Martin General Hospital Closed - Martin General Hospital

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Martin General Hospital Closed

It is no secret Martin General Hospital has experienced financial challenges related to declining population and utilization trends that were outlined in the county’s Feasibility Study.

The goal has long been to determine the right path to preserve local access to health care for the community. We provided Martin County Commission with a proposal to revert the hospital back to Martin County, incorporated their requested clarifications and any requested changes and gave them an extension of time to consider our proposal at a called meeting on August 1. The County chose not to respond to our proposal and the hospital is now forced to suspend operations today and to file for bankruptcy.

Though this is a very emotional decision, Martin General Hospital is no longer accepting patients, including emergency patients, and the hospital has filed for bankruptcy. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 9-1-1. The nearest emergency room is ECU Health Beaufort Hospital in Washington, NC is 22 miles south.

To be certain, these difficult decisions do not do justice to the hard work and dedication of the Martin General Hospital employees, nurses, physicians, volunteers, and board members. Their legacy of commitment to the community will endure in the countless lives they have touched over the years.

The following clinics remain open to care for patients: Martin Family Medicine, Roanoke Orthopedics, Roanoke Specialty Services, Williamson Heart & Vascular, Roanoke Surgical

The following clinics have moved offices to 232 Green Street: Williamson Heart & Vascular, Roanoke Specialty Services, Roanoke Surgical

For assistance in obtaining medical records: If you are a patient seeking your medical records for yourself or if you need your medical records to be sent to another healthcare provider, please call 833-383-1958 and leave your contact information.
If you are asking for your records to be sent directly to a third party that is not a healthcare provider, or if you are not a patient or patient’s personal representative, please complete this form, print and send the signed form via email or fax to: [email protected] or 858-244-3523. A scan or screenshot picture of the signed form is acceptable.

An onsite representative will be available on Tuesdays and Thursday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, to assist with in-person Release of Information requests for Medical Records. Please make sure that you have a photo ID. If you are picking up records for a family member who is not able to make it, please bring your ID, a copy of their ID and documentation giving you permission to pick up their records. If you want records sent to another provider, please have their fax number or mailing address available. If the records are older than 3 years, we may not be able to provide them same day, but we can send them electronically to you or mail them once they are available. There may be a charge for records if you need more than 10 pages.

For other questions, please call 833-383-1958 and leave your contact information and request.