About Us

Duke Regional Hospital is a 388-bed acute care hospital serving the health care needs of Durham, Orange, and surrounding counties for more than 45 years. Duke Regional Hospital provides inpatient, outpatient, surgical, and emergency care and features a level II special care nursery, Duke Rehabilitation Institute, Hock Family Pavilion, and the Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center. In 2021, Duke Regional Hospital opened a new behavioral health center with inpatient, emergency, outpatient, and electroconvulsive services, as well as an outpatient pharmacy. The hospital is also recognized as a Bariatric Center of Excellence and holds Magnet® designation for nursing excellence, reflecting its commitment to high‑quality patient care and professional nursing practice. The emergency department includes approximately 60 beds, featuring a dedicated psychiatric emergency department to support behavioral health needs within the community.

Our Mission: To care for our patients and the health of our community

Our Vision: To be the best community hospital. This means we provide our patients care on which they can depend, competent staff with up-to-date knowledge and skills, quality medical staff, and attention to what is important to patients and their loved ones.

Our Values: Caring for Our Patients, Their Loved Ones and Each Other

• Excellence: We strive to achieve excellence in all that we do
• Safety: We hold each other accountable to constantly improve a culture that ensures the safety and welfare of all patients, visitors, and staff
• Integrity: Our decisions, actions, and behaviors are based on honesty, trust, fairness, and the highest ethical standards
• Diversity: We embrace differences among people
• Teamwork: We have to depend on each other and work well together with mutual respect to achieve common goals

The Department of Pharmacy at Duke Regional Hospital delivers high‑quality, patient‑centered services within the Duke University Health System. As a community teaching hospital within an academic health system, Duke Regional blends exceptional medical care with a personal, accessible environment. Our department includes approximately 36 pharmacist full‑time equivalents (FTEs) who, alongside our technicians, residents, and interns, provide comprehensive clinical and operational pharmacy services. Together, this team supports a wide range of patient care areas and advances medication safety, medication-use optimization, and therapeutic outcomes throughout the hospital. Our pharmacy team plays a vital role in ensuring safe and effective medication use for every patient.

Duke Regional is deeply committed to developing future pharmacy professionals. We have proudly trained PGY1 Pharmacy residents since 2008 and expanded advanced training opportunities with our PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency in 2016. Our residency programs are designed to support each learner’s individual goals through personalized development plans, strong mentorship, and a close‑knit community teaching hospital atmosphere. Residents also benefit from the breadth of the Duke University Health System, with opportunities to complete selected learning experiences at other Duke hospitals or at Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences.

Additionally, we have maintained a robust pharmacy student intern program since 2018, offering students meaningful early exposure to hospital practice. Interns gain hands‑on experience in both clinical and operational workflows, while working closely with pharmacists and technicians in a supportive learning environment.