Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital
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The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, also known as Moses Cone Hospital, is a 535 bed tertiary care facility located in Greensboro, North Carolina
. The hospital opened in 1953 on North Elm Street as a 310 bed community hospital. Moses Cone Hospital is the central facility of the Moses Cone Health System
, a network of medical care facilities serving Guilford County, North Carolina
and surrounding areas.
, a North Carolina magnate who founded the Cone Mills textile company. In 1911, Bertha Cone, the widow of Moses, established a trust fund that would establish a hospital to serve Greensboro and memorialize her late husband. The trust fund stated that "No patient should be refused admittance because of inability to pay.". After Bertha Cone's death in 1947, her inheritance went to the trust fund that would eventually established the hospital. Construction began in 1949 and the facility opened on February 20, 1953.
In the late 1970s, a dispute over payments after the completion of a new wing eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court. By a 6-3 margin, the justices required the hospital to arbitrate with its contractor. The case, Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Constr. Corp.
, set some precedents in civil procedure
, clarifying the circumstances under which a federal court can decline jurisdiction when there is a similar case in state court and when a stay
may be appealed as a final judgement.
Moses Cone Hospital is the largest hospital in its four county region (Alamance
, Guilford
, Randolph
, and Rockingham
counties). The hospital is a designated Level II Trauma Center. In 2009, it sought permission from the state to expand the emergency department, construction of a north patient tower, and construct a new entrance on Church Street.
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
. The hospital opened in 1953 on North Elm Street as a 310 bed community hospital. Moses Cone Hospital is the central facility of the Moses Cone Health System
Moses Cone Health System
Cone Health, formerly the Moses Cone Health System, is a private, not-for-profit, healthcare delivery system based in Greensboro, NC, that includes The Moses H...
, a network of medical care facilities serving Guilford County, North Carolina
Guilford County, North Carolina
Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2010, the Census Bureau estimated the county's population to be 491,230. Its seat is Greensboro. Since 1938, an additional county court has been located in High Point, North Carolina, making Guilford one of only a handful...
and surrounding areas.
History
Funding for a hospital began after the 1908 death of Moses H. ConeMoses H. Cone
Moses Herman Cone was an American textile entrepreneur, conservationist, and philanthropist of the Gilded Age who was active in the southern United States...
, a North Carolina magnate who founded the Cone Mills textile company. In 1911, Bertha Cone, the widow of Moses, established a trust fund that would establish a hospital to serve Greensboro and memorialize her late husband. The trust fund stated that "No patient should be refused admittance because of inability to pay.". After Bertha Cone's death in 1947, her inheritance went to the trust fund that would eventually established the hospital. Construction began in 1949 and the facility opened on February 20, 1953.
In the late 1970s, a dispute over payments after the completion of a new wing eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court. By a 6-3 margin, the justices required the hospital to arbitrate with its contractor. The case, Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Constr. Corp.
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Constr. Corp.
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. , commonly cited as Moses Cone or Cone Hospital, is a United States Supreme Court decision concerning civil procedure, specifically the abstention doctrine, as it applies to enforcing an arbitration clause in a diversity case...
, set some precedents in civil procedure
Civil procedure
Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits...
, clarifying the circumstances under which a federal court can decline jurisdiction when there is a similar case in state court and when a stay
Stay of proceedings
A stay of proceedings is a ruling by the court in civil and criminal procedure, halting further legal process in a trial. The court can subsequently lift the stay and resume proceedings. However, a stay is sometimes used as a device to postpone proceedings indefinitely.-United Kingdom:In United...
may be appealed as a final judgement.
Moses Cone Hospital is the largest hospital in its four county region (Alamance
Alamance County, North Carolina
Alamance County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It coincides with the Burlington, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Guilford
Guilford County, North Carolina
Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2010, the Census Bureau estimated the county's population to be 491,230. Its seat is Greensboro. Since 1938, an additional county court has been located in High Point, North Carolina, making Guilford one of only a handful...
, Randolph
Randolph County, North Carolina
-Notable people:*Naomi Wise, murder victim*Richard Petty - Nascar driver.*Lee Petty - Nascar pioneer. Richard Petty's father.*Kyle Petty - Nascar driver. Son of Richard Petty*Adam Petty - Nascar driver. Kyle Petty's son...
, and Rockingham
Rockingham County, North Carolina
Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 93,643. Its county seat is Wentworth.- History :The county was formed in 1785 from Guilford County...
counties). The hospital is a designated Level II Trauma Center. In 2009, it sought permission from the state to expand the emergency department, construction of a north patient tower, and construct a new entrance on Church Street.