Having a hospital at the ready to respond to disasters and address the needs of ailing citizens is as essential as good roads and favorable taxes. Hospitals must maintain trained personnel, specialized equipment and supplies to prepare for any emergency, no matter how small or large.
- Disaster Preparedness
During Hurricane Matthew in 2016, North Carolina’s hospitals and health systems dedicated a tremendous amount of resources to keep patients, healthcare employees and the community safe. Being ready to respond when nature strikes or when other events occur requires regular personnel training and specialized equipment for which health systems are rarely reimbursed.- Watch a tribute to employees and administrators who demonstrated what it truly means to be #PreparedtoCare during Hurricane Matthew.
- Read how Cone Health prepared for a “mass casualty” event.
- See how UNC REX Hospital earned the National Weather Service’s Storm Ready Certification.
- Learn more about Vidant Medical Center’s week-long hurricane drill to ensure its staff is prepared to care.
- 24/7/365 Care
Hospitals are unique in that we are one of only a few businesses that must remain open 24 hours a day, every day of the week. Hospitals often make accommodations during treacherous weather conditions to ensure that there is not a lapse in care for their neighbors.North Carolina has some of the busiest emergency departments in the country. Five North Carolina hospitals landed on the “Top 52 Hospitals With the Most ER Visits” in 2016:- The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Greensboro) – 149,700
- Cape Fear Valley Medical Center (Fayetteville) – 129,352
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center (Winston-Salem) – 108,400
- Vidant Medical Center (Greenville) – 90,000
- Mission Hospitals – Memorial Campus (Asheville) – 87,200