Health Care -- Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem

The Piedmont Triad provides its residents with a variety of high-quality health care choices and a broad, sophisticated network of professionals and organizations offering everything from primary care to emergency care, preventive care to high-tech procedures. Several Triad area hospitals and medical centers are rated among the best in the nation.

No matter where you live, there are health care facilities nearby. In several counties you'll find both small, local medical centers and larger, comprehensive county or regional medical centers. In addition, there are a number of highly specialized hospitals and medical practices spread throughout the Triad. Medical facilities such as Forsyth Medical Center, High Point Regional Hospital, the Moses Cone Health System and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center provide the residents of the Triad unsurpassed and nationally recognized medical services and facilities. Here are some highlights of each of these major facilities:

Forsyth Medical Center - An 847-bed, not-for-profit, comprehensive tertiary care center, Forsyth Medical Center serves more than 67 percent of those in Forsyth County who need hospital services. Forsyth Medical Center was also the first hospital in the state to receive Primary Stroke Center Certification from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and was nationally recognized in 2004 for improving the quality and safety of health care. See ForsythMedicalCenter.org on the web.

High Point Regional Hospital - The flagship of High Point Regional Health System, High Point Regional Hospital is a 384-bed medical and surgical facility with all private patient rooms. The hospital focuses on six major areas of care, from cancer, heart and neurosciences to emergency care, joint replacement and women's health. See HighPointRegional.com on the web.

Moses Cone Health System - Led by the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, this 535-bed hospital is the largest medical center within Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham and Alamance counties. In addition, Moses Cone Health System, in partnership with several community organizations, provides home care and durable medical equipment and hospice care. See MosesCone.com on the web.

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Repeatedly named one of "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is one of the nation's preeminent academic medical centers. The medical center's N.C. Baptist Hospital, an 830-bed teaching hospital, leads the organizations institutions. See WFUBMC.edu on the web.

If you need non-emergency care but don't yet have a family physician, you can visit a minor-emergency or urgent-care center (check the yellow pages under "Physicians"). If you need hospitalization, managed care may very well determine your choices here as well. Make note of your health insurance plan's requirements when you seek referrals for care. If you have the opportunity to choose which hospitals you wish to use, take some time now to research area institutions so you'll be well informed to select the one you prefer should the need arise.

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