Home to a hospital with more than 250 beds and a state-of-the-art cancer center, as well as various wellness programs and North Carolina's oldest residential facility serving individuals with mental retardation, Kinston offers top-notch health care.

A Broad Range of Services

With a medical staff of more than 100 physicians and nearly 1,100 employees, the not-for-profit Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston provides residents with the kind of quality inpatient‚ outpatient and preventative health services typically found in much larger cities. In addition to general medical‚ surgical‚ obstetrical and gynecological services‚ Lenoir Memorial offers a broad range of specialties‚ including cardiology‚ pulmonology‚ oncology‚ radiology, urology, rheumatology, vascular and thoracic surgery, and a variety of laparoscopic procedures.

The Lenoir Memorial Sleep Center, under the management and direction of the hospital’s cardiopulmonary department, has a four-bed lab that offers an assortment of tests for sleep disorders.

Compassionate Care

At Lenoir Memorial Hospital, most patients are cared for by hospitalists. Their primary care physicians are informed of their conditions and treatments, but hospitalists manage inpatients’ treatments.

Because they have offices in the hospital, hospitalists can spend extra time with patients and are more available for clinical consults.

Convenient Cancer Treatment

The Lenoir Memorial Cancer Center – located just across from the hospital’s emergency entrance – provides state-of-the-art radiation treatment and support services. The cancer center also offers the technology to provide image-guided radiation therapy, which is one of the most cutting-edge innovations in cancer treatment.

Outpatient radiation therapy and support services, including an on-site nutritionist and social worker, are also available.

Prevention and Education

Lenoir Memorial provides many educational health programs‚ screenings and seminars at no charge‚ including infant CPR training‚ colorectal‚ skin and prostate cancer‚ and mammogram screenings. Monthly nutrition seminars teach healthy eating habits. The hospital also offers one-on-one nutrition counseling services with a registered dietitian who works with patients to create a custom-tailored plan to meet their personal needs and goals. And residents are invited to use the Lenoir Memorial Community Walking Track (with convenient parking, a water fountain, fenced-in playground and picnic tables) 24 hours a day. More than 15 support groups are available to the community. Visit www.lenoirmemorial.org for more information.

Quality Care at an Affordable Cost

For more than 15 years, Kinston Community Health Center has been providing comprehensive dental, medical, pediatric and OB/GYN services for Lenoir County's underserved populations. Through its community outreach program, the center also offers transportation to and from appointments, at-home health assessments, health education classes and on-site translators. The center's dental clinic serves an eight-county region and offers both preventative and restorative dental care for kids and adults – at affordable rates. Visit www.kinstonhealth.org for more information.

Caswell Developmental Center

Established in 1911, Caswell Developmental Center in Kinston provides residential treatment and support services to people with mental retardation in the eastern part of the state. The 300-acre campus has more than 100 buildings and is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services in the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. Services are tailored to patients’ individual needs and can include arts and crafts classes, music therapy, sensory stimulation activities and off-campus outings along with psychological counseling. Visit www.caswellcenter.org for more information.