rate in the state — according to the 2016 Rockingham County Community Health Assessment Report.

An $800,00 gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and the UNC School of Medicine’s new Primary Care Rural Advancement Program will increase patient-centered primary care and recruit more residents to enter healthcare professions in the county and the neighboring area.

Read more about Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s investment and UNC Health’s promise to rural North Carolina…Opens in new window

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