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 The region is flush with excellent health-care providers and a broad, sophisticated network of professionals and organizations offering everything from primary and emergency care to preventive maintenance and high-tech procedures.One of the Lake Wylie’s greatest assets is the River Hills Emergency Squad, an all-volunteer squad with paramedics, two ambulances and an emergency paramedic vehicle that responds to emergencies free of charge within a 10-mile radius of River Hills. Its headquarters is just outside River Hills’ security gate. The proximity of the emergency squad to most residents in Lake Wylie allows medical staff to reach patients quickly. Founded in 1980, the organization is funded almost entirely through donations from community members. Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill is the only hospital in York County. With 288 acute-care beds, the hospital serves York, Chester and Lancaster counties. About 300 doctors represent more than 30 specialties, including family practice, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiology, oncology, neurosurgery and urology. Opened in 1997, Piedmont Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Center provides open-heart surgery, heart catheterizations, stenting and implant defibulators. The center also offers an intensive care unit for heart patients, a monitoring area for people with heart problems and a cardiac rehabilitation program. A new 64-slice CT scanner helps doctors view the heart and arteries and better diagnose heart disease. Piedmont Medical Center also provides advanced cancer care with a PET-CT for diagnosing tumors and monitoring treatment. The Women’s Center offers neonatologists on staff 24 hours a day as well as a special care nursery and a pediatrics unit for children from birth to age 16. Piedmont Medical Center recently purchased land in Fort Mill to construct a new 100-bed hospital which would serve the Lake Wylie region. The hospital would include inpatient and outpatient surgery, medical/surgical services, emergency department, critical care, labor and delivery, Level II nursery, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, advanced imaging technology and room service dining. Located near the intersection of S.C. 160 and U.S. 21 near the historic Peach Stand, the $125 million project is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to the area. Carolinas HealthCare is the largest healthcare system in the Carolinas and one of the largest publicly-owned systems in the county. As the flagship hospital with 795 beds, Carolinas Medical Center is located at the edge of the Myers Park neighborhood in Charlotte. The hospital offers a neuroscience and spine institute, children’s hospital, transplant center, Blumenthal Cancer Center, women’s institute, Center for Cardiovascular Health and trauma institute. One of the largest free-standing rehabilitation hospitals in the country, Carolinas Rehabilitation Institute offers 133 beds for inpatient care. Soon to be part of the CMC campus is Levine Children’s Hospital, an $85 million project that will focus on pediatric care. The hospital is scheduled to open in 2007. Located at N.C. 51 and Park Road, Carolinas Medical Center – Pineville serves south Charlotte and surrounding areas, including much of the Lake Wylie area. With 109 beds, CMC-Pineville is a full-service hospital that provides a range of inpatient and outpatient surgical services, emergency services, maternity care, intensive care, a sleep center, diagnostic center, cardiopulmonary services and rehabilitation. In 1906 the Sisters of Mercy established Mercy Hospital, which became part of the Carolinas HealthCare system in 1995. Located just outside of Uptown Charlotte, CMC-Mercy houses 305 beds within its facility. The other healthcare giant in Charlotte is Presbyterian Healthcare, an affiliate of Novant health that was recently named the Eighth Most Integrated Health Network in the country. The flagship hospital, in the Elizabeth neighborhood of Charlotte, began as a 20-bed hospital in 1903 and has grown to 593 beds and 64 bassinettes. Presbyterian’s Orthopedic Hospital on Randolph Road in Charlotte is recognized nationally for joint operations like hip and knee replacements. Presbyterian also operates hospitals in Matthews and Huntersville. Also part of Presbyterian Healthcare, Fort Mill Family Practice on S.C. 160 has served the area since 1953. The clinic provides physicals, gynecological exams, immunizations and laboratory and X-ray services. Presbyterian’s Steele Creek Family Practice off Arrowood Road also provides physicals, routine gynecological care, immunizations, lab and X-ray services, minor surgery and newborn care. Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia was established in 1946 and moved to its current location just north of I-85 in 1973. With 435 beds, the hospital provides general and acute care for Gaston County and surrounding counties. The Birthplace includes 52 suites with a full-size sofa bed, refrigerator, Internet access, TV with DVD and a whirlpool bathtub. Gaston Memorial also offers a cancer center, heart center, pain center and sleep center. PHOTO COURTESY OF PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER Regional Hospitals Carolinas Medical Center 1000 Blythe Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28203 704-355-2000 www.carolinas.org/cmc Carolinas Medical Center — Mercy Carolinas Medical Center — Pineville Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation Gaston Memorial Hospital Kings Mountain Hospital Piedmont Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital Presbyterian Hospital Matthews Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital |
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