ECU Health proposes new plan to reopen Martin General Hospital
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — ECU Health has released a proposal to reopen Martin General Hospital.
The proposal by the Martin County Board of Commissioners outlines the state's hope for a Rural Emergency Hospital and to create an integrated, attentive, outpatient delivery model designed to meet the health care needs of Martin County.
While the plan is to re-establish essential services using existing parts of the facility, the contingencies below will require state support:
State financial support to transition the Rural Emergency Hospital to a newly-constructed Rural Care Center, given the age and condition of the existing facility.
State financial support to modernize and expand inpatient capacity at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital – a Hill-Burton Act facility built in 1958 – which is critical given the Rural Emergency Hospital model proposed for Martin County cannot have inpatient beds.
ECU Health said that they are committed to transforming health care in support of rural communities and hopes that they can meet the current and future health care needs for Martin County.
The proposal will be presented at the Martin County Board of Commissioners public hearing on June 5, 2025.
The full proposal can be found here.
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