Carle Foundation Hospital is a 393-bed regional care hospital in Urbana, Illinois, United States, that has achieved Magnet designation. It is owned by the not-for-profit Carle Foundation, which also consists of Carle Physician Group and Health Alliance Medical Plans. It is the area's only level 1 trauma center.
History
The hospital was established in 1931 by two physicians from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, J.C. Thomas Rogers and Hugh L. Davison.
The 393-bed regional care hospital has achieved Magnet designation, the USA's highest honor for nursing care. It offers a more advanced level of clinical expertise and technology than any other area hospital, housing the area's only level I trauma center as well as level III perinatal services. The hospital admitted more than 20,500 patients and treated more than 63,300 patients in the emergency room during 2009.
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carle Foundation Hospital
External links
- Official website
