Women's Hospital was a 134-bed maternity and women's care hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was North Carolina's first free-standing hospital dedicated to women.[1]
| Women's Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Green Valley Road, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States |
| Services | |
| Beds | 134 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Closed | 2021 |
| Demolished | 2022 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in North Carolina |
In 1977, Humana opened Greensboro Hospital, the city's first for-profit hospital, with Charles Kuralt the keynote speaker for the dedication. The hospital's name changed to Humana Health-Greensboro in 1982, when 30 more beds were added. At the time, Humana opened its MedFirst clinics, which caused a number of doctors to leave in protest. Occupancy declined to the point the top floor was closed.[2]
In 1985, a women's health unit opened but did not include obstetrics. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital took over in 1988 and returned the Greensboro Hospital name. After renovation, the hospital in 1990 became Women's Hospital of Greensboro, the state's first hospital for women and newborns.[2]
After the birth of over 150,000 babies,[1] it closed on February 23, 2020. All services moved to the Cone Health Women's & Children's Center at Moses Cone Hospital.[3]
The hospital reopened in April serving only COVID-19 patients, with a capacity of 116.[4] On March 3, 2021, the hospital discharged its last patient[5] after serving 4,700 patients in all.[1]
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, near where Cone Health had another facility. The pandemic had delayed Deep River's plans.[1]
In January 2022, the building was torn down.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Cone Health's Green Valley campus has a new owner". Greensboro News and Record. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ a b c Caranna, Kenwyn (2022-01-30). "'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 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Cone's new Women's & Children's Center is 'ideal place' for expectant moms — and dads, too". Greensboro News and Record. 2020-02-12. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ McLaughlin, Nancy (2020-11-26). "'This is our reality': Cone Health staff reflect on the COVID-19 crisis". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Last patient leaves COVID-19 hospital with 'Happy' tunes in the background". Greensboro News and Record. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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