Duke Regional Hospital Explained

Duke Regional Hospital
Location:	3643 N Roxboro St. Durham, 27704^[1]
State:	North Carolina
Country:	US
Healthcare:	Public/Private
Type:	General
Emergency:	Not a Trauma Center
Beds:	388 Licensed Beds
Founded:	1976
Website:	http://www.dukeregional.org/

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 388 beds and over 500 physicians on the medical staff, and has a certified Level II Intensive Care Nursery.

History

The hospital opened 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]}

In 1998, an agreement with Duke University Health System was signed and the two officially began a 20-year partnership.

On July 1, 2013, Durham Regional Hospital was renamed Duke Regional Hospital as part of a marketing plan to rebrand its image.^[4]

It is not a publicly funded hospital.

External links

• Duke Regional Hospital
• Duke Health

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Duke Regional Hospital by AreaG2 . AreaG2, Inc. . 2008-11-20.
2. Web site: Our History. Durham Regional Hospital. 2008-06-13.
3. Web site: Durham Regional Celebrates 30 Years of Serving Our Community . Durham Regional Hospital . 2006-10-17. 2008-06-13.
4. Web site: Durham hospital gets new name. WRAL. 1 July 2013.