(Statesville, NC – January 19, 2009) – Iredell Health System announced today that together with Horizon Eye Care they have developed Iredell County’s first retina surgical program.
“Patients will no longer have to travel outside of the county to get the very best surgical eye care,” said Ed Rush, CEO and President of Iredell Health System. “We are thrilled to provide the community with cataract and retinal care in our state-of-the-art surgical suites that have been specially equipped to provide the latest care.”
Dr. Strutha Rouse, a retinal specialist, is seeing patients at Horizon Eye Care’s new Statesville office located at 525 Brookdale Drive in Statesville, adjacent to Iredell Memorial Hospital’s campus.
Dr. Rouse obtained his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in 2000. He interned at Evanston Northwestern Hospital in Evanston, Illinois before completing his residency at McGraw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago. During his two years fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery at Northwestern, he served as a clinical instructor. Dr. Rouse has served the Charlotte and Lake Norman communities for the past two years.
“We are thrilled to offer retina surgery to the county in partnership with Iredell Memorial’s excellent Surgical Services,” said Rodney Roeser, CEO at Horizon Eye Care. “Iredell has been committed to equipping their eye surgical suites with the very best technology for eye procedures.”
For more information regarding retina surgery, please call Horizon Eye Care at 704-761-0200.
About Iredell Health System.
Iredell Health System’s mission is to meet the community’s needs for quality medical care and health education at a reasonable cost. Iredell Health System is not-for-profit, which means there are no stockholders. All income is used to maintain and upgrade hospital services, to serve the community. The buildings and grounds of Iredell Memorial Hospital are owned by the citizens of Iredell County. The hospital receives no tax dollars and is leased from Iredell County by a local board of trustees. The operation of the hospital is the responsibility of a board of directors elected by, and chosen from among, the trustees.
Iredell Memorial Hospital is a 247-bed, non-profit facility, whose mission is to provide quality healthcare to persons living in Iredell and surrounding counties. The hospital was founded in 1954 and is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Iredell Health System maintains a certified Community Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer. They are the only diabetes program throughout the county to be recognized by the American Diabetes Association.
Iredell Health System employs approximately 1,600 people and has approximately 140 physicians on staff representing a variety of specialties. Iredell offers convenient and easy access to state-of-the-art diagnostics and comprehensive health services. Centers of Excellence include Women’s and Children’s; Cardiovascular; Cancer; Surgical Services and Wellness & Prevention. Iredell Health System also includes Iredell Home Health surviving Iredell and surrounding counties and the Wellness Center at Morrison Plantation in Mooresville, NC. For a comprehensive list of services and programs, visit www.iredellmemorial.org.
About Horizon Eye Care, P.A. Founded in 1998, Horizon Eye Care is one of the regionally recognized leaders in vision care and has been providing the greater Charlotte community with quality eye care for decades. Horizon physicians were the first in Charlotte to begin performing corneal refractive surgery in 1985, followed by Laser Vision Correction in 1993 and LASIK in 1997. Horizon provides full service medical and surgical care including routine eye care, retina, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, oculoplastics, pediatrics, and cornea/external disease. Horizon is also the premier destination for optical and contact lens service. Horizon Eye Care is the eye care provider to the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Checkers and the Charlotte Knights.
