PRESS RELEASE

North Carolina Specialty Hospital (Durham, NC) is pleased to announce that they have signed a contract to join the State Health Plan under the Clear Pricing Project.

North Carolina Specialty Hospital is the only physician-owned hospital in North Carolina. The hospital provides medical and surgical care, performing over 15,000 surgeries annually across multiple medical specialties including Orthopedics, ENT, Otolaryngology, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Ophthalmology. EmergeOrtho, P.A. is one of the largest sources of surgical cases for North Carolina Specialty Hospital and has also signed a contract to join the State Health Plan.

With regards to the hospital’s board decision to join the State Health Plan, CEO, Randi Shults, stated “We are pleased to continue to support the goal of the State Health Plan and Treasurer Folwell to provide affordable, high quality and accessible care for the state employees and teachers across the state.”

“We are excited to welcome the award-winning North Carolina Specialty Hospital as a partner in our new North Carolina State Health Plan Network. Their long history of service and wide range of specialties make this hospital a solid addition to the health care resources offered to teachers and state employees under the Clear Pricing Project” said Dale R. Folwell, CPA, State Treasurer.

Patients and Surgeons should visit www.ncspecialty.com for more information regarding the hospital and available services.

Media Contact:

Randi Shults, Chief Executive Officer

North Carolina Specialty Hospital

(919) 956-9301

[email protected]