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About Rex HealthCare

Main Campus - Rex Hospital
4420 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, NC, 27607
(919) 784-3100

Rex Healthcare, a member of UNC Health Care System, a not-for-profit integrated health care system, provides a wide range of healthcare services to the Triangle region of North Carolina from its base in Raleigh. A private, not-for-profit organization, Rex was founded in 1894 by Raleigh tanner, John Rex. Rex Healthcare is a tobacco-free organization.

Leadership:

President – David Strong
Chairman – Richard Myers, M.D.

Locations:

Raleigh, Cary, Wakefield, Apex, Garner and Knightdale

Facility type:

Acute care hospital, three wellness centers, two skilled nursing facilities focusing on rehabilitation and long-term nursing care, freestanding outpatient diagnostic, urgent care and surgery center.

Number of beds:

665 (433 general acute care beds, 6 inpatient hospice, and 226 skilled nursing)

Number of employees:

4,000 - one of the largest employers in Wake County

Number of physicians on medical staff:

950+

Number of Volunteers:

1,200, contributing more than 140,000 hours per year

Specialty Services:

Heart and Vascular Care
Surgical Services
Wound Care
Oncology
Orthopedic and Spine
Women’s Services
Rehabilitation
Emergency

2006 Patient Statistics:

Inpatient Admissions: 23,000 (includes births)
Births: 6,200
Surgeries: 35,000
Emergency Department Visits: 51,000

Awards and Accolades:

  • The first hospital in the Triangle to be awarded Magnet Recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
  • The first recognized Comprehensive Community Cancer Center in North Carolina and is one of a select few accredited cancer centers in the state
  • Named one of the top 40 employers in the state by Carolina Parent Magazine eight consecutive times
  • Earned the Platinum Rule award from Triangle Business Journal for best places to work. Earned the State of North Carolina Governor’s Award for Excellence for its Workplace Wellness programs for five consecutive years
  • The first hospital in the Triangle to be a nationally recognized Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers
  • One of only 25 companies nationwide to be recognized as a Start! Fit Friendly company by the American Heart Association
  • Voted Best Hospital in the Triangle by readers of the Triangle Business Journal
  • Voted Best Hospital, Best Family Birth Center and Best Cancer Center by Metro Magazine readers in 2007
  • Honored by having five Rex nurses named to the Great 100 Nurses list

 

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