Cone Health is a private, not-for-profit healthcare delivery system based in
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte, North Car ...
. It includes
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital,
Wesley Long Hospital,
Women's Hospital, and
Cone Health Behavioral Health Hospital, all located in Greensboro. The Cone Health network also includes
Alamance Regional Medical Center (
Burlington, North Carolina),
Annie Penn Hospital (
Reidsville, North Carolina), MedCenter High Point, MedCenter Kernersville, MedCenter Mebane, and a wide range of Cone Health Medical Group physician practices.
The
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, the flagship of the system, opened in 1953 on near downtown Greensboro. Bertha Cone established it in honor of her husband,
Moses H. Cone. Moses Cone was a textile magnate and founder of
Cone Mills.
Cone Health is active in cardiology, neuroscience, oncology, rehabilitation and obstetrics. In January 2005, the health system became the first five-hospital system in the Southeast to be awarded the Magnet Recognition for Nursing Excellence, a grade of approval for quality nursing care.
In 2014, Cone Health, listed as The
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, was ranked as one of the best hospitals in North Carolina for 2014–15 by ''
U.S. News & World Report''.
In August 2020, Cone Health announced its intent to merge with Sentara Healthcare, though the planned consolidation was later canceled in 2021.
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Hospital networks in the United States
Healthcare in Greensboro, North Carolina
Cone family