Franklin Medical Center
Novant Health, LifePoint Health
Geography
LocationLouisburg, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates36°06′46″N 78°17′38″W / 36.112853°N 78.293913°W / 36.112853; -78.293913
Organization
TypeGeneral
History
Opened1951, September 2017 reopened
ClosedOctober 16, 2015
Links
Websitewww.franklinregional.org
ListsHospitals in North Carolina

Franklin Medical Center was a hospital in Louisburg, North Carolina that closed on October 16, 2015. Previously, it was part of the Novant Health organization.[1] In September 2017, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners announced that they came to an agreement with Duke LifePoint to reopen the hospital as part of Maria Parham Health.[2]

Awards/patient satisfaction

  • In 2011, Franklin Medical Center has been nationally recognized as a top-performing healthcare organization by the Health Research & Education Trust (HRET).[3]
  • In 2010, Franklin Medical Center was awarded a three-year term of national accreditation in both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).[4]
  • In 2010, Franklin Medical Center's diabetes education program received the certificate of education recognition from the American Diabetes Association.[5]
  • In 2010, Franklin Medical Center was awarded the national laboratory accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP),[6] based on the results of a recent onsite inspection. This is Franklin Medical Center's fifth CAP Accreditation; their first was awarded in March 2002.
  • In 2010, Franklin Medical Center's diabetes education program received the 2010 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Provider of the Year Award.

References

  1. ↑ WRAL. "Franklin Medical Center to close next week :: WRAL.com". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  2. ↑ WRAL. "Agreement reached to reopen Franklin Medical Center in 2018 :: WRAL.com". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  3. ↑ "Home". hret.org.
  4. ↑ "American College of Radiology". Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Home". diabetes.org.
  6. ↑ "College of American Pathologists - CAP Home". Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
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