Durham Regional Hospital

Duke Regional Hospital
Geography
Location 3643 N Roxboro St. Durham, 27704[1], North Carolina, United States
Organization
Care system Public/Private
Hospital type General
Affiliated university Duke University Health System, Watts School of Nursing
Services
Emergency department Level II trauma center
Beds 369 Licensed Beds
History
Founded 1976
Links
Website http://www.dukeregional.org/
Lists Hospitals in North Carolina

Duke Regional Hospital (DRH), located in northern Durham, North Carolina is a general-services hospital that has been part of the Duke University Health System since 1998. The hospital has 369 beds and over 500 physicians on the medical staff, and has a certified Level II Intensive Care Nursery.

History

The hospital opened its doors to patients on October 3, 1976, as Durham County General Hospital, replacing the smaller Lincoln and Watts Hospitals, which closed on the same date.[2][3]

On November 6, 2012, one patient was killed and three others were slightly injured in a fire on the sixth floor of the hospital.[4]

On July 1, 2013, Durham Regional Hospital officially changed its name as part of a marketing plan to rebrand its image.[5]

References

  1. "Duke Regional Hospital by AreaG2". AreaG2, Inc. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  2. "Our History". Durham Regional Hospital. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  3. "Durham Regional Celebrates 30 Years of Serving Our Community". Durham Regional Hospital. 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  4. "Fire at North Carolina hospital kills one patient, injures three". NBC News. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. "Durham hospital gets new name". WRAL. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 36°2′12.36″N 78°54′0.58″W / 36.0367667°N 78.9001611°W / 36.0367667; -78.9001611


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