This is a list of hospitals in North Carolina . Five hospitals serve as university-affiliated academic medical centers: Duke University Hospital (Duke University), ECU Health (ECU), UNC Health (UNC), and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center (Wake Forest University), while WakeMed is an unaffiliated Level I trauma center. Twenty hospitals are certified as Critical Access Hospitals.
Name | City | County | Inpatient general beds | Trauma designation [1] | Affiliation | Notes |
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AdventHealth Hendersonville | Hendersonville | Henderson | 62 [2] | — | AdventHealth | Formerly Park Ridge Health [3] |
AdventHealth Polk | Columbus | Polk | 25 [4] | — | AdventHealth | Formerly St. Luke's Hospital; Critical access hospital [4] |
Alleghany Health | Sparta | Alleghany | 6 [4] or 3 [2] | — | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist [5] | Critical access hospital; [4] formerly Alleghany Memorial Hospital |
Angel Medical Center | Franklin | Macon | 25 [4] | — | HCA [6] / Mission [7] | Critical access hospital [4] |
Ashe Memorial Hospital | Jefferson | Ashe | 76 [2] or 25 [4] | — | Novant Health (via Shared Services) [8] [9] | Critical access hospital [4] |
Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro | Anson | 15 | — | Atrium Health [10] [5] | — |
Atrium Health Cabarrus | Concord | Cabarrus | 447 [2] | Level III | Atrium Health [11] [10] [5] | Count includes the Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital |
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 874 [12] | Level I | Atrium Health [11] [10] [5] | Counts include 234 beds at the Levine Children's Hospital |
Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby | Cleveland | 241 [13] | Level III | Atrium Health [11] [10] [5] | — |
Atrium Health Harrisburg | Charlotte [14] [15] | Cabarrus [15] | — | — | Atrium Health | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
Atrium Health Huntersville | Huntersville | Mecklenburg | — | — | Atrium Health | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
Atrium Health Kannapolis | Kannapolis | Cabarrus | — | — | Atrium Health | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
Atrium Health Kings Mountain | Kings Mountain | Cleveland | 67 [13] | — | Atrium Health [11] [10] [5] | — |
Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton | Lincoln | 101 [2] | — | Atrium Health [11] [10] [5] | — |
Atrium Health Mercy | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 185 [16] | — | Atrium Health [10] [5] | — |
Atrium Health Mountain Island | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | — | — | Atrium Health | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 278 [2] | — | Atrium Health [10] [5] | Formerly Mercy Hospital South |
Atrium Health Providence | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | — | — | Atrium Health | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
Atrium Health SouthPark | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | — | — | Atrium Health | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
Atrium Health Stanly | Albemarle | Stanly | 97 [11] | — | Atrium Health [10] [5] | — |
Atrium Health Steele Creek | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | — | — | Atrium Health | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
Atrium Health Union | Monroe | Union | 182 [11] [17] | — | Atrium Health [11] [10] [5] | |
Atrium Health Union West | Stallings | Union | 40 [18] | — | Atrium Health [11] [10] [5] | |
Atrium Health University City | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 104 [11] [2] | — | Atrium Health [11] [10] [5] | — |
Atrium Health Waxhaw | Waxhaw | Union | — | — | Atrium Health | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Center | Bermuda Run | Davie | 50 [19] [20] | — | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist [5] | — |
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center | High Point | Guilford | 351 [21] | — | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist [5] | — |
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Lexington Medical Center | Lexington | Davidson | 94 | — | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist [5] | — |
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 885 | Level I | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist [5] | — |
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center | North Wilkesboro | Wilkes | 144 | — | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist [5] | — |
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn | Harnett | 101 [22] | — | Cape Fear/Harnett Health [22] | — |
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital | Spruce Pine | Mitchell | 25 [4] | — | HCA [6] / Mission [7] | Critical access hospital [4] |
Cannon Memorial Hospital | Linville | Avery | 8 [4] | — | UNC Health Appalachian | Critical access hospital [4] |
Cape Fear Valley Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown | Bladen | 25 [4] | — | Cape Fear | Critical access hospital [4] |
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford | Hoke | 41 | — | Cape Fear | — |
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville | Cumberland | 600 | Level III | Cape Fear | — |
CarolinaEast Medical Center | New Bern | Craven | 350 | — | — | — |
CaroMont Regional Medical Center | Gastonia | Gaston | 435 | Level III | CaroMont Health | |
CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Mount Holly | Mount Holly | Gaston | — | — | CaroMont Health | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
Carteret Health Care | Morehead City | Carteret | 135 | — | — | — |
Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory | Catawba | 258 | — | — | — |
Central Carolina Hospital | Sanford | Lee | 137 | — | Duke LifePoint [23] [24] | — |
Central Harnett Hospital | Lillington | Harnett | 50 [22] | — | Cape Fear/Harnett Health [22] | — |
Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville | Columbus | 154 | — | Atrium Health [10] [5] | — |
Cone Health Alamance Regional | Burlington | Alamance | 182 [2] | — | Cone Health | — |
Cone Health Annie Penn Hospital | Reidsville | Rockingham | 110 | — | Cone Health | — |
Cone Health MedCenter High Point | High Point | Guilford | — | — | Cone Health | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
Cone Health Moses Cone Hospital | Greensboro | Guilford | 536 [25] | Level II | Cone Health | includes Cone Health Women's & Children's Center; some historical signage still carries the previous name, The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital |
Cone Health Wesley Long Hospital | Greensboro | Guilford | 175 | — | Cone Health | — |
Dosher Memorial Hospital | Southport | Brunswick | 25 [4] | — | — | Critical access hospital [4] |
Duke Raleigh Hospital | Raleigh | Wake | 186 | — | Duke Health | — |
Duke Regional Hospital | Durham | Durham | 369 | — | Duke Health | — |
Duke University Hospital | Durham | Durham | 943 | Level I | Duke Health | — |
ECU Health Beaufort Hospital | Washington | Beaufort | 142 | — | ECU Health | Formerly Vidant Beaufort Hospital |
ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor | Bertie | 6 [4] | — | ECU Health | Critical access hospital; [4] formerly Vidant Bertie Hospital |
ECU Health Chowan Hospital | Edenton | Chowan | 25 [4] | — | ECU Health | Critical access hospital; [4] formerly Vidant Chowan Hospital |
ECU Health Duplin Hospital | Kenansville | Duplin | 101 | — | ECU Health | Formerly Vidant Duplin Hospital |
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro | Edgecombe | 117 | — | ECU Health | Formerly Heritage Hospital, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital |
ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville | Pitt | 974 | Level I | ECU Health | Formerly Pitt County Memorial Hospital & Vidant Medical Center |
ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids | Halifax | 204 | — | ECU Health | Formerly Halifax Regional Medical Center, Vidant North Hospital [26] |
ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie | Hertford | 114 | — | ECU Health | Formerly Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital |
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital | Murphy | Cherokee | 57 [27] or 25 [4] | — | Erlanger | Critical access hospital; [4] formerly Murphy Medical Center |
FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital | Troy | Montgomery | 25 [4] | — | FirstHealth | Critical access hospital [4] |
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | Pinehurst | Moore | 402 | — | FirstHealth | — |
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital - Hoke | Raeford | Hoke | 8 | — | FirstHealth | — |
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital - Richmond | Rockingham | Richmond | 99 [28] | — | FirstHealth | — |
Frye Regional Medical Center | Hickory | Catawba | 355 | — | Duke LifePoint [23] [24] | — |
Granville Medical Center | Oxford | Granville | 62 [29] [30] | — | — | — |
Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva | Jackson | 86 | — | Duke LifePoint [23] [24] | Formerly MedWest-Harris |
Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde | Haywood | 169 | — | Duke LifePoint [23] [24] | Formerly MedWest-Haywood |
Highlands-Cashiers Hospital | Highlands | Macon | 25 [4] | — | HCA [6] / Mission [7] | Critical access hospital [4] |
Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital | Fayetteville | Cumberland | 66 | — | Cape Fear | — |
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin | Surry | 220 | — | — | — |
Iredell Memorial Hospital | Statesville | Iredell | 247 | — | — | — |
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center | Mooresville | Iredell | 123 [31] | — | Community Health [31] | |
LifeBrite Community Hospital of Stokes | Danbury | Stokes | 25 [4] | — | LifeBrite | Critical access hospital; [4] formerly Pioneer Community Hospital of Stokes |
Maria Parham Health | Henderson | Vance | 102 | — | Duke LifePoint [23] [24] | — |
Maria Parham - Franklin | Louisburg | Franklin | — | — | Duke LifePoint [23] [24] | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site. Formerly Novant Health Franklin Medical Center. |
Mission Hospital | Asheville | Buncombe | 763 [32] | Level II | HCA [6] / Mission [7] | — |
Mission Hospital McDowell | Marion | McDowell | 65 | — | HCA [6] / Mission [7] | Formerly McDowell Hospital |
North Carolina Specialty Hospital | Durham | Durham | 18 | — | — | — |
Northern Regional Hospital | Mount Airy | Surry | 133 | — | — | Formerly Northern Hospital of Surry County |
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 36 [33] | — | Novant Health | — |
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | Supply | Brunswick | 74 [34] | — | Novant Health | — |
Novant Health Charlotte Orthopaedic Hospital | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 80 [34] | — | Novant Health | — |
Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center | Clemmons | Forsyth | — | — | Novant Health | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 921 | — | Novant Health | — |
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center | Huntersville | Mecklenburg | 75 [34] | — | Novant Health | — |
Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center | Kernersville | Forsyth | 50 [34] | — | Novant Health | — |
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | Matthews | Mecklenburg | 137 [34] | — | Novant Health | — |
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 22 [34] | — | Novant Health | — |
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center | Mint Hill | Mecklenburg | 46 [35] | — | Novant Health | — |
Novant Health New Hanover Orthopedic Hospital | Wilmington | New Hanover | 94 [36] | — | Novant Health [37] /NHRMC | Formerly Cape Fear Memorial Hospital, NHRMC Orthopedic Hospital |
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | Wilmington | New Hanover | 798 | Level II | Novant Health [37] /NHRMC | — |
Novant Health Pender Medical Center | Burgaw | Pender | 25 [4] | — | Novant Health / NHRMC | Critical access hospital; [4] formerly Pender Memorial Hospital |
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 622 [34] | Level III | Novant Health | — |
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center | Salisbury | Rowan | 268 [34] | — | Novant Health | — |
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center | Thomasville | Davidson | 146 [34] | — | Novant Health | — |
Onslow Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville | Onslow | 162 | — | UNC Health [38] | — |
The Outer Banks Hospital | Nags Head | Dare | 19 [4] | — | ECU Health | Critical access hospital [4] |
Person Memorial Hospital | Roxboro | Person | 110 | — | Duke LifePoint [23] [24] | — |
Randolph Health | Asheboro | Randolph | 145 | — | American Healthcare Systems | — |
Rutherford Regional Health System | Rutherfordton | Rutherford | 143 | — | Duke LifePoint [23] [24] | — |
Sampson Regional Medical Center | Clinton | Sampson | 146 | — | — | — |
Scotland Memorial Hospital | Laurinburg | Scotland | 104 [39] | — | Atrium Health [10] [5] | Counts do not include 50 nursing home beds in the Edwin Morgan Center. |
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center | Elizabeth City | Pasquotank | 182 | — | Sentara | Formerly Albemarle Hospital |
Swain Community Hospital | Bryson City | Swain | 25 [4] | — | Duke LifePoint [23] [24] | Critical access hospital; [4] formerly MedWest-Swain |
Transylvania Regional Hospital | Brevard | Transylvania | 25 [4] | — | HCA [6] / Mission [7] | Critical access hospital [4] |
UNC Health Blue Ridge - Morganton | Morganton | Burke | 315 | — | UNC Health [40] | Formerly Grace Hospital, later Carolinas Healthcare System Morganton |
UNC Health Blue Ridge - Valdese | Valdese | Burke | — | — | UNC Health [40] | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site. Formerly Valdese Hospital, later Carolinas Healthcare System Valdese. |
UNC Health Caldwell | Lenoir | Caldwell | 110 | — | UNC Health | — |
UNC Health Chatham | Siler City | Chatham | 25 [4] | — | UNC Health | Critical access hospital [4] |
UNC Health Johnston | Smithfield | Johnston | 177 | — | UNC Health | — |
UNC Health Johnston Clayton | Clayton | Johnston | 50 | — | UNC Health | |
UNC Health Lenoir | Kinston | Lenoir | 261 | — | UNC Health | Formerly Lenoir Memorial Hospital |
UNC Health Nash | Rocky Mount | Nash | 353 | — | UNC Health | Formerly Nash General Hospital, later Nash UNC Health CAre |
UNC Health Pardee [41] | Hendersonville | Henderson | 222 | — | UNC Health | Formerly Pardee UNC Health Care |
UNC Health Rex | Raleigh | Wake | 665 | — | UNC Health | — |
UNC Health Rex Holly Springs | Holly Springs | Wake | 50 | — | UNC Health | — |
UNC Health Rockingham [42] | Eden | Rockingham | 229 | — | UNC Health | Formerly Morehead Memorial Hospital |
UNC Health Southeastern | Lumberton | Robeson | 452 | — | UNC Health | Formerly Southeastern Regional Medical Center |
UNC Health Wayne | Goldsboro | Wayne | 316 | — | UNC Health | — |
UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus | Hillsborough | Orange | 83 | — | UNC Health | On license of UNC Medical Center |
UNC Medical Center | Chapel Hill | Orange | 778 | Level I | UNC Health | — |
WakeMed | Raleigh | Wake | 567 [43] | Level I | WakeMed | Formerly Memorial Hospital of Wake County |
WakeMed Apex | Apex | Wake | — | — | WakeMed | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
WakeMed Brier Creek | Raleigh | Wake | — | — | WakeMed | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
WakeMed Cary Hospital | Cary | Wake | 156 [43] | Level III | WakeMed | formerly Western Wake Medical Center |
WakeMed Garner | Garner | Wake | — | — | WakeMed | Freestanding ED; no inpatient beds on site |
WakeMed North Hospital | Raleigh | Wake | 61 [43] [44] | — | WakeMed | — |
Washington Regional Medical Center | Plymouth | Washington | 49 | — | Affinity Health Partners | Critical access hospital; [45] formerly Washington County Hospital |
Watauga Medical Center | Boone | Watauga | 117 | — | UNC Health Appalachian | — |
Wilson Medical Center | Wilson | Wilson | 294 | — | Duke LifePoint [23] [24] | — |
Name | City | County | Hospital beds | Year opened | Date closed | Affiliation | Notes |
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Martin General Hospital | Williamston | Martin | 49 [46] | — | August 3, 2023 | Quorum Health [46] | |
Davis Regional Medical Center | Statesville | Iredell | 130 [31] | — | August 24, 2022 | Community Health [31] | In July 2022, announced plans to discontinue acute care services and become specialty inpatient behavioral health hospital [47] Later sold to Iredell Health and renamed Iredell Davis Behavioral Health |
Carolinas ContinueCARE Hospital at University | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 35 [11] | 2015 | March 2022 [48] | ||
Cone Health Women's Hospital | Greensboro | Guilford | 134 | 1977 | February 23, 2020 | Cone Health | Originally Greensboro Hospital. Reopened as Cone Health Green Valley Campus, a dedicated COVID hospital, April 2020-March 2021. |
Carolinas ContinueCARE Hospital at Kings Mountain | Kings Mountain | Cleveland | 28 [11] | March 2014 | circa 2018 | After Crawley Memorial closed, the LTAC was moved to campus of Atrium Health Kings Mountain. | |
Our Community Hospital | Scotland Neck | Halifax | 100 | 1992 | December 31, 2017 | — | — |
Sandhills Regional Medical Center | Hamlet | Richmond | 64 | ? | November 2017 [49] | FirstHealth [50] | Leased by state for overflow during COVID-19 pandemic [51] |
Wake Forest Baptist Health Davie Hospital | Mocksville | Davie | 10 [49] | 1956 | March 2017 [49] | Formerly Davie County Hospital, later Davie Medical Center - Mocksville. Replaced by new facility in Bermuda Run (Wake Forest Baptist Health Davie Medical Center). | |
Novant Health Franklin Medical Center | Louisburg | Franklin | 2 | October 16, 2015 | Novant Health | Licensed for 83 beds, but only staffed 2 inpatient beds and 13 geriatric behavioral health beds | |
Yadkin Valley Community Hospital | Yadkinville | Yadkin | 22 | May 22, 2015 [52] | HMC/CAH | Formerly Hoots Memorial Hospital | |
Anson Community Hospital | Wadesboro | Anson | 52 | 1954 | July 2014 | Atrium Health | Replaced by Carolinas HealthCare System Anson |
Vidant Pungo Hospital | Belhaven | Beaufort | 25 | 1949 | July 2014 | Vidant | |
Blowing Rock Hospital | Blowing Rock | Watauga | 25 [49] | October 2013 [49] | |||
Dorothea Dix Hospital | Raleigh | Wake | 2012 | Psychiatric hospital | |||
Crawley Memorial Hospital | Boiling Springs | Cleveland | 60 | 1974 | December 2009 [49] | Atrium Health | Established in 1949 as Royster Memorial Hospital. In 1985 began converting acute care beds to skilled care beds. |
Frye Regional Medical Center Alexander Campus [49] | Taylorsville [49] | Alexander | 23 | February 2007 [49] | Formerly Alexander Community Hospital | ||
Mission Family Health Center [49] | Burnsville | Yancey | 6 [49] | September 2006 [49] | Formerly Yancey Community Medical Center [49] | ||
Good Hope Hospital [49] | Erwin | Harnett | 43 [49] | April 2006 [49] | |||
District Memorial Hospital | Andrews | Cherokee | 60 | 1956 | June 2003 | Acquired by Murphy Medical Center in 2001 (now Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital); Demolished in 2008 | |
Sloop Memorial Hospital | Crossnore | Avery | 38 | 1928 | 1999 | Formerly Garrett Memorial Hospital, 1928–1983 |
There are several Long term acute care hospitals and inpatient rehab facilities in the state of North Carolina.
Name | City | County | Hospital beds | Affiliation | Notes |
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Atrium Health Pineville Rehabilitation Hospital | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 29 [53] | Atrium Health [5] | Formerly Carolinas Rehabilitation - Pineville |
Asheville Specialty Hospital | Asheville | Buncombe | 34 [11] [54] | Mission [54] | — |
CarePartners Rehabilitation Hospital | Asheville | Buncombe | 80 | — | — |
Carolinas ContinueCARE Hospital at Pineville | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 40 [11] | Atrium Health | — |
Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | 72 [55] [11] | Atrium Health [11] [5] | On the campus of Carolinas Medical Center. New building opened January 2023. |
Carolinas Rehabilitation Mount Holly | Belmont | Gaston | 40 [11] | Atrium Health [11] [5] | — |
Carolinas Rehabilitation Cabarrus | Concord | Cabarrus | 40 [11] | Atrium Health [11] [5] | — |
Kindred Hospital - Greensboro | Greensboro | Guilford | 124 | ScionHealth | — |
LifeCare Hospitals of North Carolina | Rocky Mount | Nash | 50 | LifeCare | — |
Novant Health Rehabilitation Hospital | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 68 | Novant Health, Encompass Health | — |
Select Specialty Hospital - Durham | Durham | Durham | 30 | Select Specialty Hospital | — |
Select Specialty Hospital - Greensboro | Greensboro | Guilford | 30 | Select Specialty Hospital | — |
Select Specialty Hospital - Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem | Forsyth | 42 | Select Specialty Hospital | — |
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services administers three psychiatric hospitals in North Carolina:
Name | City | County | Year opened |
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Broughton Hospital | Morganton | Burke | 1883 |
Central Regional Hospital | Butner | Granville | 2008 |
Cherry Hospital | Goldsboro | Wayne | 1880 |
The United States Department of Defense armed forces operate three hospitals in North Carolina:
Military hospital | City | County | Inpatient beds | Trauma designation [1] | Affiliation | Military base |
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Naval Hospital Cherry Point | — | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Effective June 2011, MCAS Cherry Point is only served by an on-base clinic.[ citation needed ] | ||||
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune | Jacksonville | Onslow | Level III | US Navy | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune | |
Seymour Johnson AFB Facility | — | Seymour Johnson Air Force Base | ||||
Womack Army Medical Center | 138 | Level III | US Army | U.S. Army Fort Liberty |
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs operates four hospitals in North Carolina:
Name | City | County | Inpatient beds | Trauma designation [1] | Affiliation | Notes |
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Asheville VA Medical Center | Asheville | Buncombe | — | VHA | ||
Durham VA Medical Center | Durham | Durham | — | VHA | ||
Fayetteville VA Medical Center | Fayetteville | Cumberland | — | VHA | ||
W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center Salisbury, NC | Salisbury | Rowan | — | VHA |
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Paul Raymond Goldwyn Cunningham is a Jamaican American surgeon and medical educator known for pioneering as one of the few African American medical Deans existing in the United States. Their number becomes even smaller when only considering non-minority Med schools. Cunningham was appointed Dean of The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in 2008., where he became a tenured Professor of Surgery in 1989. He graduated as an MD from the University of the West Indies in 1972, and further specialized in surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center (Manhattan). He practiced and taught surgery for several years at the Bertie-County and Pitt-County Memorial Hospitals before joining academia. Cunningham has published numerous research articles in areas such as trauma, bariatric surgery, allograft and organ transplantation. In 2016 he was honored Dean Emeritus after serving Brody School of Medicine for 29 years, eight as dean.
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UNC Medical Center (UNCMC) is a 932-bed non-profit, nationally ranked, public, research and academic medical center located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, providing tertiary care for the Research Triangle, surrounding areas and North Carolina. The medical center is the flagship campus of the UNC Health Care Health System and is made up of four hospitals that include the North Carolina Memorial Hospital, North Carolina Children's Hospital, North Carolina Neurosciences Hospital, North Carolina Women's Hospital, and the North Carolina Cancer Hospital. UNCMC is affiliated with the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. UNCMC features an ACS designated adult and pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center and has a helipad to handle medevac patients.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of North Carolina on March 3, 2020.
Brian Austin Farkas is an American politician and State Representative who served District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
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