Remembering Helene: House calls on a four-wheeler

About this episode

The episode features PA Joshua Newton discussing his response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and his efforts to provide care to patients in his community.

On this episode of the Remembering Hurricane Helene series, we meet PA Joshua Newton, who owns his own primary care practice in Spruce Pine, NC. Post-Helene, it took three days just to cut out to the end of his street. After he saw the devastation in his community, he did what made the most sense to him at the time. With patients unable to get to him, he hopped on a four-wheeler and rode out to find them. Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley, Communications Director, North Carolina Medical Board Guest:...

People in this episode

Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley

Guest: Joshua Newton

Topics covered

• primary care
• Hurricane Helene
• community health
• house calls
• rural medicine

Keywords

• Hurricane Helene
• primary care
• four-wheeler
• community health
• Spruce Pine

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Spruce Pine, NC

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