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Duke University Hospital | |
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Duke University Health System | |
Geography | |
Location | Durham, North Carolina, United States |
Organization | |
Care system | Private |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | Duke University School of Medicine |
Network | Duke University Health System |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
Beds | 1062 |
History | |
Opened | 1925 as a gift from James B. Duke. Hospital did not accept patients until 1930. |
Links | |
Website | www.dukehealth.org |
Lists | Hospitals in North Carolina |
Duke University Hospital is a 1062 -bed acute care facility[1] and an academic tertiary care facility located in Durham, North Carolina, United States.[2] Established in 1930, it is the flagship teaching hospital for the Duke University Health System, a network of physicians and hospitals serving Durham County and Wake County, North Carolina, and surrounding areas, as well as one of three Level I referral centers for the Research Triangle of North Carolina (the other two are UNC Hospitals in nearby Chapel Hill and WakeMed Raleigh in Raleigh).[3] It is affiliated with the Duke University School of Medicine.