Washington County Hospital

Name :

Washington County Hospital

Address  :

958 U S Highway 64 East

Town  :

Plymouth

State  :

North Carolina

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

27962

Phone  :

252 793 4135

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Oncologist
  • Podiatry
  • Pulmonology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 49

Other Facilities

  • X-Ray
  • CT/MRI

Description

Washington County Hospital is a 49bed JCAHO accredited Critical Access acute care facility located in Plymouth North Carolina The hospital offers a range of inpatient and outpatient services a 24hour emergency department onsite Ambulance Department family practice laboratory radiology department pharmacy cardiopulmonary services complete surgery facilities telemedicine and physical therapy
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