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Utilities
Brunswick Electric Membership Cooperative supplies electric power for all of Brunswick County’s businesses and residences with the exception of the City of Southport, the Route 74/76 corridor to the Columbus County line and the towns of Leland, Belville and Boiling Spring Lakes. To establish service with BEMC, please call 910-754-4391 or 800-842-5871; for City of Southport, call 910-457-7910; in other areas, contact Carolina Power & Light 910-256-6161 or 800-452-2777.
Telephone service is supplied by Bell South and Atlantic Telephone Membership Cooperative (ATMC) depending upon where you live. Bell South covers the northern section of the county and the Southport area, 910-780-2355 for residential connection and 910-780-2800 for business service. ATMC provides service to the remainder of the county. Both telephone and cable service are provided by ATMC to both Columbus County lines (to the west bordering Ash down Highway 130 and the Green Swamp areas down Highway 211 West). |
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In the eastern direction down Highway 211, cable service is provided by ATMC down to the Sunset Harbor vicinity, with the exception of Sunset Harbor itself and Winding River, which are covered by Tele-Media for cable service. ATMC provides telephone service to all the way down to St. James Plantation. About 20% of St. James (on the Southport side, including the Players Course) is covered by BellSouth for telephone and Time Warner for cable. ATMC extends its coverage for telephone service to the Boiling Spring Lakes area, although cable TV service is provided by Time Warner. Both Telephone and cable service are provided by ATMC in the north direction up Highway 17 to Carol Lynn Estates and the railroad tracks just south of Leland. Exceptions to this area include the islands of Ocean Isle Beach and Holden Beach, which are covered by TIme Warner for cable service, but ATMC for telephone service. This pertains to the islands only, not the areas across the bridges on the mainland side; Brick Landing Plantation, which is covered by Tele-Media for cable service, but ATMC for telephone service; and pockets in the areas of Shell Point and Holden Beach (mainland side), which are covered by Tele-Media for cable, but ATMC for telephone service.
Depending upon your location within the county, your water and sewer service may be individual wells and septic tanks, county owned and operated systems or privately owned and operated systems. Check with the municipality, BC Central Permitting or the realtor who is assisting with your purchase.
Medical
Brunswick County now boasts modern, progressive hospitals and medical centers and dozens of specialized physicians, medical staff and personal long-term care facilities.
Brunswick Community Hospital on Hwy 17 near Supply operates an acute care facility offering a variety of general medical services and specialties. The nearly 400 employees and 80 plus physicians and specialists provide services including mammography, obstetrics and gynecological care, nuclear medicine, CAT scans, EEG, EKG, emergency services, endoscopy, intensive and coronary care, MRI, kidney stone treatment, orthopedic treatment, gastroenterology, adult psychiatric care, pain management, neurology, podiatry, speech pathology and audiology. The hospital also provides surgical services including outpatient, general, orthopedic, eye, urological, vascular, plastic and reconstructive, and ear, nose and throat.
BCH recently completed an $8.8 million expansion that added 30,000 square feet to the facility and greatly enhanced the Emergency Department and Surgical Services Department. New radiology equipment includes a CT multi-slice scanner, an open MRI and a bone densitometer. During the expansion, construction of a 70,000-square-foot medical office complex began on the hospital campus. This complex provides ease of access to a variety of physicians and specialists.
The next step for the hospital is a $31 million, 62,995 square-foot expansion which will add 24 medical/surgical rooms, a 75 seat classroom, a major expansion of the Intensive Care Unit and laboratory, expansion of the surgical recovery room and more. Upon completion, the hospital would increase from 60 beds to 92 beds with an eventual increase to 150 beds. 910-755-8121 www.brunswickcommunityhospital.com
J. Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport offers acute and skilled nursing care including nursing home and rest home care. Supported by a tax district covering Smithville Township, the hospital opened in 1930. It is accredited by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and overseen by a publicly elected board of trustees.
Long-term nursing care is available in several area facilities, as are in-home medical assistance and adult day care. Assisted living is also available. These facilities allow individuals who need minimal assistance to continue to live as independently as possible, maintaining their privacy, while receiving supportive, quality care. Physician and medical services are available, along with laundry services, cultural, religious and recreational activities.
Care and counseling for the terminally ill and their families are provided by Lower Cape Fear Hospice which has served the area since 1980. Hospice also operates a live-in center in nearby Wilmington, which serves those in the region who are not able to have care provided in their homes.
Just three hours away are the internationally respected medical centers at UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University.
Extensive veterinary care is available throughout the region, as are equine farrier service and animal grooming. Specialized veterinary care is available through the school at NC State University in Raleigh. Licensed wildlife rehabilitators are located in Supply and in Southport as are several no-kill rescue shelters. The Brunswick County Humane Society is located on Sellers Road in Supply.
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