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High Point, North Carolina

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Quality of Life: Health Care

High Point Regional Health System, Moses Cone Health System and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center combine to offer High Point residents excellence in medical care.

High Point Regional Health System is one of about 100 hospitals in the country boasting Magnet Status, the gold standard for nursing care.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks North Carolina Baptist Hospital -- the teaching hospital of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center as one of America’s Best Hospitals.

Moses Cone Health System is a multi-hospital system consistently ranking among the top in national patient satisfaction surveys.

2007 Active Health Professionals

Guilford
Davidson
Forsyth
Randolph
Physicians
1117
125
1373
123
Registered Nurses
5237
738
5677
564
Nurse Practitioners
185
23
175
15
Licensed Practical Nurses
726
180
1000
178
Certified Nurse Midwives
12
1
4
Other Health Professionals
1647
256
1684
217
Dentists
244
28
184
33
Dental Hygienists
272
76
206
73
General Hospital Beds
1109
217
1562
145
Nursing Facility Beds
2531
794
1661
720
Source: 2008 UNC Sheps Center for Health Research