Duke University Hospital
Duke University Hospital is a 957-bed acute care facility and an academic tertiary care facility located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Established in 1930, it is the flagship teaching hospital for the Duke University Health System, a network of physicians and hospitals serving Durham County and Wake County, North Carolina, and surrounding areas, as well as one of three Level I referral centers for the Research Triangle of North Carolina (the other two are UNC Hospitals in nearby Chapel Hill and WakeMed Raleigh in Raleigh). It is affiliated with the Duke University School of Medicine.
| Duke University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Duke University Health System | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| Organization | |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Duke University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 957 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1925 as a gift from James B. Duke. Hospital did not accept patients until 1930. |
| Links | |
| Website | www.dukemedicine.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in North Carolina |
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