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ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital, formerly Heritage Hospital, is a hospital located in Tarboro, North Carolina. It is a part of the ECU Health. Edgecombe General Hospital opened as a county-owned hospital in 1916. It succeeded Pittman Hospital, which opened in 1901. In 1959, the Hill-Burton Act helped combine Edgecombe General Hospital, with three other facilities. Edgecombe County sold the hospital to Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in 1982. HCA opened a 127-bed facility in 1985, named Heritage Hospital. UHSEC bought Heritage Hospital in 1998 from HCA. The hospitals focus is as a community hospital. The hospital has 101 general and 16 rehabilitation hospital beds. It has five Shared Inpatient/Ambulatory Surgery, two Endoscopy, and one C-Section operating rooms.

References

1. Blackburn, Marion P. (2001). "Hospital care in eastern North Carolina. Responsiveness, flexibility, and bottom-line finances keep rural centers vital". North Carolina Medical Journal. 62 Suppl: S51–60. PMID 11831149.
2. "Hospitals Licensed by the State of North Carolina" (pdf). Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Health Service Regulation. June 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

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• Vidant Edgecombe Hospital

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• Hospital buildings completed in 1916
• Hospital buildings completed in 1985
• Hospitals in North Carolina
• Buildings and structures in Edgecombe County, North Carolina