ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Heritage Hospital | |
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ECU Health | |
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Location | Tarboro, North Carolina |
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Affiliated university | ECU Health |
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Beds | 101 |
History | |
Opened | 1916 |
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital, formerly Heritage Hospital, is a hospital located in Tarboro, North Carolina. It is a part of the ECU Health. Edgecombe General Hospital opened as a county-owned hospital in 1916. It succeeded Pittman Hospital, which opened in 1901. In 1959, the Hill-Burton Act helped combine Edgecombe General Hospital, with three other facilities. Edgecombe County sold the hospital to Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in 1982. HCA opened a 127-bed facility in 1985, named Heritage Hospital. UHSEC bought Heritage Hospital in 1998 from HCA. The hospitals focus is as a community hospital.[1] The hospital has 101 general and 16 rehabilitation hospital beds. It has five Shared Inpatient/Ambulatory Surgery, two Endoscopy, and one C-Section operating rooms.[2]
References
- ^ Blackburn, Marion P. (2001). "Hospital care in eastern North Carolina. Responsiveness, flexibility, and bottom-line finances keep rural centers vital". North Carolina Medical Journal. 62 Suppl: S51–60. PMID 11831149.
- ^ "Hospitals Licensed by the State of North Carolina" (pdf). Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Health Service Regulation. June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
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- ECU Health Medical Center
- ECU Health Beaufort Hospital
- ECU Health North Medical Center
- ECU Health Bertie Hospital
- ECU Health Chowan Hospital
- ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
- ECU Health Duplin Hospital
- The Outer Banks Hospital*
- ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
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- James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital
- East Carolina Heart Institute
- Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center
- Vidant Wellness Centers
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