The map depicts the size and location of hospitals and nursing homes relative to the urban population. The analysis in this Atlas is based on 116 general medical and surgical hospitals and 418 nursing homes in North Carolina distributed over 98 counties. Camden and Tyrrell Counties are the only two counties in the State with neither a hospital nor a nursing home. The most populated area in North Carolina is the Central Piedmont, the region between the eastern coastal plain and the mountains. Population density is lower in the mountainous western region and the coastal plain. Although the Central Piedmont has several large cities, a large proportion of North Carolina is rural. The major transportation routes of Interstate 40 and Interstate 85 link the largest urban areas of the State, and it is along these routes that many of the State's hospitals and nursing homes are found. Both nursing homes and hospitals are found in all major urban areas in the State, with hospitals being close to nursing homes. The western mountains appear to be relatively well served with nursing home beds and several small hospitals. There are fewer nursing homes on the eastern coastal plain, particularly along the Outer Banks and the most easterly counties. This situation indicates that care may be difficult to access for the elderly population in these and other rural areas within the State. |
These maps show the three major urban areas in North Carolina's Piedmont in greater detail: the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area (the Triangle), the Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point area (the Triad), and the Charlotte metropolitan area. The Triangle region, in the central portion of the State, is home to Raleigh, the State capital. The Triad area, west of the Triangle, can be reached via Interstates 40 and 85. Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city with over 1.3 million residents in the metro area (2000 U.S. Census), is on the South Carolina border. These smaller city maps are useful for looking at the distribution of resources in areas with a high density of nursing homes and hospitals. All three regions are heavily bedded and have several large hospitals. It is difficult to compare the three highlighted areas in North Carolina as several cities make up the Triad and Triangle regions, but these three areas are clearly the focal point of health care within the State. The Triangle in particular is home to several large hospitals, including several Level 1 trauma facilities. |
The State of North Carolina is divided into seven HAZMAT Response regions consisting of contiguous counties. North Carolina refers to these regions as Regional Response Team (RRT) regions. The configuration of these HAZMAT regions does not appear to follow any other designated response region pattern. The regions rarely correspond with the Health Resources and Services Administration Bioterrorism (HRSA BT) planning regions or Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) boundaries. |
Trauma services are coordinated by regional advisory committee (RAC) regions. RAC regions are made up of multiple counties that tend to be contiguous, with the exceptions, however, of Mid Carolina Trauma RAC and Duke RAC. North Carolina's trauma services regions are similar to its RRT regions, though there are significant differences from Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Emergency Management (EM) regions. |
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in North Carolina are organized around 12 regions, each made up of contiguous counties. The EMS regions follow Health Resources and Services Administration Bioterrorism (HRSA BT) planning region boundaries except for EMS Region 1. However, the boundaries of the EMS and Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) regions are quite different. |
There are 12 Emergency Management (EM) regions. These regions are made up of contiguous counties except for Regions 1 and 2. The EM regions are not the same as the 12 EMS regions or the HRSA BT planning regions. |
This map highlights counties containing nursing homes that are strategically located in rural areas with no hospital. Two coastal counties (Tyrell and Camden) have neither a hospital nor a nursing home. Sixteen counties in North Carolina have one or more nursing homes and no hospitals. Five of these counties are in the mountainous western portion of the State, and eight counties are in the eastern coastal plain; these areas are the most rural parts of the State. However, all of the counties without hospitals border on counties with hospitals, suggesting that hospitals in those counties could be used for surge capacity. Six counties across the State have tertiary care hospitals. Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville serves the eastern part of the State. Mission Hospitals in Asheville is the regional referral center for the western mountain region, and the other hospitals are located in the major urban centers of the Central Piedmont. |
This map looks at counties with nursing homes and no hospitals and Red Cross chapters operating in North Carolina. There are 52 Red Cross chapters in North Carolina with many covering single counties. Three counties (Guilford, Randolph, and Davidson) are jointly served by two Red Cross chapters. These counties contain the Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point metropolitan area. All of the Red Cross chapters containing counties with a nursing home and no hospital are multicounty chapters. This may pose special challenges to response and mitigation activities. |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the distribution of the population aged 65 or older in EMS Region 1, a generally rural area with a relatively high proportion of people older than 65. This region has 9 hospitals and 31 nursing homes. Each county in this EMS region has a nursing home, and all but two (Northampton and Warren Counties) have hospitals. Nash County has the most hospital beds and hospital admissions, while Wilson County is home to the most nursing home beds and fulltime registered nurses. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Edgecombe | 1 | 127 | 4,441 | 13,979 | 103 | 4 | 317 | 172 |
Franklin | 1 | 56 | 2,538 | 17,939 | 78 | 2 | 258 | 131 |
Granville | 1 | 128 | 2,390 | 13,175 | 88 | 2 | 240 | 123 |
Halifax | 2 | 208 | 8,300 | 37,482 | 166 | 5 | 345 | 181 |
Nash | 1 | 304 | 14,697 | 60,074 | 418 | 5 | 499 | 302 |
Northampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 97 |
Person | 1 | 110 | 2,545 | 15,957 | 73 | 2 | 200 | 118 |
Vance | 1 | 102 | 5,522 | 33,924 | 120 | 3 | 232 | 153 |
Warren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 97 |
Wilson | 1 | 120 | 7,865 | 44,712 | 220 | 5 | 623 | 391 |
The population pyramid shows a bubble in the population between the ages of 30 and 54, suggesting that the elderly population will grow in the next 10 years. However, the population as a whole is fairly stable in terms of growth. |
Age | Males | Females |
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Under 5 years | 24488 | 23418 |
5 to 9 years | 26077 | 24591 |
10 to 14 years | 25043 | 24034 |
15 to 19 years | 23454 | 22157 |
20 to 24 years | 21949 | 21784 |
25 to 29 years | 25328 | 25680 |
30 to 34 years | 27268 | 27494 |
35 to 39 years | 29590 | 30347 |
40 to 44 years | 28635 | 29780 |
45 to 49 years | 25943 | 27452 |
50 to 54 years | 24279 | 25398 |
55 to 59 years | 18584 | 20216 |
60 to 64 years | 15300 | 16924 |
65 to 69 years | 12530 | 15092 |
70 to 74 years | 10870 | 14420 |
75 to 79 years | 7933 | 12192 |
80 to 84 years | 4343 | 8585 |
85 years and over | 2816 | 8360 |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the distribution of the population aged 65 or older in EMS Region 2, which has 8 hospitals and 20 nursing homes. This region contains the State's two counties (Tyrell and Camden) that have neither a nursing home nor a hospital. Pitt County Memorial Hospital (home of East Carolina University's Medical School) is a tertiary care hospital that functions as the regional hospital for the eastern portion of North Carolina. Pitt County has 720 of the region's 1,156 hospital beds (62 percent) and 527 of the region's 1,935 nursing home beds (27 percent). These figures show that nursing homes are spread more evenly across the region than hospitals. The geography of the region, with many miles of coastline and barrier islands, makes transportation and accessibility difficult in an emergency; flooding is also a major problem for this area. EMS Region 2 has a high proportion of elderly individuals living in mostly rural areas. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Bertie | 1 | 6 | 334 | 6,022 | 24 | 2 | 160 | 77 |
Camden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chowan | 1 | 82 | 2,254 | 11,255 | 84 | 2 | 170 | 98 |
Currituck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 57 |
Dare | 1 | 19 | 1,237 | 22,268 | 65 | 1 | 126 | 21 |
Gates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 35 |
Hertford | 1 | 105 | 4,882 | 18,208 | 158 | 2 | 161 | 88 |
Martin | 1 | 49 | 1,946 | 8,489 | 49 | 1 | 154 | 73 |
Pasquotank | 1 | 150 | 8,282 | 28,831 | 230 | 2 | 266 | 178 |
Perquimans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 32 |
Pitt | 1 | 720 | 33,752 | 63,384 | 1,332 | 6 | 527 | 345 |
Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington | 1 | 25 | 755 | 4,997 | 29 | 1 | 123 | 71 |
The population pyramid shows little growth. A small bubble between the ages of 35 and 55 indicates an increase in the number of elderly persons over the next 10 years. |
Age | Males | Females |
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Under 5 years | 10767 | 10342 |
5 to 9 years | 11852 | 11472 |
10 to 14 years | 12821 | 12172 |
15 to 19 years | 13119 | 13740 |
20 to 24 years | 13479 | 14352 |
25 to 29 years | 11278 | 11414 |
30 to 34 years | 11027 | 11734 |
35 to 39 years | 12449 | 13538 |
40 to 44 years | 13173 | 14214 |
45 to 49 years | 12064 | 12714 |
50 to 54 years | 10465 | 11247 |
55 to 59 years | 8336 | 8946 |
60 to 64 years | 6800 | 7763 |
65 to 69 years | 5862 | 7090 |
70 to 74 years | 4969 | 6690 |
75 to 79 years | 3716 | 5541 |
80 to 84 years | 2035 | 3942 |
85 years and over | 1234 | 3629 |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the distribution of the population aged 65 or older in EMS Region 3, which has 7 hospitals and 22 nursing homes. The region consists of mostly coastal counties and includes the Outer Banks. The region has a high proportion of elderly residents and is significantly rural. Accessibility is an issue in the region, with flooding a primary concern. There are no hospitals in the most easterly counties of the region, although all these counties have nursing homes. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Beaufort | 2 | 137 | 4,916 | 26,189 | 157 | 3 | 300 | 181 |
Carteret | 1 | 221 | 7,004 | 25,316 | 197 | 5 | 394 | 186 |
Craven | 2 | 307 | 16,800 | 62,057 | 510 | 5 | 478 | 231 |
Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 72 |
Hyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 40 |
Lenoir | 1 | 206 | 11,285 | 36,954 | 158 | 3 | 351 | 166 |
Pamlico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 42 |
Wayne | 1 | 256 | 12,128 | 43,258 | 269 | 3 | 456 | 276 |
The population pyramid has a small bubble between the ages of 35 and 55, indicating growth of the elderly population over the next 10 years. The shape of the pyramid indicates slow population growth in general. The size of the population in each age group is relatively consistent until age 55, when it starts to decline due to mortality. |
Age | Males | Females |
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Under 5 years | 13621 | 12775 |
5 to 9 years | 14310 | 13301 |
10 to 14 years | 14256 | 13627 |
15 to 19 years | 13968 | 13025 |
20 to 24 years | 15637 | 12167 |
25 to 29 years | 13876 | 12543 |
30 to 34 years | 13406 | 12752 |
35 to 39 years | 15589 | 15509 |
40 to 44 years | 15547 | 16248 |
45 to 49 years | 14232 | 15136 |
50 to 54 years | 13135 | 13795 |
55 to 59 years | 10212 | 11432 |
60 to 64 years | 9010 | 10242 |
65 to 69 years | 8115 | 9512 |
70 to 74 years | 6902 | 8553 |
75 to 79 years | 4685 | 6993 |
80 to 84 years | 2497 | 4524 |
85 years and over | 1285 | 4071 |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the distribution of the population aged 65 or older in EMS Region 4, which has 8 hospitals and 24 nursing homes. This coastal region includes the port city of Wilmington. A large number of the region's nursing homes are in or around Wilmington, which also has the largest hospital in the area. Onslow County's population has a low relative percentage of elderly persons due to the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. The region's other counties appear to have a relatively high proportion of elderly persons, as is often the case in rural areas. Except for Jones County, each county in the region has a hospital with a nursing home close to the hospital facility. Jones County is bordered by four counties with hospitals and has a nursing home. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Brunswick | 2 | 160 | 5,043 | 27,082 | 143 | 4 | 433 | 233 |
Columbus | 1 | 117 | 6,188 | 26,835 | 151 | 3 | 323 | 151 |
Duplin | 1 | 89 | 3,568 | 14,602 | 100 | 4 | 252 | 109 |
Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 46 |
New Hanover | 1 | 644 | 33,217 | 83,961 | 1,046 | 7 | 799 | 514 |
Onslow | 2 | 250 | 14,130 | 67,931 | 500 | 2 | 359 | 141 |
Pender | 1 | 86 | 1,126 | 11,144 | 50 | 3 | 253 | 191 |
The population pyramid shows a small bubble aged 35–55, with a consistent number of young people. This indicates a steady population size, although the number of elderly persons is expected to rise in the next 10 years. One noticeable spike in the population pyramid, an unusually large male population aged 20–24, is due to the Marine Corps base and should have little impact on the future aging population as these residents are temporary. |
Age | Males | Females |
---|---|---|
Under 5 years | 18619 | 18127 |
5 to 9 years | 18098 | 17258 |
10 to 14 years | 17754 | 17226 |
15 to 19 years | 21280 | 18072 |
20 to 24 years | 33814 | 20687 |
25 to 29 years | 21691 | 18493 |
30 to 34 years | 18596 | 18224 |
35 to 39 years | 20177 | 20223 |
40 to 44 years | 18868 | 19621 |
45 to 49 years | 17121 | 18373 |
50 to 54 years | 15581 | 16689 |
55 to 59 years | 12997 | 14362 |
60 to 64 years | 11099 | 12347 |
65 to 69 years | 9657 | 11056 |
70 to 74 years | 7839 | 9209 |
75 to 79 years | 5331 | 7420 |
80 to 84 years | 2679 | 4855 |
85 years and over | 1425 | 4212 |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the distribution of the population aged 65 or older in EMS Region 5, which has 12 hospitals and 66 nursing homes. This region is home to the UNC Hospital System. There are also clusters of hospitals in the cities of Durham and Raleigh. There are 23 nursing homes in Greensboro (Guilford County), and all hospitals have nursing homes close by. The accessibility of the nursing homes and hospitals is increased by the many major roads in the area. Region 5's population pyramid is very unbalanced. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Alamance | 1 | 139 | 10,445 | 45,560 | 304 | 7 | 848 | 496 |
Caswell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 63 |
Chatham | 1 | 75 | 732 | 10,367 | 40 | 2 | 290 | 137 |
Durham | 2 | 992 | 51,874 | 107,495 | 1,650 | 10 | 1,284 | 673 |
Guilford | 3 | 1,741 | 61,039 | 164,091 | 2,276 | 23 | 2,391 | 1,590 |
Orange | 1 | 670 | 29,129 | 42,243 | 1,346 | 4 | 383 | 218 |
Wake | 4 | 1,523 | 72,372 | 226,416 | 2,782 | 19 | 1,806 | 3,069 |
There is a large bubble between the ages of 20 and 55 due to the three major universities (North Carolina State, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Duke University) and the presence of Research Triangle Park, which provides jobs in the pharmaceutical and technology industries. Wake, Durham, and Orange Counties have a low proportion of elderly persons. Although many of the young people living in the region will move when they complete their schooling, the number of people reaching retirement age in the next 10 years will increase the number of elderly persons significantly. |
Age | Males | Females |
---|---|---|
Under 5 years | 54670 | 52312 |
5 to 9 years | 56552 | 53646 |
10 to 14 years | 53784 | 52351 |
15 to 19 years | 54794 | 55104 |
20 to 24 years | 65314 | 66823 |
25 to 29 years | 68084 | 65746 |
30 to 34 years | 67290 | 66606 |
35 to 39 years | 68144 | 69577 |
40 to 44 years | 63708 | 66374 |
45 to 49 years | 55610 | 59696 |
50 to 54 years | 47537 | 51091 |
55 to 59 years | 34268 | 36387 |
60 to 64 years | 24388 | 27802 |
65 to 69 years | 20074 | 24158 |
70 to 74 years | 16883 | 23041 |
75 to 79 years | 12811 | 19884 |
80 to 84 years | 7300 | 14071 |
85 years and over | 4629 | 13556 |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the location of the population aged 65 or older in EMS Region 6, which has 8 hospitals and 24 nursing homes. All of the hospitals have nursing homes relatively close by for use as overflow during emergencies. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Anson | 1 | 125 | 1,921 | 13,207 | 55 | 2 | 161 | 119 |
Lee | 1 | 137 | 5,889 | 31,164 | 149 | 2 | 234 | 75 |
Montgomery | 1 | 55 | 862 | 4,932 | 40 | 2 | 141 | 100 |
Moore | 1 | 362 | 19,736 | 52,572 | 510 | 7 | 740 | 395 |
Randolph | 1 | 106 | 6,963 | 38,793 | 164 | 5 | 672 | 312 |
Richmond | 2 | 205 | 8,224 | 27,548 | 169 | 3 | 274 | 176 |
Scotland | 1 | 159 | 5,826 | 23,408 | 182 | 3 | 207 | 145 |
This relatively rural area in the Central Piedmont has a high proportion of elderly residents. The base of the population pyramid suggests that the natural population growth (not including immigration) of the region is slow. However, there is a bubble in the population pyramid between the ages of 30 and 55, indicating an increase in the number of elderly people in EMS Region 6 within the next 10 years. |
Age | Males | Females |
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Under 5 years | 13131 | 12628 |
5 to 9 years | 14114 | 13303 |
10 to 14 years | 14217 | 13470 |
15 to 19 years | 13415 | 12349 |
20 to 24 years | 11909 | 10914 |
25 to 29 years | 13101 | 12617 |
30 to 34 years | 13894 | 13410 |
35 to 39 years | 15023 | 14860 |
40 to 44 years | 14763 | 14824 |
45 to 49 years | 13282 | 13809 |
50 to 54 years | 12472 | 12926 |
55 to 59 years | 10032 | 11092 |
60 to 64 years | 8114 | 9018 |
65 to 69 years | 7330 | 8487 |
70 to 74 years | 6416 | 8212 |
75 to 79 years | 4853 | 7220 |
80 to 84 years | 2789 | 4965 |
85 years and over | 1604 | 4359 |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the distribution of the population aged 65 or older in EMS Region 7, which has 12 hospitals and 40 nursing homes. All of the hospitals in the region have nursing homes close by except for the hospital in Davie County, which appears to be very isolated and has no major transportation routes close by. Forsyth County (which includes Winston-Salem) appears to be the primary provider of health care in the region with 1,761 hospital and 1,412 nursing home beds. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Davidson | 2 | 163 | 8,214 | 38,452 | 235 | 9 | 750 | 480 |
Davie | 1 | 25 | 341 | 12,089 | 13 | 3 | 186 | 124 |
Forsyth | 3 | 1,761 | 73,935 | 141,692 | 2,730 | 12 | 1,412 | 912 |
Rockingham | 2 | 394 | 10,472 | 53,450 | 260 | 5 | 555 | 355 |
Stokes | 1 | 93 | 1,195 | 7,229 | 54 | 4 | 322 | 176 |
Surry | 2 | 333 | 7,809 | 49,098 | 248 | 5 | 472 | 320 |
Yadkin | 1 | 22 | 256 | 6,958 | 14 | 2 | 223 | 121 |
The population pyramid shows a large bubble between the ages of 25 and 55. This suggests that the number of elderly persons in the region will increase over the next 10 years. The lower end of the population pyramid indicates a slow increase in natural population growth, with more children between the ages of 5 and 9 than those under age 5. |
Age | Males | Females |
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Under 5 years | 24488 | 23418 |
5 to 9 years | 26077 | 24591 |
10 to 14 years | 25043 | 24034 |
15 to 19 years | 23454 | 22157 |
20 to 24 years | 21949 | 21784 |
25 to 29 years | 25328 | 25680 |
30 to 34 years | 27268 | 27494 |
35 to 39 years | 29590 | 30347 |
40 to 44 years | 28635 | 29780 |
45 to 49 years | 25943 | 27452 |
50 to 54 years | 24279 | 25398 |
55 to 59 years | 18584 | 20216 |
60 to 64 years | 15300 | 16924 |
65 to 69 years | 12530 | 15092 |
70 to 74 years | 10870 | 14420 |
75 to 79 years | 7933 | 12192 |
80 to 84 years | 4343 | 8585 |
85 years and over | 2816 | 8360 |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the location of the population aged 65 or older in EMS Region 8, which has 8 hospitals and 31 nursing homes. Only one county, Hoke in the southwest, has no hospital; however, it has a large nursing home facility (132 beds). Cumberland County, with the greatest number of hospital and nursing home beds, is home to Fayetteville and Fort Bragg, a large Army and Special Forces base responsible for the small proportion of elderly persons in the county and its westerly surrounding census tracts. Interstate 95 runs through Region 8, and many nursing homes and hospitals are located very close to this major artery. Along I-95, the proportion of elderly residents appears to be quite high. This density falls off farther from I-95, but picks up again in more rural areas. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Bladen | 1 | 58 | 1,613 | 15,549 | 48 | 3 | 194 | 113 |
Cumberland | 2 | 724 | 37,428 | 155,476 | 1,118 | 10 | 1,119 | 679 |
Harnett | 2 | 120 | 7,085 | 36,631 | 166 | 4 | 438 | 185 |
Hoke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 93 |
Johnston | 1 | 160 | 7,390 | 43,634 | 215 | 4 | 550 | 297 |
Robeson | 1 | 429 | 14,813 | 61,376 | 370 | 6 | 528 | 324 |
Sampson | 1 | 146 | 3,923 | 23,810 | 131 | 3 | 372 | 200 |
The population pyramid for the region indicates a growing population; there are more children under 5 than in any other juvenile age range. A significant bubble appears between the ages of 20 and 55. The lower end of this increase can be attributed to Fort Bragg's temporary population (of young males). The upper end of this bubble will lead to increased numbers of elderly persons in the next 10 years. |
Age | Males | Females |
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Under 5 years | 31178 | 29622 |
5 to 9 years | 30914 | 29432 |
10 to 14 years | 28870 | 28163 |
15 to 19 years | 28649 | 26298 |
20 to 24 years | 35814 | 27631 |
25 to 29 years | 33640 | 30587 |
30 to 34 years | 31324 | 29934 |
35 to 39 years | 31477 | 31072 |
40 to 44 years | 27838 | 28995 |
45 to 49 years | 24066 | 25375 |
50 to 54 years | 20698 | 21929 |
55 to 59 years | 15575 | 17146 |
60 to 64 years | 12662 | 14480 |
65 to 69 years | 10303 | 12646 |
70 to 74 years | 7984 | 10925 |
75 to 79 years | 5450 | 9089 |
80 to 84 years | 2852 | 5978 |
85 years and over | 1749 | 5032 |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the location of the population aged 65 or older for EMS Region 9, which shows a higher than usual proportion of elderly residents. This very mountainous region, bordering Tennessee and Georgia, has 11 hospitals and 48 nursing homes. The largest hospital (with more than twice as many beds as any other hospital in the region) and 16 of the nursing homes are in Buncombe County, where the city of Asheville is located. The apparent trend is that the areas farthest west in the region have fewer hospitals and nursing homes, but a larger percentage of elderly residents. All hospitals in the region have at least one nursing home close by, but the situation in the western section of the region indicates potential care problems in the event of an emergency. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Buncombe | 1 | 721 | 34,932 | 86,376 | 1,288 | 16 | 1,565 | 876 |
Cherokee | 1 | 184 | 3,075 | 11,940 | 99 | 2 | 210 | 135 |
Clay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 44 |
Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 41 |
Haywood | 1 | 113 | 5,824 | 24,847 | 168 | 6 | 475 | 268 |
Henderson | 2 | 279 | 14,088 | 44,027 | 377 | 10 | 932 | 512 |
Jackson | 1 | 200 | 5,053 | 16,611 | 144 | 3 | 208 | 121 |
Macon | 2 | 163 | 2,866 | 15,483 | 109 | 2 | 280 | 128 |
Madison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 118 |
Swain | 2 | 53 | 1,735 | 19,792 | 62 | 2 | 180 | 75 |
Transylvania | 1 | 55 | 2,089 | 13,846 | 93 | 3 | 277 | 134 |
The population pyramid for this region shows a bubble between the ages of 25 and 55, suggesting that the number of elderly persons will increase over the next decade. The base of the pyramid shows slow natural population growth. |
Age | Males | Females |
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Under 5 years | 14556 | 13644 |
5 to 9 years | 15617 | 14730 |
10 to 14 years | 16241 | 15194 |
15 to 19 years | 16580 | 15347 |
20 to 24 years | 15176 | 14599 |
25 to 29 years | 15602 | 15164 |
30 to 34 years | 16593 | 16324 |
35 to 39 years | 18102 | 18594 |
40 to 44 years | 18486 | 19836 |
45 to 49 years | 18124 | 19471 |
50 to 54 years | 17578 | 19208 |
55 to 59 years | 14617 | 16722 |
60 to 64 years | 12746 | 14400 |
65 to 69 years | 11693 | 13482 |
70 to 74 years | 10511 | 13080 |
75 to 79 years | 8264 | 11425 |
80 to 84 years | 4908 | 7916 |
85 years and over | 3233 | 7708 |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the distribution of the population aged 65 or older in EMS Region 10, which has 10 hospitals and 20 nursing homes. This mountainous region borders Tennessee and Virginia. Iredell County, somewhat isolated from the rest of the region, has one third of the region's nursing home beds and 43 percent of its hospital beds. This skews the health care landscape because transportation links to this area from the rest of the region are indirect. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Alleghany | 1 | 46 | 1,091 | 5,442 | 35 | 1 | 90 | 40 |
Ashe | 1 | 115 | 1,646 | 12,190 | 47 | 2 | 210 | 110 |
Avery | 1 | 70 | 2,525 | 9,519 | 62 | 2 | 128 | 64 |
Iredell | 3 | 443 | 22,166 | 90,616 | 872 | 7 | 653 | 400 |
Mitchell | 1 | 40 | 2,161 | 13,820 | 62 | 1 | 127 | 64 |
Watauga | 2 | 195 | 6,590 | 30,761 | 182 | 2 | 196 | 95 |
Wilkes | 1 | 131 | 4,664 | 24,681 | 154 | 4 | 417 | 246 |
Yancey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 74 |
The population pyramid shows population density for the region being relatively low. All of the counties except Yancey County have hospitals present, and of these only one does not have a nursing home near by. Coupled with its mountainous terrain, this region's limited transportation links suggest that emergency transportation and care might be difficult. Overall, the population pyramid for the region suggests an extremely slow natural growth rate, although a slight bubble between the ages of 35 and 55 indicates an increasingly aging population that will impact the region in the next 10 years. |
Age | Males | Females |
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Under 5 years | 9594 | 9047 |
5 to 9 years | 10493 | 9777 |
10 to 14 years | 10115 | 9895 |
15 to 19 years | 11037 | 10524 |
20 to 24 years | 12080 | 10898 |
25 to 29 years | 10836 | 9941 |
30 to 34 years | 11180 | 10418 |
35 to 39 years | 12296 | 12272 |
40 to 44 years | 12292 | 12039 |
45 to 49 years | 11502 | 11455 |
50 to 54 years | 10591 | 11020 |
55 to 59 years | 8807 | 9170 |
60 to 64 years | 7173 | 7863 |
65 to 69 years | 6100 | 6964 |
70 to 74 years | 5196 | 6184 |
75 to 79 years | 3678 | 5351 |
80 to 84 years | 2132 | 3771 |
85 years and over | 1375 | 3610 |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the distribution of the population aged 65 or older in EMS Region 11, which has 11 hospitals and 32 nursing homes. The region is in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and borders South Carolina. Hospitals are present in all of the region's counties except for Alexander County, which only has a large nursing home (183 beds). All of the hospitals have nursing homes relatively close by (except for a small hospital in Cleveland County), and these are all well linked by major transportation routes. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 101 |
Burke | 2 | 468 | 10,868 | 54,983 | 291 | 5 | 531 | 359 |
Caldwell | 1 | 100 | 4,199 | 29,449 | 118 | 4 | 400 | 241 |
Catawba | 2 | 568 | 22,928 | 105,633 | 716 | 7 | 759 | 481 |
Cleveland | 3 | 440 | 13,104 | 52,690 | 327 | 5 | 544 | 270 |
McDowell | 1 | 65 | 2,542 | 15,898 | 105 | 2 | 250 | 109 |
Polk | 1 | 55 | 1,969 | 8,389 | 71 | 3 | 202 | 135 |
Rutherford | 1 | 143 | 5,825 | 33,051 | 175 | 5 | 420 | 274 |
The elderly population is relatively smaller in this region compared with the more mountainous EMS regions, but increases toward the western limits. A large bubble in the population pyramid between the ages of 25 and 55 indicates that the elderly population in the region will grow in the next 10 years. The base of the population pyramid shows slow overall growth. |
Age | Males | Females |
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Under 5 years | 18501 | 17399 |
5 to 9 years | 19881 | 19039 |
10 to 14 years | 19567 | 18709 |
15 to 19 years | 18709 | 16706 |
20 to 24 years | 17261 | 16040 |
25 to 29 years | 19766 | 18897 |
30 to 34 years | 21124 | 20106 |
35 to 39 years | 22293 | 21733 |
40 to 44 years | 21463 | 21430 |
45 to 49 years | 19845 | 20359 |
50 to 54 years | 18906 | 19598 |
55 to 59 years | 15283 | 16073 |
60 to 64 years | 12299 | 13493 |
65 to 69 years | 10265 | 12343 |
70 to 74 years | 8502 | 10897 |
75 to 79 years | 6182 | 9711 |
80 to 84 years | 3614 | 6788 |
85 years and over | 2280 | 6450 |
This map examines the size and location of nursing homes and hospitals relative to the distribution of the population aged 65 or older in EMS Region 12, which has 12 hospitals and 60 nursing homes. The region surrounds Charlotte, the most populous city in North Carolina. All of the region's counties have one hospital except for Mecklenburg County, where Charlotte is located, which has six. Mecklenburg County has a significantly lower percentage of elderly persons than other counties in the region, as Charlotte is urban and the rest of the region is more rural. |
County | Hospitals | SNFs/NFs | ||||||
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# of Facilities | Total Beds | Annual Admissions | Annual ER Visits | FTE RNs | # of Facilities | Total Beds | FTE RNs | |
Cabarrus | 1 | 350 | 18,073 | 68,783 | 777 | 8 | 741 | 396 |
Gaston | 1 | 362 | 21,234 | 72,464 | 526 | 10 | 970 | 589 |
Lincoln | 1 | 87 | 3,537 | 27,131 | 101 | 3 | 320 | 158 |
Mecklenburg | 6 | 1,900 | 96,358 | 337,794 | 3,880 | 22 | 2,622 | 1,799 |
Rowan | 1 | 188 | 10,271 | 45,642 | 302 | 8 | 835 | 498 |
Stanly | 1 | 119 | 6,306 | 29,137 | 167 | 4 | 406 | 267 |
Union | 1 | 232 | 8,655 | 39,998 | 325 | 5 | 443 | 274 |
The population pyramid for the region shows a significant bubble between the ages of 25 and 55, implying growth in the number of elderly persons in the next 10 years. The population pyramid also includes a large percentage of children between the ages of 0 to 15, indicating that the population is experiencing natural population growth. |
Age | Males | Females |
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Under 5 years | 50736 | 48281 |
5 to 9 years | 52237 | 49793 |
10 to 14 years | 50036 | 47665 |
15 to 19 years | 45642 | 42695 |
20 to 24 years | 45969 | 44539 |
25 to 29 years | 58021 | 56975 |
30 to 34 years | 60530 | 58437 |
35 to 39 years | 61934 | 61341 |
40 to 44 years | 56962 | 57203 |
45 to 49 years | 48268 | 50167 |
50 to 54 years | 43096 | 44801 |
55 to 59 years | 31663 | 33368 |
60 to 64 years | 22893 | 25686 |
65 to 69 years | 18823 | 22875 |
70 to 74 years | 15485 | 21186 |
75 to 79 years | 11789 | 18469 |
80 to 84 years | 6476 | 12749 |
85 years and over | 4059 | 11930 |