health services
The quality of life in Elizabeth City includes excellent, accessible healthcare. In fact, Pasquotank County has more physicians per resident than Mecklenburg and Wake Counties, home counties to Charlotte and Raleigh.
Population per Physician = 377
Population per RN = 85
Population per Dentist = 3,177
Albemarle Hospital, a regional community hospital with exceptional resources and a commitment to quality and compassionate care, is currently undergoing a $44-million expansion of its emergency facilities and surgery center. Continually reinvesting in and upgrading its facilities enables Albemarle Hospital to offer the latest diagnostic, surgical, and treatment services available. The hospital has assembled a medical staff of more than 100 physicians, representing nearly 30 specialties; and with their dedicated staff of more than 1,000 employees, Albemarle Hospital is the region's center of medical excellence - serving seven counties and more than 130,000 people. For more information, call 252-335-0531 or go to www.albemarlehealth.org.
Albemarle Regional Health Services (the Pasquotank County Health Department) offers educational programs as well as clinical, in-home, environmental, and transportation services.
Urgent Care Facilities
First Choice Urgent Care
252-338-3111