Duke Health

Duke Health, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, is an integrated academic health system that combines the strengths of Duke University Health System, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, and Duke University School of Nursing. It also encompasses the Duke Health Integrated Practice, the Duke Global Health Institute, and the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, reflecting a comprehensive approach to clinical care, education, research, and policy leadership.

Guided by the mission of “Advancing Health Together,” Duke Health is dedicated to transforming medicine locally and globally through cutting-edge research, rapid clinical translation, and the education of future leaders in medicine and science. Its efforts focus on advancing evidence-based care, promoting health equity, and improving the well-being of communities worldwide.

The Duke University Health System comprises four major hospitals: Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital (a campus of Duke University Hospital), and Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital. These facilities collectively provide advanced patient care across a broad range of specialties, supported by a multidisciplinary network of physicians, researchers, and educators.

Duke University Hospital is consistently ranked one of the best hospitals in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. It has 1,062 inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 51 operating rooms; an endosurgery center; an ambulatory surgery center with nine operating rooms, and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area.