Local health industry leader appointed to state council
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory appointed OrthoWilmington CEO Stephen L. DeBiasi to the North Carolina State Health Coordinating Council. The council, part of the Division of Health Service Regulation of the Department of Health and Human Services, oversees an annual plan that determines need for new health care facilities and services across the state. DeBiasi will serve on the council through December 2015. DeBiasi also serves on boards of directors for the Carousel Center for Abused Children and the Wilmington Academy of Arts and Sciences.