Cone Health Women's Hospital
| Women's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Cone Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 801 Green Valley Road, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States |
| Services | |
| Beds | 134 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Closed | 2021 |
| Demolished | 2022 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in North Carolina |
Women's Hospital of Greensboro was a 134-bed maternity and women's care hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States It was North Carolina's first free-standing hospital dedicated to women and newborns. The hospital opened in 1977 and closed in 2020. Its building was demolished in 2022.
History
[edit]In 1977, Humana opened Greensboro Hospital on 801 Green Valley Road in Greensboro, North Carolina.[1] It was the city's first for-profit hospital. Charles Kuralt was the keynote speaker for the hospital's dedication.[1] The hospital's name changed to Humana Health-Greensboro in 1982, when thirty more beds were added.[1] At the time, Humana opened its MedFirst clinics, which resulted in several doctors leaving in protest.[1] Occupancy declined to the point that the top floor was closed.[1]
In 1985, a women's health unit opened but did not include obstetrics.[1][2] Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital took over in 1988 and returned the Greensboro Hospital name.[1][2] After renovation, the hospital became Women's Hospital of Greensboro in 1990, the state's first free-standing hospital dedicated to women and newborns.[2][1] This maternity and women's care hospital had 134 beds.[2]
After the birth of over 150,000 babies,[2] the hospital closed on February 23, 2020.[3] All of its services moved to the Cone Health Women's & Children's Center at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital.[3]
The hospital facility was reopened in April 2020, serving only COVID-19 patients, with a capacity of 116 beds.[4] On March 3, 2021, the hospital discharged its last patient[5] after serving 4,700 patients in all.[2]
In a deal announced September 1, 2021, Cone Health traded the property to Deep River Partners in exchange for a lot on Green Valley Road in Greensboro near where Cone Health had another facility. The pandemic had delayed Deep River's plans.[2] In January 2022, the former hospital building was torn down.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Caranna, Kenwyn (January 30, 2022). "'A place where lives were changed': Reflecting on the history of former Women's Hospital as building gets torn down". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Cone Health's Green Valley campus has a new owner". Greensboro News and Record. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Cone's new Women's & Children's Center is 'ideal place' for expectant moms — and dads, too". Greensboro News and Record. February 12, 2020. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ McLaughlin, Nancy (November 26, 2020). "'This is our reality': Cone Health staff reflect on the COVID-19 crisis". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Last patient leaves COVID-19 hospital with 'Happy' tunes in the background". Greensboro News and Record. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.