Chowan Hospital

Chowan Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Edenton, North Carolina. It is a part of the University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina (UHSEC). In 1947 Chowan Hospital opened. It moved in 1950 and again to its present position in 1970. A wing was added in 1988. It joined with UHSEC in 1998. The Emergency Department at Pitt County Memorial Hospital was linked to Chowan Hospital in April 2001.^[1] The hospital has 49 general hospital beds and 40 general nursing home beds. It also has three Shared Inpatient/Ambulatory Surgery and one Endoscopy operating rooms.^[2]

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.  edit
2. ^ "Hospitals Licensed by the State of North Carolina" (pdf). Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Health Service Regulation. June 2010. http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/data/hllist.pdf. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 

External links

• Chowan Hospital

Coordinates: 36°04′11″N 76°36′37″W / 36.0697965°N 76.6102219°W / 36.0697965; -76.6102219