2016 Triangle CommunityProfiles

Population: 174,938 County Seat : Smithfield
Median Income: $40,872 Millage Rate: 0.78
Square Miles: 796
Municipalities: Archer Lodge, Benson, Clayton, Four Oaks, Kenly, Micro,
Pine Level, Princeton, Selma, Smithfield, Wilson’s Mills. Archer Lodge,
Benson, Clayton, Four Oakes, Kenly, Micro, Pine Level, Princeton,
Selma, Smithfield, Wilson’s Mills
Vance County
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Vance County is located in Central North Carolina along the Virginia border and
includes the townships of Dabney, Henderson, Kittrell, Middleburg, Sandy Creek,
Townsville, Watkins, and Williamsboro. Attractions include Kerr Lake’s 850-mile
shoreline that stretches across Vance County.
Within the county’s confines is Henderson, which is a magnet for residents
and visitors alike. You can savor dining in restored buildings that date back to the
1800s. More informal dining for lunch or dinner is also an option as visitors will
find themselves enjoying the craft of local artists, featuring stained glass and other
offerings.
Historic Henderson Institute, established in 1887 by the Freedmen’s Mission
Board of the United Presbyterian Church, was the only secondary school open to
African Americans in Vance County. The building is all that remains of an educational
complex that once anchored the surrounding neighborhood. This vital part of the
county’s history has preserved recordings of the schools and offers permanent
exhibits. Only minutes from the Historic District of Henderson’s downtown, it is open
to the public by appointment.
Population: 45,422 County Seat: Henderson
Median Income: $46,450
Millage Rate : 0.832 Square Miles: 270
Municipalities: Henderson, Kittrell, Middleburg, South Henderson
Ranking of Community
Impact by Healthcare
According to The Triangle Business Journal, the following is a
ranking of community impact by healthcare providers:
Total Community Benefit (includes charity care)
•Duke University Hospital: $256 million
•WakeMed: $234 million
•UNC Hospitals: $161 million
•Rex Healthcare (part of UNC Health Care): $90 million
•Durham Regional (part of DUHS): $55 million
•Duke Raleigh: $49 million
•Johnston Memorial: $18 million
Charity Care only
•WakeMed: $81 million
•UNC Hospitals: $53 million
•Duke University Hospital: $45 million
•Rex Healthcare (part of UNC Health Care): $29 million
•Durham Regional (part of DUHS): $20 million
•Duke Raleigh: $13 million
•Johnston Memorial: $10 million
Health Care
Thanks to the fact that the Triangle community is such a superior hub for
education and research, the area boasts health care facilities that rival any
city in America. Not only are there world-class hospitals in the community,
there are also universities with a significant commitment to research. The
combination of the two means the medical community is a tremendous
asset to the community as a whole.
What is even more remarkable is the fact that these world-class medical
facilities are located close to each other, giving residents in the metropolitan
area as well as the outlying communities the peace of mind that their health
care needs will never take them far from home. What follows is a brief
look at three of the major medical facilities serving families in the Triangle
community.
UNC Health Care
The UNC Health Care System is based in Chapel Hill, owned by the State
of North Carolina and is a not-for-profit entity. In addition to offering superior
patient care on several fronts and in several disciplines, it also serves as a
major catalyst for the furthering of medical education with its affiliation to
the teaching mission of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School
of Medicine.
The system boasts close to 2,000 physicians, as well as medical students
that offer first-class care for those living in the Triangle community. Among
the specialty facilities are its academic medical center (in connection with
the UNC medical school) and hospitals that offer specific care in the areas
of health for children, women, neurological and psychiatric care – and of
course general care.
Within the above facilities are doctors and facilities devoted to helping
patients with health problems such as diabetes, burns, pediatric medicine,
cancer treatment and care, organ transplants and obstetrics.
It is worth mentioning that if one lives outside the confines of the Triangle
one is not without the considerable resources of UNC Health Care. The
system offers its services in 37 counties across the state – including trauma
and urgent care services. And for those that need the care and expertise of
the Triangle medical community there is helicopter transport.
The hospital system includes:
•North Carolina Cancer Hospital
•North Carolina Children’s Hospital
•North Carolina Memorial Hospital
•North Carolina Neurosciences Hospital
•North Carolina Women’s Hospital
UNC also has the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of 40
National Cancer Institute-designated facilities headquartered across the
United States. It opened in August 2009 and is the clinical home of the UNC
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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