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Vidant
A look at
Health
V idant Medical Center acts as a primary teaching hospital for East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. It is one of six level 1 trauma centers in North Carolina, but the only one of east of Raleigh, making the center a medical hub for eastern North Carolina. It is formerly known as the Pitt Community Hospital, a vision of Greenville physician Dr. Charles Laughinghouse. In 2012, the era of Vidant Health began as it became Vidant Health Center.
1923
Pitt Community Hospital, the first everhospital in Pitt County, opens in downtownGreenville.
1934
Hospital was renamed Pitt GeneralHospital.
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1949
Renamed toPitt CountyMemorial Hospital
2012
Hospital renamed to VidantHealth Center.
1998
Became University Health Systems ofEastern Carolina - Pitt County MemorialHospital
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A look at the
College of Nursing
From humble beginnings to medical leaders
T he East Carolina University College of Nursing opened it’s doors with modest origins in 1960 -- it had only five instructors, a few students and one small office in the Rawl Building on campus. It is one of ECU’s oldest professionals schools, once catering to mostly rural nurses, graduating only 17 students in the first graduating class. But today, after nearly 60 years, it is one of the top producers of new nurses among North Carolina universities and enrolls about 1,200 students across all programs.
1957-1959
North Carolina Rep. Walter B. Jones introducesthe idea of a nursing school at EastCarolina College to the General Assembly.In 1959, the four-year program nursingprogram was approved.
1960
First students are admittedinto the program.
1964
First graduating class of 17 students
Eva W. Warren is named first dean.
1969
Dean Warren retires. Evelyn Perrybecomes dean.
1982
Emilie Henning becomes dean.
1987
The school of nursing becomes a part ofthe Division of Health Sciences, joiningthe school of medicine and the school ofallied health sciences.
1990
Phyllis N. Horns becomes dean.
2010
ECU College of Nursing celebrates 50years.
2007
Enrollment reaches 1,000 students.
