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/
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