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All of us here at Carolinas Medical Center are deeply dedicated to the health and well-being of the Charlotte area and the entire Southeast. CMC continues to attract the best doctors, nurses and staff members while providing the cutting edge technology and resources that patients expect.

Part of our commitment to community service is through this Web site. Here, you can research our programs and services, physicians, special events and also find extensive information on how to keep you and your family healthy and strong.

Thank you for your trust in us. We look forward to serving you.

Suzanne H. Freeman
President

About our System
With the addition of AnMed Health in Anderson S.C., and Cannon Memorial in Pickens S.C.,  Carolinas HealthCare System includes 29 affiliated hospitals in North and South Carolina. One of the leading healthcare systems in the Southeast, Carolinas HealthCare employs some 1,400 physicians and serves patients at more than 500 care locations including physician practices, nursing homes, surgical and rehabilitation centers, home health agencies and other facilities. These operations comprise approximately 6,000 licensed beds and employ approximately 44,000 people.

CHS's flagship facility is Carolinas Medical Center, an 874-bed hospital in Charlotte that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a research institute and numerous specialty units (heart, cancer, organ transplant, behavioral health, etc.). CMC also serves as one of North Carolina's five Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing graduate medical education for more than 250 physicians in 18 specialties.

Levine Children's Hospital, also in Charlotte, has been recognized as one of "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S.News & World Report. Other CMC hospitals have also been honored by J.D. Power and Associates for maternity and emergency services. Carolinas HealthCare's "community benefit," which includes the value of indigent care, uncompensated medical services, education, research and charitable contributions, totals more than $770 million annually.

Carolinas HealthCare also includes CMC-NorthEast in Concord, a 457-bed medical center which is home to the Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital.

About Carolinas Medical Center

  • Opened in 1940
  • 874 beds
  • Located in Charlotte, N.C., one of the fastest growing metro areas in the United States
  • Region’s Level One Trauma Center
  • Level IV neonatal intensive care unit
  • One of N.C.'s five Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing graduate medical education for more than 250 physicians in 18 specialties.
  • Official healthcare provider of the Carolina Panthers, Lowe's Motor Speedway, the Charlotte Knights, US Whitewater Center and the Wachovia Golf Championship.
  • Home of Levine Children’s Hospital, the largest children’s hospital between Atlanta and Washington, D.C.

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