Wilkes Regional Medical Center

Name :

Wilkes Regional Medical Center

Address  :

1370 West 'D' Street

Town  :

North Wilkesboro

State  :

North Carolina

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

28659

Phone  :

336 651 8100

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Podiatry
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 130


Description

Wilkes Regional Medical Center opened in 1952 as a 100bed hospital on 19 acres donated by Dr Frederick C Hubbard Today we are licensed for 130 beds including a 10bed skilled nursing unit on our main campus Through our offsite facilities we have expanded our outpatient services to include a Dialysis Center Home Care and Hospice and a state of the art Rehabilitation Center
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