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Officials to cut ribbon on new children's emergency department

    WHAT: Officials with Vidant Health and Vidant Medical Center will cut the ribbon on the new children's emergency department.

    WHEN: 10 a.m. Monday, July 23

    WHERE: The new children's emergency department is located next to the main emergency department at Vidant Medical Center. From Arlington Boulevard, turn onto Heart Drive. Follow the event parking signs. The event will be held outside with tours of the facility to follow.

    WHO:

    Steve Lawler, president, Vidant Medical Center

    Lisa Hermann, staff chaplain, Vidant Medical Center

    David Womack, chair, Vidant Health Board of Directors

    Dr. Theodore Delbridge, chief of emergency services, Vidant Medical Center, and chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Dr. Ronald Perkin, co-medical director, Vidant Children's Hospital, and professor and chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Van Smith, Jr., senior vice president, Vidant Medical Center

    INFO: The children's emergency department is approximately 12,800 square feet with 16 exam/treatment rooms. Two of these rooms are fully functional resuscitation rooms. The new department has a separate entry from the general emergency department but is also connected to the main ED on the interior of the medical center. Both the main ED and the children's ED share a common ambulance drop-off area for emergency vehicles.

    Contact: Beth Anne Atkins, Vidant Health Strategic Development, (252) 847-7735 or beth.atkins@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 and has a management agreement with one other. The health system includes Albemarle Health, 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. On the web at www.vidanthealth.com.