Carolinas Medical Center

Carolinas Medical Center
Atrium Health
Aerial photo of Carolinas Medical Center in 2012
Geography
Location	1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates	35°12′14″N 80°50′21″W / 35.2040°N 80.8391°W / 35.2040; -80.8391
Organization
Care system	Public, Medicaid, Medicare
Type	General and specialized
Affiliated university	Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Network	Atrium Health
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Beds	874
Helipad	FAA LID: 34NC
History
Opened	1940
Links
Website	https://atriumhealth.org/locations/detail/carolinas-medical-center
Lists	Hospitals in North Carolina

Carolinas Medical Center, formally known as Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center,^[1] is an 874-bed non-profit, tertiary, research and academic medical center located in Charlotte, North Carolina, servicing the southern North Carolina, northern South Carolina, and the Metrolina region. Carolinas Medical Center is one of the region's only academic university-level teaching centers. The hospital is the flagship hospital of Atrium Health. Carolinas Medical Center is affiliated with the Wake Forest School of Medicine. Carolinas Medical Center is also an ACS designated level I trauma center and has a heliport to handle medevac patients. Attached to the medical center is the Levine Children's Hospital, treating infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.