AdventHealth Polk

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AdventHealth Polk
AdventHealth
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Geography
Location101 Hospital Drive, Columbus, North Carolina
Organisation
Care system Private hospital
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type General hospital
Religious affiliation Seventh-day Adventist Church
Services
Beds25 [1]
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History
Former name(s)St. Luke's Hospital
Construction started1970
OpenedNovember 8, 1929 and April 16, 1972
Links
Website www.adventhealth.com/hospital/adventhealth-polk

AdventHealth Polk is a non-profit hospital in Columbus, North Carolina managed by AdventHealth. It is designated a critical access hospital. [2]

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History

In 1916, the Tryon Infirmary was founded by physicians Allen J. Jervey and Marion C. Palmer, in a boarding house that they rented. [3] One of their patients donated $10,000 to have a hospital built. Local donors from Tryon, North Carolina gave another $57,000 and also The Duke Endowment gave $40,000. [3] Jersey donated the land where a 24-bed hospital was built with a stone façade. On November 8, 1929, St. Luke's Hospital opened with eleven employees. [3]

The hospital expanded in 1954 and 1959, increasing the number of beds to 50. By the 1960s, St. Luke's Hospital could not be added onto anymore. [3] A $1.5 million bond was announced to residents for the construction of a new hospital. Advertisements were put in newspapers, both for and against a new hospital. [3] On February 16, 1968, residents voted in favor of having a new hospital built on North Carolina Highway 108 by Columbus, North Carolina on 25 acres that was donated by the St. Luke's Auxiliary. [3]

In the spring of 1970, there was a groundbreaking for the new hospital. On April 16, 1972, St. Luke's Hospital opened at its new location. [3]

After St. Luke's hospital moved, the former property was given to Polk County and was renamed the Jervey-Palmer building. [4] It was used by the county for offices, including its social services department, a senior center and also for veteran's services. [4] [5]

In 2008, St. Luke's Hospital and Atrium Health signed a partnership agreement. [6] In 2020, Atrium Health told the hospital that it would not be renewing their partnership. This then forced the board of directors to start looking for a new partner for the hospital. They did not want to sell it or have a partner turn it into a urgent care. [6]

On August 19, 2024, AdventHealth announced that it would be taking over the management of St. Luke's Hospital. [7] [8] [9] AdventHealth had signed an agreement to lease the hospital from Polk County for 20 years. [2] A new board will be created: two from St. Luke's board of directors, two from the community and five chosen by AdventHealth. [6] In early October, St. Luke's Hospital was rebranded to AdventHealth Polk. [10]

Services

In September 2006, St. Luke's Hospital became only the second medical facility in North Carolina to purchase the PROfx operating table, [11] it was purchased for $150,000 for hip replacement surgery. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Hollowell III, Lin (August 8, 2020). "One Rural Hospital's Fight Against COVID-19". The Duke Endowment . Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Sartwell, Jane (August 26, 2024). "AdventHealth to manage Polk County hospital". Carolina Public Press . Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Hospital making plans for anniversary celebration". BlueRidgeNow . July 30, 2004. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Justice, Leah (February 2, 2016). "Tryon foreclosing on Jervey-Palmer building". Tryon Daily Bulletin . Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ Justice, Leah (November 12, 2019). "Effort to save the old hospital". Tryon Daily Bulletin . Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Langston, Grant (June 4, 2024). "St. Luke's Hospital exploring new partnership with AdventHealth". Tryon Daily Bulletin . Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ Gooch, Kelly (August 19, 2024). "AdventHealth to manage North Carolina hospital". Becker's Hospital Review . Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ Morse, Susan (August 20, 2024). "AdventHealth to take over management of St. Luke's in North Carolina". Healthcare Finance . Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ "AdventHealth signs agreement to manage St Luke's Hospital in US". Hospital Management . August 20, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ Sartwell, Jane (October 10, 2024). "Keeping health operations going in a disaster. Western NC hospitals two weeks after Helene". Carolina Public Press . Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "New table faciltities hip replacement surgery". BlueRidgeNow . October 23, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Performing a better hip-replacement surgery". GoUpstate . December 12, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

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