1. Carolinas HealthCare System AN OVERVIEW

2. History 1876 – Opening of state’s first civilian hospital named Charlotte Home and Hospital 1982 - Tree of Life logo was introduced and has 9 branches which symbolize courage, wisdom, kindness, humility, gentleness, loyalty, prudence, generosity and justice 1990 – Hospital name changed to its current name as Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) after several name changes throughout its history

3. History (cont.) 1996 – Carolinas HealthCare System name began to be used to describe the network of locations associated with CMC 1997 – Levine Children’s Hospital opened to patients 2010 – Levine Cancer Institute was formed 2010 – CMC designated as the Charlotte campus of UNC School of Medicine 2015 – Currently 39 hospitals operating in the Carolinas HealthCare System

4. Over 900 locations in North & South Carolina Academic medical centers Hospitals Healthcare pavilions Physician practices Destination centers Surgical & rehabilitation centers Home health agencies Nursing homes Hospice & palliative care

6. Hospital Locations North Carolina Albemarle, NC Belmont, NC Charlotte, NC Columbus, NC Concord, NC Davidson, NC Greensboro, NC Kings Mountain, NC Laurinburg, NC Lincolnton, NC Monroe, NC Morganton, NC Murphy, NC North Wilkesboro, NC Reidsville, NC Shelby, NC Valdese, NC Whiteville, NC South Carolina Anderson, SC Charleston, SC Mount Pleasant, SC Pickens, SC

7. Primary Care Services Preventative Care Family Medicine Internal Medicine Pediatrics OB/GYN

8. Specialty Care Services Cancer Care Children’s Services Diabetes Care Heart Care Neuroscience Orthopedics Rehabilitation

9. Carolinas Rehabilitation 4 inpatient hospitals with 179 total beds 22 outpatient locations Physical, Occupational & Speech therapies Pediatric services offered at some locations Financial assistance policy for patients who are uninsured or have minimal benefits

10. Inpatient Rehabilitation Services Amputee Brain injury Cancer Medical Pediatric Spinal cord injury Stroke care

11. Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Accent reduction program Balance/vestibular Cognitive retraining Driving evaluation Lymphedema Neuromuscular re-education Orthotic training Robotic assisted gait training Spine stabilization Therapeutic exercise Work conditioning and more…

12. Benefits of Choosing CHS Care coordination by a team of doctors, nurses, specialists and other providers to better diagnose, treat and care for patients Access to premier facilities Levine Cancer Institute Levine Children’s Hospital Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute CMC Neurology The Transplant Center

13. Benefits (cont.) Schedule appointments, renew prescriptions, view lab results, pay bills and message physician online with MyCarolinas Virtual Visit offers 24/7 care wherever you have a connection State of the art technology Carolinas Rehabilitation is one of the largest not-for-profit rehabilitation hospitals in the nation

14. Resource http://www.carolinashealthcare.org/