Richard Moore will visit a troubled state mental hospital.
The state treasurer, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor, will visit Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro Tuesday morning.
The federal agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid payments has said it may suspend financial support for the state-run hospital because of problems with staff training and patient treatment.
State inspectors had found several instances in which patients did not receive timely treatment, an escape was mishandled and handcuffs improperly used.
The visit to Cherry Hospital was scheduled before the news about the problems came out, according to Moore's campaign staff.
Moore has said health care will be a focus of his campaign, but he has not said whether that includes mental health treatment.
