Pitt County Memorial Hospital to change its name

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials at Pitt County Memorial
Hospital say the facility will change its name to UHS Medical
Center beginning Oct. 1.

In addition, University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina will
shorten shorten its name to University Health System, or UHS. The changes
were announced Wednesday.

Since UHS was created in 1997, the system has grown to include
eight hospitals, added physician groups and incorporated home
health, hospice and wellness to its services. The UHS service area
now encompasses 29 counties and provides access to care for more
than 1.4 million people. Nearly 60 percent of PCMH patients travel
to the hospital from outside of Pitt County.

In 1977, PCMH moved to its current location in west Greenville
and later became the teaching hospital for the East Carolina
University school of medicine.

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