Vidant Edgecombe Hospital

Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, formerly Heritage Hospital, is a hospital located in Tarboro, North Carolina. It is a part of the University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina (UHSEC). 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]

Heritage Hospital
Vidant Health
Geography
LocationTarboro, North Carolina
Organisation
Affiliated universityBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Services
Beds101
History
Opened1916

References
  1. 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.
  2. "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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