Rex Hospital is a general hospital

General hospital

A general hospital is a type of medical facility which is set up to deal with many kinds of disease and injury.General hospital may also refer to:*General Hospital, an American soap opera broadcast since 1963...

 located in Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

. It is the capital city's oldest hospital, founded by a bequeath from John T. Rex (1771-1839), a tanner

Tanning

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 and respected member of the local society. Originally located on what is now Dorothea Dix

Dorothea Dix

Dorothea Lynde Dix was an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums...

 campus, and later on St. Mary's Street, Rex is now located in west Raleigh at the corner of Blue Ridge Road and Lake Boone Trail. Rex Health Care's services include oncology

Oncology

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, heart and vascular

Heart

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, surgical services

Surgery

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 (including bariatric

Bariatric surgery

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, heartburn

Heartburn

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, GI, orthopedic

Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...

, neuro

Neurosurgery

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, and spinal), rehabilitation

Physical therapy

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, emergency department

Emergency department

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, urgent care

Urgent care

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, women's services

Birthing center

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, and wound healing

Wound healing

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.

Rex is a member of the UNC Health Care system, a non-profit integrated health care system, owned by the state of North Carolina

North Carolina

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 and based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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.

Locations

In addition to the main hospital in Raleigh, Rex Health Care has locations throughout Wake County

Wake County, North Carolina

Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 900,993 making it North Carolina's second most populated county...

. These include a outpatient rehabilitation and fitness center

Health club

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 in Garner

Garner, North Carolina

Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States and a suburb of Raleigh. The population was 17,757 at the 2000 census and was 27,533 in 2009.-Geography:Garner is located at ....

, outpatient facilities

Outpatient surgery

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 in Cary

Cary, North Carolina

Cary is a large town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located almost entirely in Wake County, it is the second largest municipality in that county and the third largest municipality in The Triangle after Raleigh and Durham...

 and Wake Forest

Wake Forest, North Carolina

Wake Forest is a town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake County in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is located just north of the state capital, Raleigh. The population was 12,588 at the 2000 census. In 2009, the estimated population was 27,915...

 (Wakefield facility), and outpatient diagnostics in Cary, Wakefield, and Knightdale

Knightdale, North Carolina

Knightdale is a town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,958 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 9,843 in January 2008. With the population boom experienced in the North Carolina Research Triangle area in the past two decades,...

. Apex

Apex, North Carolina

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 also has a rehabilitation and nursing care center that is run by Rex. In December 2011, Rex will also be opening a new facility in Holly Springs

Holly Springs, North Carolina

Holly Springs is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of 2009, the town population was estimated at 21,749, and it had gained the title of"The fastest growing town in North Carolina".-Geography:...

 that will offer multiple services.

Awards and Recognitions

In 2011, Rex received recognition as one of the top 50 hospitals in America according to Becker's Hospital Review. Rex was the first hospital in the Triangle, and one of only 10 in North Carolina to receive Magnet Recognition, which places Rex nurses among the top two percent in the country. In 2010, they were named a Bariatric Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

American Society for Bariatric Surgery

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ----American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery is a United States medical organization founded in 1983 to advance bariatic surgery....

. It has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in the country by Thomson (2008) and named one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare

Modern Healthcare

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(2008).

Statistics

• 2008 Patient Statistics:
• Inpatient Admissions: 34,156 (includes births)
• Births: 6,490
• Surgeries: 35,620
• Emergency Department Visits: 58,253