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Kernersville Healthcare

Maintaining Wellness

Kernersville is committed to high quality healthcare and because of this each of the major healthcare providers in the Triad provides services within the town limits.

For some residents, it’s important that their doctors both live and work in Kernersville.

“My doctors live in Kernersville,” said Debra Berry, “and occasionally I see them when I’m out and about. I prefer for them to live locally because then I feel that they really want to be here and take care of me. Living here shows that they are not just committed to their job, they are committed to their community.”

Dr. Charles Record, who lives in Kernersville, joined his father and uncle at Forsyth Medical Center’s Kernersville Family Practice. “It’s more than just medicine. I know the families and the family dynamics and so it becomes more of family practice, rather than just treating an individual. I take care of grandparents, parents, children, and former teachers that I grew up admiring,” Record said.

George Repass is a patient at the newly opened Moses Cone Physician Specialty practice on NC 66. As principal of Bishop McGuinness High School, the proximity of the two buildings is perfect.

“For me, location is extremely important because it is difficult to schedule non-work hours for a doctor’s visit. I needed to see a back specialist and I’d heard good things about Dr. Bowen. I was seen on extremely short notice, was pleased with the outcome, and I’ll continue to go back,” said Repass.

Kernersville offers a wide selection of family doctors along with specialists for allergies, cardiology, pediatrics, women’s health, ear-nose-throat, neurology, orthopedics, and more.

Amy Sain, mother of two children with asthma, drives about 10 minutes from her house to Cornerstone Pediatrics in High Point.

“They are open eight to eight on weekdays and have shorter hours on Saturday and Sunday. And, they are accessible by telephone 24 hours a day. When you have kids with breathing problems, you need that kind of support. The doctor has even met me at the office in the middle of the night to help my children,” said Sain.

Sometimes emergencies happen and though Kernersville does not have its own hospital yet, Forsyth Medical Center (FMC) has proposed a new $84 million, 50-bed acute care hospital in Kernersville. Meantime, many residents use FMC PrimeCare for urgent care.

“I’ve used PrimeCare for years,” said Jeanette Paulson, “but what really impressed me was when I had a friend in from out-of-state and they helped her. She only had to wait 20 minutes from the time we walked in the door and they accepted her insurance and made it all so easy.”

Kernersville is also home to the Forsyth Medical Park Kernersville, a 25-acre medical campus. Here, Kernersville Family Practice, Forsyth Pediatric Associates, and Winston-Salem Cardiology, all affiliates of Forsyth Medical Center (FMC) are housed in modern and attractive redbrick buildings with the latest equipment. Martinat Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, which is also associated with FMC, offers a full range of physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and stroke rehabilitation.

When urgent care isn’t enough, Kernersville residents have four major hospitals to choose from. Hospitals are as close as 15 minutes. This is because Kernersville is the heart of the Triad and has a network of interstates and freeways that connect it to the largest acute-care hospitals in the area. There is even a hospital that specializes in children’s care.

“In the past, we took our young son to a hospital and he was treated like an adult. So when my baby girl was sick, I took her to Brenner’s Children’s Hospital in Baptist Hospital. The rooms are decorated especially for children and the equipment is child-sized and the nurses are wonderful,” said Melanie Carroll.

People seeking alternative medicine will be pleased to know that Kernersville is home to one of the most successful herb, vitamin, and mineral shops in North Carolina. Also available in town or close by are reflexology, iridology, massage, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, and more.

Kernersville is also highly interested in preventative care and the newest facility to support that is the Sportscenter Athletic Club (www.sportscenterathleticclub.com) which opens in the spring.

“I’m an old gym rat from D.C. and I used to be a competitive body builder — so I’ve been to some of the finest gyms in the country. The Sportscenter is my club of choice. It’s got an indoor track, an indoor and an outdoor pool with designated lap lanes, free weights, the latest machinery lifting, racquetball, aerobics, professional guest speakers, and then two things I’m that really mean a lot to me. The staff is extremely friendly and professional and the facility is immaculate,” said John Cerra. Currently, he uses the gym in High Point, but he’s looking forward to the new $14 million sister-facility due to open in Kernersville in the spring.

This gym is part of the High Point Wellness Center of Kernersville which also has clinical practices and a rehabilitation center.

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center of Winston-Salem is an 830-bed facility, with more than 557 physicians, in over 100 areas of medicine. A nationally renowned research and teaching center, it is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s Best Hospitals.

Wake Forest Baptist Heart Center — Named by Good Housekeeping magazine as one of the “44 Top Cardiac Centers for Women” in America. It is internationally known for research discoveries, with the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies.
Brenner’s Children’s Hospital (part of Wake Forest Baptist) — The only pediatric hospital in the Piedmont Triad. Named one of the top 30 best children’s hospitals by Child magazine.
Comprehensive Cancer Centers — The only NCI-designated cancer center in Western North Carolina. Patients have access to treatment options and clinical research options not available elsewhere.
Neurosciences — The areas most experienced treatment teams in Gamma Knife and other leading edge technologies.

Forsyth Medical Center of Winston-Salem is an 847-bed, not-for-profit hospital, offering emergency, medical, surgical, rehabilitative and behavioral health services. In addition to participating in over 300 national research trials, Forsyth offers the newest technology available. The hospital also serves 80,000 patients a year through its emergency room.

Forsyth Regional Cancer Center –– Recognized nationally by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.
Forsyth Cardiac & Vascular Center –– Among the top centers for cardiology care in the nation, performing more interventional procedures than any center in its service area.
Forsyth Stroke & Neurovascular Center –– First in North Carolina to receive national Primary Stroke Care Certification from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Sara Lee Center for Women’s Health –– Second largest birthing center in NC with close to 7,000 births annually and one of the top neonatal critical care units in the nation.

High Point Regional Hospital is a not-for-profit healthcare system with 384 private rooms. Staff includes over 250 physicians which are skilled in over 30 medical specialties. This health organization plans to open up offices in Kernersville in the near future.

High Point Regional Hospital — Awarded Magnet Status by the American Nurse’s Association for demonstrating extraordinary nursing skills.
Centers of Excellence — The Cancer Center, Carolina Regional Heart Center, The Neuroscience Center, Piedmont Joint Replacement Center, The Emergency Center, and The Women’s Center.
High Point Regional Wellness Center of Kernersville — High Point Regional Health joined with Sportscenter Triad to open a $14 million fitness center in Kernersville. 60,000 square feet are dedicated to fitness and 20,000 square feet are dedicated to clinical and rehabilitation.
Carolina Regional Heart Center — Business North Carolina magazine ranked this center as one of the best North Carolina hospitals in heart care and one of the Top 10 in the state.

Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital of Greensboro is a 535-bed hospital, and is part of the not-for-profit Moses Cone Health Systems. Other hospitals in the system include Wesley Long Community Hospital, The Women’s Hospital of Greensboro, Moses Cone Health System Behavioral Health Center, and Annie Penn Hospital. The Moses H. Cone Health Systems are recognized as a leader in cardiology, neuroscience, oncology, rehabilitation, and obstetrics. Moses Cone recently opened Moses Cone Family Medicine and Moses Cone Physician Specialty on its 13-acre Kernersville campus and plans to expand to 80,000 square feet in the future.

Moses Cone Heart and Vascular Center — The region’s busiest provider of cardiac care, conducting more than 5,900 diagnostic catheterizations and performing 849 open heart surgeries in 2005.
Regional Cancer Center — On the Wesley Long Hospital campus, it is designated a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
Women’s Hospital — Birthplace of 5,670 babies in 2005.

Cornerstone Healthcare is a group of more than 100 healthcare providers, 35 practices and a wide range of ancillary services. The physicians group intends to build a 75,000 square foot outpatient medical facility on a 15-acre tract of land on Westchester Drive, in High Point.