Cochrane Heart Center/Keyserling Cancer Center
Duke Affiliation Frequently Asked Questions
How will Duke work with my local doctor?
Duke’s cancer and heart specialists/services are an added resource for your local physical or specialist. Your physician can seek advice or discuss options with the Duke specialists, while your relationship and care remains in the hands of your local medical professional associated with Beaufort Memorial.
How will this affiliation make Beaufort Memorial Hospital better?
By partnering with a major academic medical center, Beaufort Memorial Hospital patients have access to clinical trials and research programs sponsored through Duke. As part of the affiliation agreement, Beaufort Memorial uses the same protocols and maintains standards of care required at Duke. This provides our community with the assurance that the excellent quality of care provided at Beaufort Memorial Hospital will be further enhanced.
What other benefits are there to the Duke affiliation?
The affiliation also provides continuing education and special training opportunities for BMH physicians, nurses, technicians, pharmacists and other disciplines, helping to keep our healthcare services among the best imaginable for a community hospital.
Why Duke?
Duke University Medical Center is among the top ten (#9) hospitals nationwide as ranked by US News & World Report in 2011.
For more information
To learn more about heart services at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, contact Sharon Causey, BS, RN at (843) 522-7715.
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