Morehead City, N.C.-based Carteret Health Care became the first facility in North Carolina to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network, according to local news station WNCT.
By joining the Rochester, Minn.-based system's network, Carteret Health physicians have access to Mayo Clinic's expertise through second opinion e-consults and live video conferencing.
"We are excited to strengthen the clinical care our community patients receive by joining the Mayo Clinic Network," Dick Brvenik, president and CEO of Carteret Health Care, told WNCT.
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