Vidant Health

Vidant Health is a not-for-profit, 1,447-bed hospital system that serves more than 1.4 million people in 29 Eastern North Carolina counties. The health system is made up of nine hospitals and more than 12,000 employees. Vidant also includes wellness centers, home health and hospice services, a dedicated children's hospital, rehab facilities, pain management and wound healing centers and specialized cancer care. Their flagship hospital, Vidant Medical Center, is a level I trauma center and serves as the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville.

Vidant Health
TypePrivate not-for-profit
IndustryHospital network
Founded1997
Headquarters
Greenville, North Carolina
,
United States
Number of locations
Nine hospitals
Area served
Eastern North Carolina
Key people
Mike Waldrum, MD, MS, MBA
Chief Executive Officer ;
RevenueUS$ 1,693,152,000 (2017)
US$ 101,637 (2017)
Number of employees
12,224 (2017)
WebsiteVidant Health

Vidant Health is the largest private employer in Eastern North Carolina.[1]

All eight Vidant hospitals have achieved The Gold Seal of Approval for quality care by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of healthcare organizations in America.

In 2002, the organization implemented a program in which diabetes educators regularly visit rural clinics to improve glycemic control in African-American patients.[2]

The system focuses on bringing quality health care to rural communities and pays special attention to the medically underserved. Vidant's Community Benefits Grants Program focuses on early detection, wellness and prevention, community health initiatives and direct health care services. Community health needs assessments are used to prioritize health needs in the service area. In 2017, Vidant Health provided $202 million in uncompensated care.

Vidant Health changed their name from University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina in January 2012.[3]

Vidant Health-owned hospitals

Former facilities:

Specialty facilities
  • East Carolina Endoscopy Center
  • East Carolina Heart Institute
  • James & Connie Maynard Children's Hospital at Vidant Medical Center
  • Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center
  • Onslow Radiation Oncology
  • Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice
  • Vidant Behavioral Crisis Center
  • Vidant Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower in Greenville
  • Vidant Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Vidant Health Foundation
  • Vidant Home Health & Hospice
  • Vidant Medical Group Practices
  • Vidant Minor Emergency
  • Vidant Outpatient Rehabilitation
  • Vidant Pain Management Centers
  • Vidant Radiation Oncology
  • Vidant Sleep Centers
  • Vidant SurgiCenter
  • Vidant Wellness Centers
  • Vidant Wound Healing Centers

Services
  • Allergy and Asthma
  • Arthritis and Rheumatology
  • Bariatrics
  • Behavioral Health
  • Cancer
  • Children's
  • Dermatology
  • Ear, Nose and Throat
  • Emergency and Trauma
  • Employee Health and Wellness
  • Endocrinology
  • Family Medicine and Primary Care
  • Gastroenterology
  • Geriatrics
  • Heart and Vascular
  • Home Health
  • Hospice
  • Immediate and Walk-In Care
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Pain Management
  • Palliative Care
  • Pulmonology and Respiratory
  • Radiology
  • Sleep
  • Surgery
  • Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Transplant
  • Urology
  • Wellness and Prevention
  • Women's
  • Wound

Vidant EastCare

Vidant EastCare provides critical care air and ground transport service to all of eastern North Carolina. There are multiple ground units, including one dedicated to children's transport. EastCare's five air units are located in Beaufort, Nash, Craven, Wayne and Bertie counties. Both ground and air units provide rapid transportation and advanced medical care to critically ill and injured patients. Both air and ground transport programs serve all types of critical patients including trauma, cardiac, medical, high-risk obstetrics, burns, and pediatric.

Vidant Health Foundation

The Vidant Health Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt, charitable corporation that serves as the custodian for all financial gifts and bequests to Vidant Health.

Governing board

The governing board of Vidant Health sets the policies that govern the operation and direction of Vidant Health, Vidant Medical Center and its subsidiaries. Members of the governing board meet monthly and are responsible for the articulation of its mission and values, the protection of assets and the quality of services. They serve voluntarily and without pay. Members of the governing board are chosen for their management experience and their standing as community leaders. They are chosen by the UNC Board of Governors and Pitt County Commissioners for a term of 5 years, not to exceed two consecutive terms.

Vidant Health Board of Directors:

  • Marcus S. Albernaz, MD
  • Joanne K. Burgdorff
  • Carlester T. Crumpler
  • S. Lawrence Davenport
  • Phillip K. Flowers
  • Arthur H. Keeney, III
  • Thomasine S. Kennedy
  • J. Bryant Kittrell, III
  • Walter E. Pofahl, II, MD
  • Cassius S. Williams
  • David H. Womack

Vidant Medical Center Board of Trustees

  • Marcus S. Albernaz, MD
  • Noel L. Baucom
  • Joanne K. Burgdorff
  • Shirley A. Carraway, Ed.D
  • James W. “Jim” Chesnutt
  • Carlester T. Crumpler
  • Phillip R. Dixon, Sr.
  • Bruce E. Gray
  • Robert J. Greczyn, Jr.
  • W. Phil Hodges
  • Mary “Polly” Johnson, RN, MSN
  • William J. “Bill” Jones, Ph.D.
  • Arthur H. Keeney, III
  • Thomasine S. Kennedy
  • J. Bryant Kittrell, III
  • M. Suzanne Kraemer, MD
  • Mark W. Owens, Jr.
  • Walter E. Pofahl, II, MD
  • Mary J. Raab, MD
  • C. Bynum Satterwhite

Vidant Community Hospitals

  • Marcus S. Albernaz, MD
  • Phillip K. Flowers
  • Bruce E. Gray
  • Mary “Polly” Johnson, RN, MSN
  • Arthur H. Keeney, III
  • Thomasine S. Kennedy
  • Michael R. Waldrum, MD

References
  1. "North Carolina's Largest Private Employers" (PDF). Employment Security Commission of North Carolina. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. "Teams of Diabetes Educators Regularly Visit Rural Clinics to Coach African-American Patients, Leading to Better Glycemic Control and Potential Cost Savings". Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. King, Lauren. "Pitt County Memorial Hospital in N.C. set to change name". The Associated Press/PilotOnline.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  4. Quillin, Martha (2016-11-28). "Judge stops demolition of Belhaven hospital – for now". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  5. "NC NAACP president condemns demolition of Belhaven hospital, calls it "ominous sign"". WITN. 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
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