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Cherry Hospital

201 Stevens Mill Rd
Goldsboro, N.C. 27530
919-731-3204

Cherry Hospital was originally part of a segregated hospital system, serving African-Americans.  The first patients were admitted in 1880.  It now serves 33 eastern North Carolina counties. Cherry has 274 beds.

CMS Inspections

Psychiatric hospitals are inspected on a regular basis.  Inspectors may also come in to investigate problems that come up between regular visits.  The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Management Services (CMS) inspects the hospitals.  CMS decides whether the hospitals are meeting its standards; if they are, then the hospitals can bill Medicare and Medicaid for patient care.  Copies of CMS inspections for the past three years are available on this site (All reports are PDF documents, less than 100 KB, unless otherwise noted):

CMS Inspections of Cherry: 2008

CMS Inspections of Cherry: 2007

CMS Inspections of Cherry: 2006

CMS Inspections of Cherry: 2005

Joint Commission Reports

The Joint Commission, an independent not-for-profit organization that accredits healthcare organizations, also inspects hospitals. Copies of Joint Commission inspections for the past three years are available on this site:

CRIPA

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) has reviewed North Carolina’s four state-operated psychiatric hospitals. As part of the state’s voluntary compliance with the U.S. Department of Justice, the state hired an independent, outside monitor who makes regular visits and inspections of facilities and makes recommendations for changes and improvements directly to the hospitals and reports progress to the U.S. Department of Justice and the state. Here are those reports:

Compass Group

Significant Events

If any deaths occur in the hospital, or if there are any significant patient injuries or significant events involving staff, these will be reported on this page (beginning in January 2008).

Death Reporting: Cherry Hospital
Date of Death Gender Expected/Unexpected
10-27-08 Male Expected
9-4-08 Male Expected
4-29-08 Male Unexpected
2-28-08 Male Expected

Patient Injury Reporting: Cherry Hospital
Date of Injury Gender Followup Action
11-14-08 Female Clinical Review
8-18-08 Male Clinical Review
8-10-08 Female Clinical Review
6-20-08 Male Clinical Review
5-24-08 Male Clinical Review
5-9-08 Male Clinical Review
5-4-08 Male Clinical Review/Abuse Neglect Investigation
4-29-08 Male Clinical Review
4-23-08 Female Clinical Review
4-22-08 Male Clinical Review
3-31-08 Male Abuse/Neglect Investigation
3-10-08 Female No investigation

Staff Injury Reporting: Cherry Hospital
Date of Injury Staff Position Location
11-17-08 Registerd Nurse U2/3E
11-8-08 Health Care Technician I U2 Building
11-1-08 Health Care Technician U2/3E
10-31-08 Health Care Technician U2/3E
9-24-08 Health Care Technician U2/3E
9-19-08 Health Care Technician U2/2E
9-5-08 Health Care Technician U2/2E
9-2-08 Health Care Technician
 Woodard/East
8-24-08 Health Care Technician Adult Admissions
8-16-08 Health Care Technician U2 3W
8-12-08 Health Care Technician U4/513
7-25-08 Health Care Technician U1 2W
7-25-08 Health Care Technician U1 2W
7-25-08 Registerd Nurse U1 2W
7-22-08 Health Care Technician Woodard/East
7-21-08 Health Care Technician Admissions Office
7-10-08 Registerd Nurse U2/2W
7-10-08 Health Care Technician U2/2W
3-26-08 Health Care Technician Adult Acute

Police Report: Cherry Hospital
Date of Incident Date Charges Filed
5-12-08 5-21-08
5-9-08 5-22-08
3-26-08 4-4-08

Weekly Admissions and Discharges


Weekly Admissions and Discharges for Cherry Hospital
Date Adolescent Admissions Adult Admissions Total Admissions Adolescent Discharges Adult Discharges Total Discharges
11-15-08
to
11-21-08		 6 30 36 4 29 33
11-8-08
to
11-14-08		 6 23 29 6 26 32
11-1-08
to
11-7-08		 7 30 37 3 29 32
10-25-08
to
10-31-08		 4 27 31 8 28 36
10-18-08
to
10-24-08		 9 21 30 8 28 36
10-11-08
to
10-17-08		 6 37 43 7 23 30
10-4-08
to
10-10-08		 8 32 40 7 24 31
9-27-08
to
10-3-08		 4 18 22 2 23 25
9-20-08
to
9-26-08		 4 23 27 7 35 42
9-13-09
to
9-19-08		 9 39 48 1 31 32
9-6-08
to
9-12-08		 1 36 37 1 20 21
8-30-08
to
9-5-08		 0 17 17 2 12 14
8-23-08
to
8-29-08		 3 7 10 2 24 26
8-16-08
to
8-22-08		 1 30 31 0 45 45

 

Admission Delays

June 2008

  • Delays in admissions by number of days: 27
  • Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 31

May 2008

  • Delays in admissions by number of days: 24
  • Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 60

April 2008

  • Delays in admissions by number of days: 2
  • Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 3

March 2008

  • Delays in admissions by number of days: 0
  • Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 0

December 2007 to February 2008

  • Delays in admissions by number of days: 0
  • Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 0

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