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The Triangle North Carolina Healthcare and Medical
Perhaps one the Triangle’s strongest selling points, and one of which you might not be aware, is the quality of its healthcare. Some of the finest health systems in country call this area home, and more than part of the reason for that is the presence of the three research universities – the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, Duke University in Durham and North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
So, no matter which part of the region you choose to call home, rest assured that your family will be receiving some of the finest healthcare available.
“We are fortunate to have an array of medical services available to those who live in the Triangle,” said Robert E. Schaaf, MD, president of Wake Radiology. “Major academic medical centers, top-rated regional hospital systems, community hospitals and private physician practices recognized many years ago the importance of being a leader in medical care. These facilities and physician practices have invested in the technology and talent to make sure that this fast-growing region has access to the best medicine has to offer.”
The following are just a few of the fine health systems and specialty clinics in the area.
Durham County
Duke University Health System is a world-class healthcare network dedicated to providing outstanding patient care, educating tomorrow’s healthcare leaders, and discovering new and better ways to treat disease through biomedical research. The system offers patients brilliant medicine and thoughtful care through a complete continuum of healthcare services, from primary care to hospice.
Duke University Medical Center—the hub of the system—is consistently ranked among the top 10 healthcare organizations in the country. The youngest of the nation’s leading medical centers, Duke has earned an international reputation for innovation and excellence. With hundreds of board-certified specialists and sub-specialists, Duke can provide expertise in every discipline. Duke operates one of the country’s largest clinical and biomedical research enterprises and quickly translates advances in technology and medical knowledge into improved patient care.
Durham Regional Hospital, a 369-bed acute care hospital, has been serving the health care needs of Durham, Orange County, and surrounding communities for more than 25 years. As a comprehensive health care facility, Durham Regional provides inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care and features a level II nursery, Durham Regional Rehabilitation Institute, and the Davis Ambulatory Surgery Centers. The facility, part of the Duke Health System since 1998, also includes the Watts School of Nursing, the oldest nursing school in the state.
Durham Regional Hospital can provide an impressive array of services, including women’s and children’s services, radiology, cancer, heart, behavioral health, rehabilitation, general surgery, general medicine, emergency medicine, outpatient diagnostics, and orthopedics.
Orange County
UNC Health Care is a wide-ranging healthcare system that serves Orange, Durham, Wake, Chatham, Lee, Vance, and Alamance counties. From well-baby checkups to chronic disease care to life-saving surgeries to cutting-edge gene therapy, UNC Health Care is improving health and treating disease across North Carolina. In addition to comprehensive medical, surgical, and psychiatric care, UNC is a leader in health promotion and disease prevention.
UNC Hospitals is the cornerstone of UNC Health Care. People from all 100 North Carolina counties and throughout the Southeast are patients at the 708-bed facility -- more than 31,000 each year. And more than 3,500 new Tar Heels are born each year at UNC Hospitals. Since 2002, new babies and their families have been welcomed in the N.C. Children’s Hospital and N.C. Women’s Hospital, state-of-the-art facilities designed to offer high-quality healthcare in a comfortable, family-friendly environment.
And UNC is home to the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of a small number of National Cancer Institute-designated centers in the United States. Construction of the new N.C. Cancer Hospital at UNC Hospitals is now under way, with completion tentatively expected in 2009.
Wake County
WakeMed, one of the largest medical facilities in the area, is a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Raleigh. Boasting 12,000 physicians and 851 beds, two acute-care hospitals, and a network of community outpatient facilities, WakeMed offers women’s and children’s services, physical rehabilitation, home care, cardiology, emergency and trauma services, neurosciences, orthopedics, day surgery, and outpatient services. The system serves Raleigh, Cary, Clayton, Fuquay-Varina, Zebulon, and Wendell.
WakeMed’s physicians represent nearly every medical and surgical specialty, with more than 90 percent being either board-certified or board-eligible. Since WakeMed is the largest off-site teaching program for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, many of its physicians hold faculty positions at the School of Medicine.
Duke Health Raleigh Hospital (DHRH), formerly Raleigh Community Hospital, is a 186-bed acute-care facility on Wake Forest Road in North Raleigh. The facility became affiliated with the Duke University Health System in 1998 and has been serving the residents of Wake County for nearly 30 years. The hospital offers high-quality diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitation, prevention, support, and health education services in an intimate, patient-friendly atmosphere.
Rex Healthcare, located in West Raleigh, was recently named by HCIA-Sachs as one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation. Rex Healthcare is a private, not-for-profit healthcare system that has provided superior care to Wake County and the surrounding area since 1894. The Rex Hospital campus is the heart of its network of services, including a 394-bed acute care hospital, family birth center, cancer center, convalescent care center, same day surgery center, heart and vascular center and wellness center. Rex Hospital also includes dedicated clinics for pain management, and sleep disorders, as well as a state-of-the-art emergency services department.
Wake Radiology
With 10 locations in the Triangle, Wake Radiology is the largest multi-site radiology group in central North Carolina, performing more than 650,000 procedures each year. Wake Radiology practices a comprehensive approach to care for each procedure, combining its knowledge of state-of-the-art imaging with patient care.
“Wake Radiology is the largest physician practice in the Triangle and second largest in the state of North Carolina,” said Robert E. Schaaf, MD, president of Wake Radiology. “We have been able to attract and retain some of the best trained and skilled radiologists and radiology technologists in the country. Our radiologists are all board certified by the American Board of Radiology and their expertise encompasses 11 sub-specialties. Our entire staff is committed to delivering the highest standard of care, the best in diagnostic and therapeutic radiology and in customer service that extends to all we serve -- patients, referring physicians, and our hospital partners.”
Wake Radiology offers comprehensive radiology services including: digital mammography and women’s imaging, including the Triangle’s first Breast Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) program -- a nuclear medicine study of the breast; breast ultrasound and fine needle aspiration breast biopsy; advanced MRI, including breast MRI, MRI-guided breast biopsy and MR angiography; cancer consultation and radiation therapy including liver brachytherapy and MammoSite Radiation Therapy for breast cancer (only Triangle location to offer these two therapies); and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) to deliver targeted radiation to treat specific cancers; interventional radiology, including endovenous laser treatment (EVLT), sclerotherapy, ambulatory phlebectomy and cosmetic laser procedures to treat varicose and spider veins; vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty to treat spinal fractures; and sacroplasty to repair fractures in the sacrum and placement and management of ports and shunts for dialysis and cancer treatments; bone densitometry; pediatric imaging; ultrasound; coronary calcium scoring and heart CT; orthopedic and sports imaging and musculoskeletal pain management; brain and spinal cord imaging; and CT scan.
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