capefearvalley history

1969 – The second floor of Cumberland Medical Center opens.

1973 – North Wing is constructed adding 32 more beds.

1974 – A new outpatient clinic opens in August adding five suites of examining and consultation rooms, waiting rooms, nurse’s station, clinical office, and ambulance office, as well as new emergency rooms.

1977 – An expansion is completed that includes new Laboratory, ICCU, and additional patient rooms that bring the total number of patient beds to 216.

1984 – CMC Medical Equipment Services opens

By 1987, the needs of the hospital were great and the citizens approved a $4 million bond issue.

1991 – Health C.A.R.E. Link opens at Fairfield Glade providing service to a fast-growing population.

1993 – Cumberland Medical Center adds CMC Home C.A.R.E. to its growing list of services.

1994 – Cardiac Rehabilitation program begins at CMC.

1996 – The Regional Cancer Center opens providing cancer treatment for the Upper Cumberland region.

2000 – CMC Celebrates 50 years of Service!

2001 – Edwin S. Anderson retires January 2001 as President of Cumberland Medical Center

2002 – New patient tower housing an expanded ICU and adult/peds private beds

2004 – CMC at Physicians Associates opens allowing for off campus patient registration and physical therapy

2006 – CMC opens new patient tower with all private rooms, new LDRP suites, conference center, gift shop, cafeteria, and administrative suites.

In 2007, Bladen County Hospital requested proposals to partner with the facility.

In March 2008, the Bladen County Commissioners and Cape Fear Valley's Board of Trustees voted to approve a five-year lease of Bladen County Hospital effective June 1.

2009 – CMC opens a Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Center

2011 – CMC Auxiliary donates $100,000 for the purchase of state of the art ultrasound equipment

On March 19, 2012 Cape Fear Valley Health System officially purchased Bladen County Hospital.

2013 – Ed Anderson is named CEO

2015 – CMC breaks ground on a new $6.4 million dollar Emergency Department

2018 – CMC became the first hospital East of Nashville to earn American College of Radiology’s Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation