C H R O N O L O G Y

           The following is a brief summary of the key events in PCMH history between 1948 and 2000. Wayne Williams and Sally Lucido complied this chronology based on minutes of Hospital Board meetings, newspaper articles, and hospital documents.       

Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc. 1948 through 2000

                                                                     1948

C. S. Carr, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. On January 6, 1948 C. S. Carr, Jr.
was notified of his appointment as a trustee and temporary Chairman of the Board
for the proposed Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

On October 17, 1948 the new Board of Trustees of Pitt County Memorial Hospital
held its first meeting in the new hospital building. The Board also granted the
Greenville Service League an exclusive franchise to operate, rent-free, a hospital
Snack Bar for five years.

The Trustees were all appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Pitt County.

At the first Board meeting at the request of his family, a motion passed to ask the
County Commissioners to place a plaque in the hospital lobby commemorating the
memory of J. R. Moye who donated the land for the hospital.

Second bond issue passed to build new hospital to be named Pitt County
Memorial Hospital in honor of Pitt County men who died in the two World Wars.
Cost of the building was $1.4 million.

C. D. Ward offered position of Administrator of the hospital.

1949

C. S. Carr, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Board approved bids for a general contract to build a hospital with elevator,
cabinets, plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical work.

Board approved a nurses' training school and to build a nurses' home.

1950

C. S. Carr, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Adoption of Constitution and Bylaws.

Proposed bids were reviewed for equipment in the new hospital.

1951

Thurman J. Williams, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

New hospital with 120 beds opened on February 8, 1951.

Approval of a list of doctors to practice in the hospital.

Visiting hours set.

Past Chiefs of Staff, Doctors Aycock, Pott, Gradis, Irons and Mumford
were granted privileges to practice at PCMH.

Enrollment in Chamber of Commerce.

Hospital having difficulty with visitors being in the hospital at all
times and there was discussion on enforcing visiting hours.

1952

Thurman J. Williams, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Room Rates:
Ward - $7.00
Semi-private - $8.50
Private w/o bath - $10.50
Private w/bath - $12.00

1953

Thurman J. Williams, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Proposal made to Board of Commissioners of Pitt County to make
arrangements for hospital employees to come under the Federal
Social Security Program.

Daily discharge hour set at 3:00 p.m.

First summer interns hiredBoard passed motion to enter into a contract for a radiologist to
practice in the Radiology Department.

1954

Thurman J. Williams, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Dr. Allen Taylor began work as radiologist in the hospital.

311 visitors registered to tour the hospital on Hospital Day.

Board approved motion that the hospital be approved as a Polio
Center only in the event of an epidemic.

1955

Thurman J. Williams, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Dr. John Wooten granted privileges to practice in the hospital.

1956

.Thurman J. Williams, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Discussions held relative to expansion of the hospital building.

On May 4, 1956 the hospital received full accreditation from the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.

Resolution passed to pursue a school of nursing at East Carolina College.

Dr. Edwin Monroe received privileges to practice medicine in the hospital.

1957

W. A. Allen, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Hospital's plan for a nursing school was not successful in the
recent session of Legislature but can possibly be obtained in the future.

Room made available for doctor on night duty.

Discussion relative to expanding hospital to 200 beds.

1958

Jesse R. Moye, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

On April 15, 1958, the Board of Trustees approved expansion
of the hospital and requested that the County Commissioners
call a special bond election for that purpose.

1959

Jesse R. Moye, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Resolution adopted by the Board that a nurse' training school
appropriation be established and Resolution was sent to the
Governor and Representatives.

Excavation and other work underway for construction of a new
addition.

1960

Jesse R. Moye, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Hospital given a three-year accreditation.

Shortage of Registered Nurses.

.Board approved a proposed six-month surgical technician training
program.

Discussion with Board members and County Commissioners relative
to acquiring additional land to meet future needs of the hospital.

1961

Jesse R. Moye, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Hospital adopted a 40- hour workweek.

Addition to hospital completed. Operation of the new A Wing
commenced.

12 acres of land adjacent to hospital grounds had been acquired by the
County for use in future expansion.

1962

Jesse R. Moye, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Request to County Commissioners to take necessary steps through special
legislation, which will provide adequate police protection for the hospital.

Hospital received a check in the amount of $218.36 from a tenant who
had tended 10 acres of soybeans on hospital land. Check was for one-third
of the sale of the beans. The money was placed in a "special fund".

1963

J. B. Congleton, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Patients were requested to have no visitors other than family to prevent spread
of the flu.

Greenville Service League celebrated their 25th Anniversary.

1964

J. B. Congleton, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Board went on record as favoring in principle the idea of a critical care
unit and that further study be made on this.

Out of 157 hospitals in the State, Pitt County Memorial Hospital ranked
17th in size.

Target date to open a critical care unit set for October 1, 1964.

First anesthesiologist hired to practice in the hospital.

Twenty-nine physicians on active staff.

1965

W. W. Wooten, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Board passed Resolution endorsing and supporting and requesting
that the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center for eastern North Carolina be
located in Pitt County.

PCMH hospital facilities desegregated integrating the 200-bed hospital.

Hospital in compliance with civil rights.

Two off-duty policemen on floors part-time to cope with the visitor
problem.

Admitting Office was instructed to assign rooms without regard to race,
color or national origin.

Hospital was approved for a three-year accreditation by JCAH.

AMA stated that in their opinion a 400-bed hospital would be needed in
Pitt County after a two-year medical school gets in operation.

1966

W. W. Wooten, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Board authorized Mr. Ward to offer the position of Assistant
Administrator to Jack W. Richardson who accepted the offer.

Service League had a celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the hospital
by serving refreshments in the lobby.

Board passed Resolution that PCMH would accept the Medicare Program
and the patients of the program. Hospital was approved by HEW for the
Medicare Program.

First two pathologists came to the hospital.

Approximately 36 doctors and 12 dentists comprise the medical staff.

Land was purchased near the hospital to build the State Alcohol
Rehabilitation Center.

1967

J. E. Waldrop, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Ed Monroe involved in the planning of the new hospital.

Hospital Pharmacy was passed for a license by the North Carolina
Pharmacy Board.

Minimum wage of $1.00 per hour now covering hospital employees.

Hospital working with Representative Rountree with the idea of getting
a Bill in the Legislature increasing the limits on payments from
Workmen's Compensation Insurance.

Consulting firms contacted for estimates of a planning survey for the
future medical needs of Pitt County. City of Greenville along with the City
of Charlotte have asked for Federal funds to make each city a "model city".
Board agreed that the Federal Government should pay for the hospital
Survey in order to get all information that will be needed for the "model
City" requirement. If a medical school comes to East Carolina College the needs
Will be greatly enlarged.

Ambulance Service was discontinued by funeral homes in the County. It was
emphasized that the hospital should not get into the ambulance business.

Hospital Administrative Services study showed that hospital costs at Pitt
County Memorial Hospital were much lower than the national average.

Ambulance Committee appointed to discuss plans for an ambulance service
in the County.

Suggestion made that hospital consider providing ambulance service
coordinated with rescue squads in Pitt County and the Board made a motion
that the hospital would provide ambulance service in Pitt County if the County
Commissioners would agree to finance the costs of this operation. This service
Would be ready for operation in January of 1968.

1968

J. E. Waldrop, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Fees established for ambulance calls:
$17.50 for calls in Pitt County plus a .60 mile one way out of the county
$75.00 for trips to Chapel Hill and Durham
$100.00 for trips to Richmond.

Hospital given three-year accreditation by JCAHO.

Hospital consultants doing a long-range survey.

Board Chairman commented that it seemed as though Pitt County Memorial
Hospital was destined to play a role as a regional medical center in eastern North Carolina.

Hospital consultant on the long-range survey recommended a 100-room addition
and that additional land be acquired for future use.

Board held talks with County Commissioners relative to hospital expansion.

Hospital developed staffing patterns.

Freeman-white Associates chosen as architects for the proposed hospital expansion.

Board members felt a bond issue should be scheduled after the general election.

Doctor's Phone Exchange established which could take calls for physicians
throughout the County.

1969

Walter Stroud, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

On January 13 there was a critical meeting discussing affiliation with ECU,
discussing hospital expansion or replacement. Decision made to replace.

In December some County Commissioners wished to pursue the move to
privatize the hospital.

Hospital payroll was to be processed at the County Computer Office for the
first time.

Report given that purchasing of additional land surrounding the hospital was too
expensive to consider.

Mr. Dews elected Chairman to fill out the term of Mr. Stroud.

Brooks Memorial Hemodialysis Unit was established.

Board approved the Retirement Plan for hospital employees.

Board received a report that indicated 20% of the patients served in the hospital
came from outside Pitt County.

Discussion held relative to public acceptance of the concept of having all private
rooms in the new hospital.

1970

W. W. Wooten, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Trustee Ed Warren told the Board's Executive Committee that there had been
more discussion of the sale of the hospital to a private enterprise but he felt
that every effort should be made for the County to continue to own and operate
the hospital.

In April, ECU proposed farming out its future medical students to community
hospitals instead of asking the state to build a teaching hospital at the university.
Dr. Ed Monroe, Dean of the School of Allied Health, made the proposal to a
Legislative Research Commission's sub-committee on health saying the plan
Would save the State some $18 million in construction costs and $3 million per
Year in operating costs.

Board approved asking the County Commissioners to call for a bond issue of
$9 million to finance expansion of the hospital. Trustees wanted immediate
action as it would take nine months to complete.

On August 17 the Board of Trustees presented a formal Resolution to call for
a bond issue of $9 million to finance the cost of erecting a new County hospital.

In September ECU was expected to continue in the 1971 General Assembly in its
efforts to establish a full-fledged medical school and teaching hospital. In
November the citizens of Pitt County responded to a referendum on a special
Bond issue to build a new hospital by approving $9 million in bonds. The Moye
Family donated seventeen acres on Stantonsburg Road.

Bond election results were 6,190 for and 5,341 against.

On September 18 the hospital Board of Trustees and the Administration of the
School of Medicine of ECU proceeded with establishing an Affiliation Agreement
To provide facilities for a clinical teaching program for undergraduate medical
Students.

Candy Striper Program started at the hospital.

Volunteer Chaplaincy Program in hospital was reactivated to serve patients.                                                          

New Critical Care Unit was opened.

Resolution passed for Mr. Ward to have signature plate to facilitate signing of
payroll checks by machine.

Resolution of Appreciation adopted by Board to Joe Pou for outstanding,
distinguished and unselfish service as Chairman of the Citizens Committee for
the new hospital.

Hospital Pension Plan received approval from the Internal Revenue Service.

There were 63 physicians on the Active Medical Staff.

1971

W. W. Wooten, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

The property for the new hospital was purchased. \

20th Anniversary of the hospital was celebrated on February 8.

Site Committee looking at sites for location of the new hospital.

Hospital granted two-year accreditation from JCAH.

Tentative plans made for a Rehabilitation Center.

Memorial Building Fund approved dollars to be utilized in new
hospital for construction and for equipment.

In July, ECU started recruiting faculty members as its first step toward
preparation for the start of medical school classes on the Greenville campus.
Dr. Wallace Wooles said arrangements had been made with Pitt County
Memorial Hospital and local physicians for help with the clinical part of
Instruction.

1972

W. W. Wooten, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Charles Gaskins was appointed by County Commissioners to act as
Commissioner Representative on the Hospital Building Committee.

C. D. Ward was recognized at the annual North Carolina Hospital
Association meeting for twenty years of service at Pitt County Memorial
Hospital.

.Burroughs Wellcome donated $30,000 to the Hospital Building Program.

Approval and permission from the Mid East Economic Agency for
construction of the new building.

In April the Board received a report from the Medical Staff to begin
discussions with representatives from UNC to begin an education program
at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

1973

Edward N.Warren, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Ambulatory Medical Surgical Unit (AMSU) opened.Gifts Committee established for new hospital with G. Henry Leslie as
Chairman.

Continuing meetings relative to establishing an area health education center
in Greenville.

Bids opened for new hospital and in December the Board and County
Commissioners made commitments necessary to build the new facility.

The North Carolina Legislature appropriated $2 million for construction of a
Regional Rehabilitation Center.

There were 77 physicians on the Active Medical Staff.

1974

Edward N. Warren, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

On January 28 the hospital staff reaffirmed its wish to affiliate with the ECU
Medical School.

Charles Gaskins made ex-officio member of the Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees.

Ground broken for new hospital on February 14 with August 6, 1976 as tentative
date set as end of construction and that it would take three to four months for the
hospital to be operational.

On March 21 hospital received Directors and Officers liability coverage.Discussions held with the Greenville Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss
zoning of property around the hospital.

Hospital Cost Containment Program sponsored by the American Hospital
Association began.

1975

Wilton Duke, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

On June 12, Chancellor Leo W. Jenkins, Vice Chancellor Edwin W. Monroe and
Dr. Harold Wiggers, acting Dean of the Medical School, appeared before the UNC
Board of Governors Planning Committee to announce that ECU had reached an
Agreement with Pitt County Memorial Hospital and the Pitt County Board of
Commissioners to use the hospital for the teaching of medical students.

On November 18, the hospital Board of Trustees approved the Affiliation
Agreement with a 60/40% representation on the Board of Trustees, which would
Be increased to 35 members.

The Board approved establishing a Joint Policy Committee which was called for
by the Affiliation Agreement between the hospital and the medical school.

Affiliation Agreement signed in December.

Service League established a Gift Shop.

Volunteer Program began.

Affirmative Action Plan for the hospital completed.

Dr. Laupus welcomed as Dean of the School of Medicine.

Hospital granted a 1-year accreditation.

1976

Wilton Duke, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Certificate of Incorporation for the Board of Trustees was amended to authorize
UNC Board of Governors to appoint 40% of the Board members.

1977

Kenneth Dews, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

On March 27 and 28 there was a dedication and open house of the new hospital.
400 people attended the dedication and 10,000 people toured the building during
Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

On April 30 patients were moved into the new hospital.

Hospital Board is comprised of 21 representatives of townships in Pitt County and
14 persons from throughout eastern North Carolina.

On August 28 there was a special article in The Daily Reflector reviewing the
history of the hospital and the school of medicine - from community hospital to
medical center.

Establishment of an Organ procurement Center at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

The Board proposed the hospital facility be named Eastern North Carolina
Medical Center and sent proposal on to the County Commissioners for their
Approval and stated that this was in no way meant to change the name of Pitt
County Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Sibling visitation approved for the Maternity Floor.

1978

G. Henry Leslie, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

24 Residents joined the hospital's House Staff.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit opened.

Family Practice Center opened.

New Surgical Units opened.

Hospital received two-year accreditation.

Approval for CAT Scanner.

Planning process began to add new bed tower to the hospital.

Establishment of a Cardiac Catheterization Lab at PCMH was
approved by the Board.

PCMH went on record as supporting the National Voluntary Cost
Containment Program - this was approved by the Board and the
Medical Staff.

Board of Trustees voted for a Long-Range Facilities Plan to enlarge
the hospital on its present site to as many as 900 beds by 1995.

1979

G. Henry Leslie, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Ground breaking ceremonies held for the West Bed Tower addition.

Cardiac Cath Lab and CAT Scanner in place.

Neonatal Transport ambulance was purchased and the hospital began
providing service for all of eastern North Carolina.

Hospital hosted a First Annual Nursing Careers Forum.

Nursing recruitment team went to Canada to a Job Fair to recruit.

First Administrative Resident hired from Medical College of Virginia.

Organizational meeting of the Pitt Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc.

Certificate of Need submitted for leasing beds at the Holiday Inn.

1980

G. Henry Leslie, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Three nursing units looking at 12-hour shifts.

Certificates (Snow Job 1980) presented to hospital employees who worked during
the March snowstorm.

195 Physicians on Active Medical Staff.

Census reached 409, which was a new record.

Reports heard by the Board on a Day Care Center proposal, which would have
twenty-five slots.

Board adopts a policy of compliance on Conflict of Interest.

1981

G. Henry Leslie, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

New Bed Tower dedicated.

1982

G. Henry Leslie, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Mock disaster - 53 people moved from site to hospital in as little over
two hours.

Board voted on a Long Range Facilities Plan to enlarge the hospital on
its present site to as many as 900 beds by 1995.

1983

G. Henry Leslie, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Board voted to name the new Administration/Education Building for
County Commissioner Charles Gaskins and Board of Trustees member,
G. Henry Leslie. (Gaskins/Leslie Building)

Contracts awarded for the $5.2 million Radiation Therapy Center.

1984

J. Reid Hooper, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Hospital reported treating 146 persons who sustained injuries in the
tornadoes that struck the area. Four persons were dead on arrival, four died
after being brought in and twenty-nine were admitted, ten with critical
injuries. Staff at hospital were prepared for its emergency role and
reacted with order and precision.

In July, the hospital and the school of medicine will begin open-heart surgery.
The Cardiac Surgery Program will be headed by W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr.,
M.D. The team will begin at once performing coronary artery bypass surgery and
estimated they would do 125 operations during the first year of the program. The
number should increase when a second cardiac surgeon joins the program after
the first year. Chitwood expected they would be performing at least 300 procedures each with within three years.

In July, the Board of Trustees approved a Helicopter Ambulance Service for the
hospital.

1985

J. Reid Hooper, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

January 27 was the opening of the Pitt County Memorial Hospital's new
Emergency Department and Trauma Center.

June 30 was the public dedication of the EastCare Air Ambulance Service.

Trustees approved two new departments, the Department of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation and the Department of Radiation Oncology.

Trustees voted to spend nearly $5 million over four years on a new computer
system for the hospital.

1986

.First pancreas-kidney transplant done at PCMH. This was also the first done in
North Carolina.

County Commissioners approved a $9.1 million expansion program for the
hospital which will include enlarging the lab and medical records areas and
making changes to the admitting area.

Hospital made plans to change over to a new computer system and employees
were to begin training on the use of the new system.

Dean Laupus making plans to retire as Dean of the School of Medicine.

Approval for Guest Relations Program at the Hospital.

1987

J. Reid Hooper, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

EastCare helicopter crashed in Jones County.

First heart transplant was done on a 59-year old patient from Beaufort County.

On March 17 the Hospital Gifts Committee was dissolved on the recommendation
of consultants and the Pitt Memorial Hospital Foundation took over.

The hospital now has 560 beds.

1988

Robert E. Harrington, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Board Policy Statement - PCMH Board promotes consolidation of hospital
services in an attempt to reduce expensive duplication of resources and deliver
quality patient care at the most reasonable cost. Logics were used to consolidate
the medical school and the community hospital mission into a single hospital in
this community.

MRI Building opened in March.

Purchased a twin-engine helicopter.

Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday was added to the list of holidays for Pitt
County Memorial Hospital.

Board adopts policy statement regarding hiring of minorities, handicapped and
women in all aspects of PCMH contracting and purchasing programs and
prohibits discrimination against any person in pursuit of these opportunities.

1989

Robert E. Harrington, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

March 1 - Dave McRae was hired as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

March 1 - Jack W. Richardson was designated as President Emeritus of Pitt
County Memorial Hospital.

Moved forward with plans to implement an on-site Day Care Program.

Plans for moving to a smoke free environment.

Campus designated as The University Medical Center of Eastern Carolina -
Pitt County with acronym to be UMC - Pitt County.

Birthing Center held Open House.

Mission Statement approved.

Began a strategic planning process to include facility site and clinical
planning involving the private practice group, the hospital and medical school.

1990

Robert E. Harrington, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Board approved the $1.93 million purchase of the four-story BB&T Center office
building.

Board approved the purchase for $5 million of the Eastern Carolina Surgical
Center.

.Priorities given for construction of new bed tower with additions and renovations
to Surgery, Radiology and Dietary Departments. Renovations to Nursing Service
Administration, Pharmacy, General Services, Nursery and Labor and Deliver.
Construction of bridge connection. Construction of interior of Heart Center,
Additional renovations to Surgery and Radiology, Relocation of Ambulatory
Surgery Unit and construction of 12 bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit on top of
The Birthing Center.

James H. Ross approved as Chief Operating Officer of Pitt County Memorial
Hospital.

Board passed a Resolution honoring Dr. Frank Longino by naming the
Operating Suite in his honor.

1991

Robert E. Harrington, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

The National Medical Association recognized Dr. Andrew Best's
achievements in his 37 years of medical practice and his part in beginning
the East Carolina University School of Medicine.

On September 14, 1991, hospital officials broke ground for the $52 million
expansion of the hospital.

Approval for the hospital to accept the County's offer to swap 3.3 acres of the
land next to the Ronald McDonald House for 3.3 acres of the BB&T property
contingent upon the hospital going ahead with the child care project on that
land.

Board approved exploring possibility of the hospital and the medical school
entering into a joint effort for planning for a computer system to be located
in a new facility to accommodate space for both the hospital and medical
school's computer operations.

Hospital supported City of Greenville's Medical District Plan.

On July 3 the Pitt County bond issue was closed in the amount of $58,900,474.

The unit in the Holiday Inn opened on September 9.

Transitional Care Unit opens.

Approval given to offer to the physicians the opportunity to be included in the
hospital's exterior signage system on the medical campus with the funding to be
provided by the physicians.

Board approval given to purchase the three mental health buildings.

Approval given to prepare a Certificate of Need Application related to 20
Rehabilitation beds.

1992

Robert B. Spivey, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Consolidation of Pitt County Memorial Hospital and the East Carolina
University School of Medicine into the University Medical Center of Eastern
Carolina.

On June 30 the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer
awarded the hospital credentials as a Teaching Hospital Cancer Center.

Resolution to approve the CON application for the 20-bed expansion and 12-bed
replacement to the Regional Rehabilitation Center.

The Building Committee, Education Committee, Rehabilitation Committee and
Service Excellence Committees were all added as permanent committees of the
Board.

Hospital supported the conversion of the Bethel Highway from Greenville to
Bethel to four lanes.

Image Medical Records System became operational in February.

Groundbreaking for Child Care Center.

Approval was given for a Certificate of Need to be filed to renovate existing space
to include the addition of five operating rooms and the replacement of two
operating rooms and associated equipment.

Approval was given for a Certificate of Need to be filed for the construction of a
Support Building and Parking Garage.

1993

Robert B. Spivey, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

In March the hospital and large employers in the County formed a Pitt
County Health Care Coalition to work on solutions to rising health care costs.

On May 25, Woodrow Wooten passed away. He was a member of the original
Board of Trustees of the hospital in 1948.

Approval was given the development of a Cancer Center as a Center of Emphasis
for the hospital.

Approval was given endorsing the REA Distance Learning and Medical Link
Grant Proposal for eastern North Carolina.

Approval to submit a Certificate of Need to provide home health services to Pitt,
Greene and Martin Counties. The CON application was submitted under
The B.6 Exemption.

Approval was given that smoking in all hospital facilities and patient care areas
was to be eliminated by March 1.

Board approved the Patient Rights Policy which reaffirmed that the hospital
respect the rights of each patient as outlined in the 1993 Patient Rights Chapter
of the Joint Commission manual, to the extent provided by law.

Approval to submit a Certificate of Need for the purchase and installation of a
fourth cardiac catheterization laboratory.

Information Systems moved into the new Data Center.

On July 23 there was a groundbreaking for the expansion of the SurgiCenter.

Dedication of new bed tower held on October 29. Move into the tower was on
November 13.

1994

R. Kelly Barnhill, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

PCMH opened A Child's Place, a day care center for the children of hospital
employees. The Center had been licensed.

Board approved to support the American Hospital Association Resolution
on National Health Care Reform.

Hospital saw first patient in the Home Infusion Therapy Program.

1995

R. Kelly Barnhill, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

May 20 was the dedication of The Heart Center.

In April Jack W. Richardson was lauded as "A Man of Vision" at the annual
awards benefit dinner of the Foundation.

The Service League of Greenville celebrated its 58th year of service.

Nearly 3,000 eastern North Carolina families have stayed at the local
Ronald McDonald House since it opened in 1987.

Approval of the University Medical Center Vision document.

Board wrote letter of recommendation and approval for the new Greenville-
Pitt County Convention Center.

Service League voted to fund a second critical care ambulance in the amount of
$140,000.

Board went on record endorsing the concept of a Charitable Remainder Trust
which would be a partnership between the Hospital and the Foundation.

Approval to pursue a Certificate of Need to expand its Cardiac Services Program
to include allocation of resources to Nash General Hospital pursuant to the
State Medical Facilities Plan guidelines.

Board gave approval to move forward with the design and construction of a
Wellness Center.

Hospital involved in managed care activities.

Board approved adoption of Charter Amendments for East Carolina Health
Services and for HealthEast.

Pediatric Clinic operational.

Board approved the incorporation of HealthQuest, Inc.

Approval given to proceed with the School Health Nurse Program and to look
for outside funding.

                                                                     1996

Lawrence Davenport, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Board approval given to adopt the Resolution of Endorsement for a CON
application for 30 nursing facility beds to be established at PCMH.

Approval given for Certificate of Need for an expansion of the NICU.

1997

Lawrence Davenport, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

On February 18, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hospital's
intent to go private.

On March 8, the ECU Board of Trustees endorsed making PCMH into a
private not-for-profit corporation.

On April 7, the Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
at a special called meeting passed a Resolution supporting hospital
privatization.

On May 30, the University Medical center of Eastern Carolina-Pitt County
activated its internet web site that has been under construction for several
months. It went online with about 80 sub-sites.

On June 19, the hospital was issued a license by the State Department of
Insurance to operate a health maintenance organization it had purchased
Earlier in this year. The HMO, Carolina Summit Healthcare, Inc., is
Expected to begin operating in early 1998.

On October 6, the County Commissioners approved the transfer of more than
$9 million to PCMH subsidiary corporations.

Ribbon cutting for the Plastic Surgery Building which was a joint venture
between the school of medicine and the hospital.

Ribbon cutting for the new Rehab Therapy Pool.

Carteret General Hospital signed an Affiliation Agreement with PCMH.

Duplin General Hospital signed an Affiliation Agreement with PCMH.

Board approval given to invest up to $100,000 in the development of the
Carolina Access II Community Care Plan for Eastern Carolina.

Continuing negotiations with the County relative to the hospital's
privatization.

1998

David S. Brody, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

June 1, the County Commissioneres voted 5 - 3 to allow PCMH to
become a private, not-for-profit entity.

July 21, groundbreaking ceremony held for the Wellness Center.

Dare County Commissioners voted to allow PCMH and Chesapeake
General to build a small hospital in Dare County.

Chowan County Commissioners approved a plan to lease Chowan
Hospital to Pitt County Memorial Hospital for thirty years.

On September 17, 1998, PCMH officially became private when it
wired $1.5 million to a county bank account at NC Management
Trust in Charlotte. County Commissioner Chairman, Kenneth Dews,
Signed the deed to transfer the hospital from county ownership to
Private ownership at the bond closing held in the offices of Womble,
Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice in Raleigh.

PCMH is expected to take possession of Heritage Hospital in Tarboro
on October 1. PCMH subsidiary, East Carolina Health, which also runs
leased Roanoke-Chowan and Bertie Hospitals will operate Heritage.

University Health Systems of eastern Carolina, Inc. will help oversee
operations of PCMH and its affiliates. Board approved new bylaws for the
new corporation on October 16.

On November 17 the Board voted to file Articles of Incorporation in
Raleigh making way for the new University Health Systems Board to have
Its first meeting in February.

On November 25, PCMH and Chesapeake General Hospital were awarded
a Certificate of Need to build an $18 million, 18-bed hospital on 14 acres of land
along US Highway 58 in Kill Devil Hills.

Approval given to invest $1.3 million in Management Directions of North
Carolina (MDNC).

Halifax Memorial Hospital signed an Affiliation Agreement with PCMH.

Health Direct Medical Call Center implemented at hospital.

Approval given to submit a CON for the renovation and expansion of the PCMH
Emergency Department.

1999

David S. Brody, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

The Organizational Meeting of University Health Systems was held on
February 16. Board approved the Bylaws, Conflicts of Interest Policy,
Board of Directors, Corporate Officers, and Resolution of Directors
regarding miscellaneous items.

Approval given the mission and vision of UHS as follows:

Mission - The mission of University Health Systems is to improve the health
Status of the citizens of eastern North Carolina through health care service,
Education and research.

Vision - The vision of University Health Systems is a rational regional delivery
System focused on quality care and superior service through strong local
Medical communities linked through clinical programs, information systems,
Disease management, managed care products and joint ventures/ownership.

Approval given to UHS goals and strategies.

Board approved the development of a Diabetes Center as a center of emphasis.

Beaufort County Hospital became affiliated with PCMH.

Newly renovated Family Birthing Center at PCMH received first patients on
March 2.

Approval received to proceed with the development of a joint PCMH/ECU
School of Medicine Master Facility Plan.

Approval received to construct and furnish a Financial Services Building.

September 16, Hurricane Floyd raced through North Carolina leaving extensive
damage in its path across the state. Emergency Services at PCMH were kept
busy day and night. US Navy helicopters were bringing area residents to
PCMH, a staging area from which they were crammed in shelters which were
already full. PCMH chartered an additional Black Hawk Helicopter to help
with staff and patient transports. Many staff homes were flooded and some
people had not been home for a week. The staff worked in shifts catching sleep
whenever they could in between. PCMH handled the power outage by the use
of generators. The hospital was about 85% full with 621 of its 731 beds full.
The Neonatal Unit was full with more than 40 infants. There was a special
Needs shelter for those with disabilities, lung problems, heart and kidney
Problems. There were 26 in the shelter and about 65 were sheltered at the
Height of the storm and its outages. The shelter provided free food, minor
Medical care and staff assistance.

Bertie Memorial Hospital in Windsor was isolated like an island. Heritage
Hospital in Tarboro was on high ground and not flooded but accessible only by
Helicopter.

On October 19 the Board of Trustees voted to spend about $100,000 to build
seven smoking shelters about 50 feet from the entrances to hospital buildings.

It was reported that canceled surgeries, extra helicopter transport, electrical
generators and financial assistance for flooded employees cost PCMH and
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina bout $6.2 million. More than
600 surgical cases at the Surgicenter were canceled during the storm which
were rescheduled later.

The hurricane displaced more than 400 PCMH and Surgicenter employees in
Pitt County and an additional 200 UHS employees across eastern North
Carolina. UHS gave each employee a $250 bonus, totaling $1.2 million, and
They were able to withdraw on their 401(k) plans without penalty. In the
First few days after the flood, PCMH physicians donated $100 bills to each
Employee with major damage for a total of about $40,000.

PCMH set up a support center to assist flooded employees with assistance
from the Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Free
day care assistance was available for employees working while public
schools were closed.

The Board of Trustees voted to set up a fund for employees with flood losses,
using money donated by vendors, physicians and UHS employees. Some UHS
employees donated vacation time which was turned into a cash donation or
used for time off work. The fund was reviewed and disbursed by the Untied Way.

On October 25 ground was broken in Windsor for a new six-bed critical access
hospital. The facility was part of the Greenville-based UHS and replaced the old
County Hospital.

On November 23 ECU ran the first trials in the United States with a surgical
robot with which heart surgery can be carried out without making the usual
12-inch incision.

Conditional approval issued for a second helicopter.

On December 8, the Brody family of Greenville and Kinston donated $7
million through the Brody Brothers Foundation and Morris and Lorraine Brody
of Greenville gave another $1 million to the ECU School of Medicine. The ECU
Board of Trustees met and voted to name the Medical School the Brody School of
Medicine in honor of this endowment. This endowment brings the Brody family
Contributions to ECU to more than $22 million.

2000

Edwin W. Monroe, M.C. was Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Board voted to donate $200,000 to the City of Greenville for the purchase of a
new fire truck to be housed at the new Fire/Rescue Station #2 located on Hemby
Lane.

Opening of ViQuest Center on July 25 with over 1,700 members.

Several events held in honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of PCMH.

Training began to use the "da Vinci Surgical System". PCMH and Brody School
of Medicine was the first place robotic open heart surgery was performed.

EastCare honored with the Program of the Year Award from the Association of
Air Medical Services and the National and International Body for Air and Ground
Medical Transport Systems. EastCare also received a plaque from the N. C.
State Highway patrol for its continuing support of NCSHP activities.

Board approved for $1 million to the Pitt Memorial Hospital Foundation for the
Community Benefits Program.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC donated $1 million to the Brody School of
Medicine to help care for uninsured Pitt County residents.

Pungo District Hospital, Inc. became affiliated with UHS.

Resolution recognizing James A. Hallock, M.D. who left as Dean of the Brody
School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences of ECU.
Dr. Hallock's new position will be President of the Education Commission for
Foreign Medical Graduates.

Resolution approved supporting a Health Careers Academy for Pitt County.