Carolinas Medical Center

Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) is an 874-bed non-profit, tertiary, research and academic medical center located in Charlotte, North Carolina, servicing the southern North Carolina, northern South Carolina, and the Metrolina region. Carolinas Medical Center is one of the region's only academic university-level teaching centers. The hospital is the flagship hospital of Atrium Health. Carolinas Medical Center is affiliated with the Wake Forest School of Medicine. Carolinas Medical Center is also an ACS designated level I trauma center and has a heliport to handle medevac patients. Attached to the medical center is the Levine Children's Hospital, treating infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

This article is about the hospital in the Dilworth neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. For the parent organization, see Atrium Health.

Carolinas Medical Center
Atrium Health
Aerial photo of Carolinas Medical Center in 2012
Geography
Location1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates35.2040°N 80.8391°W / 35.2040; -80.8391
Organization
Care systemPublic, Medicaid, Medicare
TypeGeneral and specialized
Affiliated universityWake Forest University School of Medicine
NetworkAtrium Health
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds874
HelipadFAA LID: 34NC
History
Opened1940
Links
Websitehttp://www.carolinashealthcare.org/cmc
ListsHospitals in North Carolina
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