Central Carolina Hospital to Re-Open Central Carolina Sandhills Family Care Practice in Broadway
August 21, 2019
Certified Physician Assistant Julia Gumpert to provide high quality care at formerly closed clinic location in Broadway community
Sanford, NC (August 6, 2019) – Central Carolina Hospital today announced plans to re-open its newly renovated Central Carolina Sandhills Family Care practice, located at 101 Church Street in Broadway, North Carolina.
Certified Physician Assistant Julia Gumpert, PA-C, will begin seeing patients at Central Carolina Sandhills Family Care on August 13. For the first few weeks post-opening, appointments will be available only on select days. Starting September 3, Gumpert will see patients at the clinic Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
“Re-opening this clinic location means we are restoring a key primary healthcare access point for the community,” said Spencer Thomas, chief executive officer (CEO) of Central Carolina Hospital. “We are so pleased that Julia will be leading our efforts to advance our mission of Making Communities Healthier at Central Carolina Sandhills Family Care, and we look forward to the many ways she will positively impact the health and well-being of patients in this area.”
Gumpert is a native of Moncure, NC and attended school at Grace Christian School in Sanford. She currently lives in Lillington with her family. She is currently employed with Apollo MD as a hospitalist at Central Carolina Hospital. Previously, Gumpert worked at Angier Medical Services-Harnett Health in Angier, North Carolina; Hope Mills Family Care-Cape Fear Valley, in Hope Mills, North Carolina; and Carolina Heart Physicians in Raeford, North Carolina.
Gumpert graduated from the Physician Assistant Program with a Master of Medical Science from Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She also earned a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Microbiology/Cell Biology and a minor in Chemistry from Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to join Central Carolina Sandhills Family Care and help enhance the health of the Broadway community and surrounding areas,” Gumpert said. “I look forward to working closely with my patients to help them achieve their health goals.”
Gumpert has experience in family medicine, geriatrics, cardiology, internal medicine and urgent care. If you have questions or would like to make an appointment, please call 919-258-6521.
ABOUT CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL
Central Carolina Hospital, a Duke Lifepoint Hospital, is a 137-bed acute care hospital that serves the health care needs of Lee County and surrounding communities. With over 120 physicians, the hospital offers a wide range of specialties including cardiology, orthopedics, general surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, emergency medicine, emergency medical services, gastroenterology, pediatrics, hospitalist services, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology, hematology, podiatry, dentistry, pulmonary medicine, and wound care and hyperbaric medicine. Hospital services include emergency room, physical and occupational therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging and radiology, inpatient and outpatient surgery, dialysis, maternity services, nutritional counseling by clinical dietitians, and cardiac catheterization. Central Carolina Hospital was reaccredited by the Joint Commission for a 3-year period in April 2018.
Committed to providing quality care to the community, the hospital has earned numerous disease-specific quality designations, including:
American Heart Association Get with the GuidelinesSM Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award for Heart Failure, January 2017
American Heart Association Get with the GuidelinesSM Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award for Stroke, January 2017
Healogics Center of Distinction for Wound Care, February 2019
Joint Commission Advanced Primary Stroke Certification, January 2019
American College of Cardiology Heart Failure Accreditation December 2017
American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Accreditation January 2018