Vidant Bertie Hospital

Bertie Memorial Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Windsor, North Carolina. It is a part of Vidant Health. The original hospital opened in 1952 with Hill-Burton Act funding. It is a three-story, masonry, International Style building with a flat roof.[2] It closed temporarily in 1985 and underwent several turnovers in management. Vidant Health took over management in 1998 and provided money for a new hospital in September 2001. The hospital was the first in the nation constructed according to Critical Access Hospital standards. The federal Office of Rural Health Policy has designated it a national model for Critical Access Hospital construction. The hospital concentrates on same-day services.[3] It has six general hospital beds.[4]

Bertie Memorial Hospital
Front of the hospital
Location1403 South King St., Windsor, North Carolina
Coordinates36°0′0″N 76°57′13″W
Area3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1952
ArchitectGeorge Watts Carr
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No.04000647[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 2004

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Susannah Franklin Buss (December 2003). "Bertie Memorial Hospital" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.


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