FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital located in Moore County, serves as the central hospital for specialty care services for the five-county region. Historically, Moore County is the healthiest county in the region, however, in past Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA), chronic disease rates were still above North Carolina state averages. Since the 2016 CHNA, FirstHealth focused on implementing several initiatives and expansion of services. This included implementing a stroke protocol in the emergency department, opening the Reid Heart Center, acquiring several primary care clinics, opening convenient care centers in two locations in Moore County and expanding access to specialty care services. With a concentration on expanding access to services, the 2019 CHNA data demonstrate declines in heart disease, diabetes and cancer mortality rates, and furthermore the mortality rates were below the state averages.
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