Maria Parham - Franklin

Franklin Medical Center

Location	Louisburg
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Region
State	North Carolina
Country	United States
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Funding
Website	[http://www.Franklinregional.org Official website]

Franklin Medical Center was a hospital in Louisburg, North Carolina that closed on October 16, 2015. Previously, it was part of the Novant Health organization.<ref> WRAL,

 Franklin Medical Center to close next week :: WRAL.com Full text, 
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</ref> In September 2017, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners announced that they came to an agreement with Duke LifePoint to reopen the hospital as part of Maria Parham Health.<ref> WRAL,

 Agreement reached to reopen Franklin Medical Center in 2018 :: WRAL.com Full text, 
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Awards/patient satisfaction

• In 2011, Franklin Medical Center was recognized as a top-performing healthcare organization by the Health Research & Education Trust (HRET).<ref>

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• In 2010, Franklin Medical Center was awarded a three-year term of national accreditation in both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and mammography by the American College of Radiology (ACR).<ref>

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• In 2010, Franklin Medical Center's diabetes education program received the certificate of education recognition from the American Diabetes Association.<ref>

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• In 2010, Franklin Medical Center was awarded the national laboratory accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP),<ref>

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Accessed 2011-07-28.

</ref> based on the results of a recent onsite inspection.

• In 2010, Franklin Medical Center's diabetes education program received the 2010 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Provider of the Year Award.