- Rex Hospital
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name = Rex Healthcare
type = not-for-profit healthcare
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foundation = 1894
founder = John T. Rex
location_city =Raleigh, North Carolina
location_country =United States
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locations = 665-bed facility (433 general acute beds, 6 inpatient hospice and 226 skilled nursing) in west Raleigh, outpatient facilities Raleigh, Apex, Cary, Garner, Wakefield and soon-to-be Knightdale
area_served =Wake County, North Carolina
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services = Oncology, Heart & Vascular, Women's Services, Wound Healing, Surgical Services including Bariatrics, Heartburn and GI, Orthopaedics, Neuro and Spine, Rehabilitation, Emergency and Urgent Care
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num_employees = 4,400 - one of the largest employers in Wake County
parent = UNC Health Care
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homepage = http://www.rexhealth.com
footnotes =Rex Hospital is
Raleigh, North Carolina 's oldest hospital, founded by a bequeath from John T. Rex (1771 -1839 ), a tanner and respected member of the local society. Originally located on what is nowDorothea Dix campus, and later on St. Mary's Street, Rex is now located in west Raleigh at the corner of Blue Ridge Road and Lake Boone Trail. Rex Healthcare is comprised of an acute care hospital, three wellness centers, two skilled nursing facilities focusing on rehabilitation and long-term nursing care, as well as several freestanding outpatient diagnostic centers with urgent care and surgery centers around Wake County.Rex was the first hospital in the Triangle, and one of only 10 in North Carolina to receive [http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Magnet.aspx Magnet Recognition] , which places Rex nurses among the top two percent in the country, has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in the country by Thomson (2008) and named one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare (2008).
Rex is a member of the UNC Health Care family (also known as
UNC Hospitals ), a not-for-profit integrated health care system, owned by the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill.*2008 Patient Statistics:
*Inpatient Admissions: 34,156 (includes births)
*Births: 6,490
*Surgeries: 35,620
*Emergency Department Visits: 58,253External links
* http://www.rexhealth.com/
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