Kernersville Medical Center Construction
July 26, 2010
The 50-bed medical center will be located on 70 acres near the Forsyth County / Guilford County line in the Town of Kernersville.
The facility will include:
- Forty-six (46) acute care medical-surgical beds
- A four-bed intensive care unit
- Four surgical operating rooms
- A 24-hour emergency department with 14 treatment rooms
- Imaging services such as CT, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, X-ray and mobile MRI
- Laboratory and pharmacy services
"The Kernersville area is experiencing rapid growth, with a majority of residents already choosing Forsyth Medical Center-affiliated facilities for their healthcare needs," says Joanne Allen, chief operating officer of Kernersville Medical Center. "This hospital will provide Kernersville residents and residents of nearby Walkertown, Belews Creek and Union Cross more convenient, close-to-home access to the same high-quality healthcare they already receive in Winston-Salem."
Kernersville Mayor Dawn Morgan was one of many local elected officials and community leaders at the groundbreaking who have worked for more than two years to bring this facility to Kernersville.
"Access to healthcare is an important part of the quality of life in any community," Morgan says. "Kernersville Medical Center will provide improved access to a variety of necessary healthcare services – including emergency, surgical and imaging care – that are located right here in our community."
KERNERSVILLE AREA RESIDENTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING A NEW HOSPITAL TO THE COMMUNITY
During the last two years, thousands of Kernersville area residents participated in the effort to bring a new hospital to the community and were instrumental in gaining state approval. More than 5,000 residents sent letters, e-mails and signed petitions of support for the new facility.
Forsyth Medical Center and Novant Health extend our most sincere appreciation to the Kernersville Town Council and the residents of the Kernersville area for their support and assistance in helping to bring a new hospital to Kernersville.
THANK YOU, KERNERSVILLE, FOR HELPING US BRING REMARKABLE CARE TO THIS COMMUNITY.