Wilson Medical Center

Wilson, NC

Wilson, NC is located 45 minutes east of Raleigh, one hour from Durham and two hours from the beautiful North Carolina coast
Wilson is known as one of North Carolina’s most beautiful cities and offers a vibrant downtown community with a variety of restaurants, thriving historical districts, local shopping, galleries and museums, as well as the seasonal art and craft shows
Home to historic Fleming Stadium, Wilson Tobs baseball team, the N.C. Museum of the Coastal Plain baseball museum, J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex, which hosted the U.S. Youth Soccer Southern Regional Championship and The Brittany soccer tournament
The recreational opportunities are second to none with a number of golf courses, water sports at Lake Wilson and Buckhorn Reservoir and numerous festivals, including the infamous annual Whirligig Festival
The Wilson County School system consists of 14 elementary schools, six middle schools and three high schools, within a one-hour drive there are a dozen major universities and colleges, including Duke, N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill and East Carolina University

Wilson Medical Center is a 294-bed Duke LifePoint Hospital and serves residents in a six-county service area
Specialized services include; cardiology, radiation oncology, cancer, otolaryngology, pulmonary, pathology, urology, neurology and gastroenterology
In 2013, WMC was the recipient of the National Excellence in Healthcare Award