About Us

About Us

At Durham Regional Hospital, you’ll receive a world-class level of care delivered by your friends and neighbors in a hometown environment of warmth and comfort.

Our 369-bed acute care hospital, has been serving the healthcare needs of Durham, Orange and surrounding communities for 30 years. As a comprehensive healthcare facility, Durham Regional provides inpatient, outpatient, surgical and emergency care and features a level II intensive care nursery, Durham Regional Rehabilitation Institute and the Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center.

Built on the tradition of caring of its predecessor hospitals - Lincoln and Watts - Durham Regional is proud to be a part of Duke University Health System and remains dedicated to providing the exceptional medical care with the personal touch and convenience only a community hospital can offer.

Our Vision

Our vision is "To be the best community hospital in North Carolina by delivering high-quality, compassionate, patient-focused care in collaboration with our physicians and Duke University Health System."

What this means for our patients is care they can depend on, competent staff with up-to-date knowledge and skills, quality medical staff and attention to what is important to the patient and family. Quite simply, we strive to be the best community hospital in North Carolina.

Our Mission

To care for our patients, nurturing the sick and strengthening the well, and to improve the health of the community we serve.

Our Values

TRUSTWORTHINESS

Demonstrate high integrity, truthfulness and ethics

Words and behaviors are consistent and reflect the highest ethical standards

Listen and speak with honesty, openness and respectfulness

Keep promises and follow through on commitments

 

RESPECT

Regard, value and recognize the needs and perspectives of others

Actions, decisions and policies should promote equity

Regard and value contributions and recognize accomplishments

Display interest in and contribute to others well being

 

DIVERSITY

Take full advantage of the rich backgrounds and abilities of all

Recognize and value differences

Seek inclusiveness

Consider and honor differing points of view

 

LEARNING

Work, learn and strive for excellence together, sharing successes and mistakes

Expect and encourage continuous learning

Create opportunities for individual and group learning and learning that crosses organizational boundaries

Recognize that no one has all the answers

 

TEAMWORK

Foster positive work relationships through inclusive, team approach

Create environment for stretching beyond what was thought possible

Seek input and involvement of those affected by decisions

Accept responsibility and accountability

Place team goals above personal goals

Durham Regional Hospital

Facilities:
  • 369 licensed beds
  • 18-bed Level II Special Care Nursery
  • 9-bed Coronary Care Unit*
  • 17-bed Intensive Care Unit*
  • 23-bed Psychiatric Unit
  • Durham Rehabilitation Institute
  • Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center
  • Select Specialty Hospital Long-Term Acute Care Hospital

 

Hospital Statistics for Fiscal Year 2007:
  • Admissions: 15,988
  • Emergency Department Visits: 56,232
  • Babies Delivered: 2,043
  • Outpatient Visits: 120,025
  • Surgeries: 21,290
  • Number of Physicians: 558
  • Number of Nurses: 568
  • 175 Volunteers, who provided approximately 49,000 hours of service to patients, families and staff at Durham Regional Hospital.

 

*  The hospital is renovating its Intensive Care and Coronary Care Units. The project, which will result in a single, 22-bed state-of-the-art ICU with all private rooms, is expected to be completed in 2008.