PruittHealth has provided senior health care since 1969 and offers skilled nursing, assisted living, home health, hospice, and personal care across the Southeast.
Seniors needing 24/7 skilled nursing and rehabilitation
Residents seeking assisted living with personalized support
Families needing a continuum from home health to hospice care
Duke Childrens Health Center: Peyser Bruce T MD is located in Durham and offers pediatric primary care, newborn visits, immunizations, and Saturday clinics.
Duke Cancer Center schedules initial comprehensive oncology appointments within 48 hours and offers outpatient services, clinical trials, and cancer specialties in Durham.
New patients seeking an initial comprehensive oncology appointment
Patients needing outpatient care for breast, lung, prostate, brain, or other listed cancers
Patients interested in clinical trials involving new drugs, cancer vaccines, or novel treatment approaches
Initial comprehensive cancer appointments can be scheduled within 48 hours
Duke Health provides adult inpatient rehabilitation for stroke, spinal cord injury, amputation, and major trauma patients at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham.
Adults needing inpatient rehabilitation after stroke
Spinal cord injury rehabilitation requiring at least two skilled therapies
Patients requiring 24-hour rehabilitation nursing and medical management
Schedules an evaluation of rehabilitation needs within one business day of receiving a consultation request
Duke Health offers Durham primary care for newborns through adults, with same-day acute appointments often available and 24/7 medical-question support.
family primary care for newborns, children, teens, and adults in Durham
same-day evaluation of acute illnesses when appointments are available
annual physicals, preventive screenings, and immunizations
Same-day appointments are often available for acute illnesses at Duke Primary Care South Durham.
Duke Regional Hospital provides bariatric surgery, cancer care, cardiology, obstetrics, orthopaedics, psychiatry, and vascular disease services in Durham.
Lenox Baker Children's Hospital provides pediatric specialty outpatient care for endocrine, genetic, neurological, gastrointestinal, and developmental disorders in Durham.
children needing pediatric endocrinology for diabetes, thyroid, growth, puberty, or weight-related conditions
children needing pediatric gastroenterology for digestive, liver, nutritional, swallowing, or feeding disorders
children needing pediatric genetics and metabolism services
No. The listed Duke specialty clinics and Humacyte are not emergency-care facilities, and Duke Health is specifically described as unsuitable for immediate emergency hospital care. For a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.
Where can I get testing for sleep apnea or nerve problems in Durham?
Duke Health offers polysomnograms, CPAP titration, EMG and nerve-conduction studies, peripheral-nerve ultrasound, and small-fiber-neuropathy skin biopsies. Its sleep center is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Which Durham option treats leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma?
Duke Blood Cancer Center treats leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and related disorders. Its outpatient services include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, stem-cell and bone-marrow transplants, and CAR T-cell therapy.
Where can a senior receive 24-hour nursing or rehabilitation?
PruittHealth provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation, along with assisted living, memory care, home health, hospice, and personal care. Its skilled-nursing services are intended for complex medical needs requiring ongoing support.
How should I compare a specialty clinic with a hospital?
Check whether the location provides outpatient specialty visits, inpatient admission, emergency care, or post-acute services. Also confirm referrals, insurance participation, appointment availability, and whether the needed treatment—such as surgery, infusion, rehabilitation, or diagnostic testing—is offered at that site.