UNC Lenoir Health Care

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UNC Lenoir Health Care
Geography
Location Kinston, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates 35°17′24″N77°34′59″W / 35.290°N 77.583°W / 35.290; -77.583
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type General, Specialist
Network UNC Health Care
Services
Beds199
Helipad FAA LID: 55NC
History
Opened1973
Links
Website www.unclenoir.org
Lists Hospitals in North Carolina

UNC Lenoir Health Care is a not-for-profit hospital located in Kinston, North Carolina. The hospital is licensed for 199 [1] beds and serves the residents of Lenoir, Greene and Jones and other surrounding counties. The hospital is staffed with over 100 physicians. The hospital offers inpatient, outpatient and preventive healthcare services. In addition, the hospital offers free educational health programs, seminars, and screenings. General services include general medical, surgical, obstetrical and gynecological care. Specialized services include cardiology, pulmonology, oncology, radiology, urology,orthopedics and orthopedic sports medicine, bariatric surgery and vascular surgery

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In 1986, the Lenoir Memorial Foundation was established. [2]

In 1965, the old Lenoir Memorial Hospital was outdated and too small to serve the growing community of Kinston and Lenoir County, and expansion or renovation was deemed unsatisfactory. In June 1973, a new $11 million, 435-bed facility opened.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. https://www.unclenoir.org/about-us/
  2. "Welcome - Lenoir Foundation". Lenoir Foundation. Retrieved 8 September 2018.