2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan - Pitt County Government

Brody School of Medicine and Pitt County Memorial HospitalAnother major catalyst for growth and development in Pitt County during the past 30 yearswas the creation of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in 1972.Following establishment of the medical school, construction began on a modern medicalcenter in 1976. As a result, Pitt County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) has emerged as aregional health care referral center serving a 29-county area with a variety of high levelmedical services.Another benefit to County citizens is that Pitt County has the third highest per capita ratioof physicians to population in North Carolina. PCMH is currently licensed for 861 beds – anincrease of 18% over the 2002 bed count of 731. In 2010, the hospital treated 108,343emergency room patients and served 42,375 in-hospital patients.In 1998, PCMH changed from a publicly owned hospital with a mission of regional serviceto a private, not-for-profit five-hospital regional health care system. The reorganizationenables the hospital and health system to compete more effectively with other healthsystems to ensure the availability of high quality care, clinical staff and physicians into theforeseeable future. PCMH remains the largest single institution of the system.PCMH serves as the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine, and offers stateof-the-artcare through its services including the East Carolina Heart Institute, the Leo W.Jenkins Cancer Center, the Regional Rehabilitation Center, the Children’s Hospital, theBariatric Surgery Center, and the Women’s Center. PCMH also hosts a Level I TraumaCenter, one of only four in the State and the only one in the region.East Carolina Heart InstituteThe East Carolina Heart Institute opened in 2009 and offers one center of excellence forinnovations in cardiovascular disease research, treatment, prevention, and education.The Heart Institute medical staff is made up of more than 30 specialists and subspecialists drawn from both the private practice community and the Brody School ofMedicine.The Heart Institute has two primary facilities. The Heart Institute at ECU houses officesand research labs for cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, vascular surgeons, andscientists. The four-story, $60 million, 206,000 square foot building also housesoutpatient treatment facilities and educational facilities for students, physicians, andscientists. The Heart Institute at PCMH is a six-story, $150 million, 375,000 square foot,state-of-the-art cardiovascular hospital. The facility has 120 patient beds, operatingrooms, 13 intervention labs, diagnostics services, and patient and family supportservices.2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Appendix A: Inventory and AnalysisPitt County, North Carolina A-25