- CarolinaEast Health System
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CarolinaEast Health System (CHS) is a 350 bed acute care hospital located in New Bern, North Carolina. CarolinaEast Health System provides both inpatient and outpatient care to residents in Craven, Jones, Pamlico and surrounding counties. The hospital has dedicated units for cardiac, neurosurgical, intensive and intermediate care, pediatrics, women's care, adult mental health and cancer care; as well as general surgical and medical units.
The emergency department at CarolinaEast Medical Center, the flagship of the Health System, provides care for over 75,000 people every year. CarolinaEast Emergency Medical Services maintains a staff of paramedics and EMTs that provide emergency medical care and transportation for New Bern and the surrounding areas.
Components of the Health System include CarolinaEast Medical Center, CarolinaEast Surgery Center, CarolinaEast Diagnostic Center, CarolinaEast Primary Care, CarolinaEast Heart Center, CarolinaEast Rehabilitation Hospital, CarolinaEast Home Care and Crossroads Adult Mental Health.
Founded in 1962 as Craven County Hospital, CarolinaEast has a history of bringing many firsts in healthcare to the coastal North Carolina community. CarolinaEast was the first to offer outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in eastern North Carolina, the first radiation therapy in the region generated from the CarolinaEast campus, the first digital mammography and computed aided diagnosis was offered to the five counties by CarolinaEast Diagnostic Center and CarolinaEast was the first non-academic health care facility to offer lifesaving, cancer detecting PET-CT scanning.
The 230+ member medical staff represents nearly all medical specialties. The physicians are supported by over 1800 professional and ancillary staff and 430 volunteers. Centers of excellence for CarolinaEast include comprehensive cardiac care including surgery, leading edge cancer care, rehabilitation and diagnostic imaging.
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Categories:- Hospitals in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Craven County, North Carolina
- New Bern, North Carolina
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