Vidant Health chooses location, moves forward with plans for multispecialty clinic in Belhaven | Eastern NC Now

For Immediate Release:

    Greenville, NC     Today, Vidant Health purchased 19.4 acres in Belhaven for a new multispecialty care clinic. The new, 12,000-square-foot facility will be located at 601 Old County Road, between the Post Office and the Food Lion shopping center, south of Highway 264. Design and construction is expected to be completed in 18 months.

    "In September, the Vidant Pungo Hospital Board of Directors voted to move forward with plans to provide sustainable health care by building the new 24-hour clinic to serve eastern Beaufort and Hyde counties," said Roger Robertson, President of Vidant Community Hospitals. "We will continue to work with state and local officials as we transition care to our interim facilities and eventually over to the new clinic."

    The project cost of the new 12,000-square foot facility will be more than $4.2 million, and will include an adjacent helipad for quick transport to a hospital such as Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, the only level one trauma center in eastern North Carolina. The new multispecialty clinic will offer primary and specialty care, urgent and emergent care 24-hours a day. The new facility will treat patients regardless of their ability to pay.

    Once the current hospital closes, physician and outpatient services will be made available at the Vidant Medical Group practices in Belhaven. Twenty-four hour care will be available at Vidant Family Medicine on Haslin Street in Belhaven. Primary and specialty care will be offered at the Vidant Family Medicine locations on Allen and Water streets in Belhaven.

    Contact:
     Christine Mackey, Vidant Health, 252.847.9390 or Christine.mackey@vidanthealth.com

    Vidant Health, a mission-driven, not-for-profit corporation, owns, leases or has a majority membership interest in nine eastern North Carolina hospitals. The health system includes Vidant Beaufort Hospital, Vidant Bertie Hospital, Vidant Chowan Hospital, Vidant Duplin Hospital, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, The Outer Banks Hospital, Vidant Medical Center, Vidant Pungo Hospital, Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Vidant Home Health and Hospice,Vidant Wellness Centers, Vidant Medical Group and is affiliated with the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. You can find more information on the web at www.vidanthealth.com.