Caldwell Memorial Hospital

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Caldwell Memorial Hospital
Caldwell Memorial Hospital
Geography
Location Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Services
Beds72 [1]
History
Opened1950
Links
Website www.caldwellmemorial.org
Lists Hospitals in North Carolina

Caldwell Memorial Hospital is a private, not-for-profit community hospital located in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States. Lenoir is the county seat of Caldwell County. The hospital's president and CEO is David Lowry.

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History

In December 1945, campaigns began to raise local money in order to receive state and federal funding to start building the hospital. Construction began in 1949 and on January 1, 1951 the hospital had its first patient. The hospital's medical staff started with 17 members.

In 2016, the hospital joined the UNC Health Care system. [2]

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Notes

  1. "Caldwell Memorial at a Glance". US News.
  2. Caldwell Memorial Hospital Joins UNC Health Care System

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