Carolinas HealthCare SystemAN OVERVIEW

History• 1876 – Opening of state’s first civilian hospital named

Charlotte Home and Hospital

• 1982 - Tree of Life logo was introduced and has 9 branches which symbolize courage, wisdom, kindness, humility, gentleness, loyalty, prudence, generosity and justice

• 1990 – Hospital name changed to its current name as Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) after several name changes throughout its history

History (cont.)• 1996 – Carolinas HealthCare System name began to be

used to describe the network of locations associated with CMC

• 1997 – Levine Children’s Hospital opened to patients

• 2010 – Levine Cancer Institute was formed

• 2010 – CMC designated as the Charlotte campus of UNC School of Medicine

• 2015 – Currently 39 hospitals operating in the Carolinas HealthCare System

Over 900 locations in North & South Carolina

• Academic medical centers

• Hospitals

• Healthcare pavilions

• Physician practices

• Destination centers

• Surgical & rehabilitation centers

• Home health agencies

• Nursing homes

• Hospice & palliative care

Hospital LocationsNorth Carolina

• Albemarle, NC

• Belmont, NC

• Charlotte, NC

• Columbus, NC

• Concord, NC

• Davidson, NC

• Greensboro, NC

• Kings Mountain, NC

• Laurinburg, NC

• Lincolnton, NC

• Monroe, NC

• Morganton, NC

• Murphy, NC

• North Wilkesboro, NC

• Reidsville, NC

• Shelby, NC

• Valdese, NC

• Whiteville, NC

South Carolina

• Anderson, SC

• Charleston, SC

• Mount Pleasant, SC

• Pickens, SC

Primary Care Services• Preventative Care

• Family Medicine

• Internal Medicine

• Pediatrics

• OB/GYN

Specialty Care Services• Cancer Care

• Children’s Services

• Diabetes Care

• Heart Care

• Neuroscience

• Orthopedics

• Rehabilitation

Carolinas Rehabilitation• 4 inpatient hospitals with 179 total beds

• 22 outpatient locations

• Physical, Occupational & Speech therapies

• Pediatric services offered at some locations

• Financial assistance policy for patients who are uninsured or have minimal benefits

Inpatient Rehabilitation Services• Amputee

• Brain injury

• Cancer

• Medical

• Pediatric

• Spinal cord injury

• Stroke care

Outpatient Rehabilitation Services• Accent reduction program

• Balance/vestibular

• Cognitive retraining

• Driving evaluation

• Lymphedema

• Neuromuscular re-education

• Orthotic training

• Robotic assisted gait training

• Spine stabilization

• Therapeutic exercise

• Work conditioning

and more…

Benefits of Choosing CHS• Care coordination by a team of doctors, nurses,

specialists and other providers to better diagnose, treat and care for patients

• Access to premier facilities• Levine Cancer Institute

• Levine Children’s Hospital

• Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute

• CMC Neurology

• The Transplant Center

Benefits (cont.)• Schedule appointments, renew prescriptions, view lab

results, pay bills and message physician online with MyCarolinas

• Virtual Visit offers 24/7 care wherever you have a connection

• State of the art technology

• Carolinas Rehabilitation is one of the largest not-for-profit rehabilitation hospitals in the nation

Resource• http://www.carolinashealthcare.org/