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Staff shortages limit Scotland County Health Department outreach, officials say
Summary
Department leaders reported four vacant full-time public-health nurse roles, loss of an HIV case manager, and two active TB cases that require daily observation; staff said the mobile unit has not been used since August 2024 because they lack personnel for off-site clinics.
Donna Page, director of nursing for Scotland County Health Department, told the informal meeting that staffing shortages are constraining services and outreach. Page said Heather Watkins joined as a part-time nurse practitioner through a contract with Emergis and that four full-time public-health nurse positions remain vacant; two PRN nurses are supplementing clinic coverage.
Page described recent operational impacts: the department's HIV case manager position ended when external funding exhausted, and she is covering…
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