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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (BSOM) is a public medical school located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. It offers a Doctor of Medicine program, combined Doctor of Medicine / Master of Public Health and Doctor of Medicine / Master of Business Administration programs, and standalone Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Public Health programs. Brody is a national leader in family medicine, ranking No. 1 in North Carolina and No. 2 nationally in the percentage of graduates who choose careers in family medicine, based on the 2017 American Academy of Family Physicians report on MD-granting medical schools. Brody ranks in the top 10 percent of U.S. medical schools for graduating physicians who practice in the state, practice primary care and practice in rural and underserved areas. Brody graduates currently practice in 83 of North Carolina's 100 counties. The Brody School of Medicine was first appropriated funds from the General Assembly in 1974. Under the leadership of former Chancellor Leo Warren Jenkins, the first class of 28 students enrolled in 1977. The school's primary mission is "to increase the supply of primary care physicians to serve the state, to enhance the access of minority and disadvantaged students in obtaining a medical education and to improve health status of citizens in eastern North Carolina." Under the leadership of Dean Michael Waldrum and Executive Dean Jason Higginson, today Brody School of Medicine has a student body of about 470 students and around 450 faculty members and researchers. BSOM organizes research through more than a dozen research centers and institutes, receiving around US $30 million annually in externally funded grants and contracts. BSOM is ranked as a "top medical school" by U.S. News & World Report in primary care, rural medicine, and family medicine.

The College of Allied Health Sciences is a college at East Carolina University. The school comprises all allied health majors except those offered by the College of Nursing.

ECU Health Medical Center (previously Pitt County Memorial Hospital and Vidant Medical Center) is a hospital located in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the primary teaching hospital for East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine and is the flagship medical center for ECU Health. ECU Health is a Level 1 Trauma Center, one of 6 in the state of North Carolina. It is the only level I trauma center east of Raleigh, and thus is the hub of medical care for a broad and complicated rural region of over 2 million people. ECU Health Medical Center is the largest employer in Eastern North Carolina and 20th overall in the state.ECU Health Medical Center was licensed for 974 beds in fiscal year 2020. Of the 974 beds, 847 are general beds, 75 are rehab beds, and 52 are psychiatric beds. The hospital has 37 operating rooms: 26 rooms are Shared Inpatient/Ambulatory Surgery; four rooms are C-Section; three rooms are Other Inpatient; four rooms are Endoscopy.The facility was originally known as Pitt Community Hospital and was located near downtown Greenville. In 1934, it changed to Pitt General Hospital, and then again to Pitt County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) in 1949. The hospital moved to West Greenville in 1951, and then to its current location in 1977. On August 17, 2011, it was announced PCMH would change its name to UHS Medical Center. The change failed to occur on the planned October 1, 2011. The UHS brand was taken, so the hospital system instead finally changed its name to Vidant Medical Center. At the time, Vidant Health claimed that Vidant is derived from the root "Vi" that is associated with "life" in Latin, and in fact "Vida" literally means "life" in Spanish. On January 3, 2022, Vidant Health Announced that it would be rebranding as ECU Health, but it would take several months for the changes to become noticeable.

ECU Health EastCare is the critical care mobile air and ground transport of ECU Health at ECU Health Medical Center. It serves 31 counties in Eastern North Carolina. It is sponsored by ECU Health Medical Center and The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Medical Center is the only level 1 trauma center east of Raleigh. EastCare's five full-time air ambulances constitute the largest air medical program in North Carolina and can serve a radius of 230 nautical miles (430 km; 260 mi) around Greenville without refueling.Joanna Adams is the current Medical Director for ECU Health EastCare and Trey Labrecque is the Program Director.ECU Health EastCare can be dispatched for a number of causes, including: trauma, burn, neonatal, high risk pregnancy, hyperbaric medicine, stroke and myocardial infarction. ECU Health EastCare is most often sent for cardiac patients, followed by trauma, pediatric and neonatal patients. EastCare boasts an excellent safety record. It's only major mishap occurred on January 8, 1987. In January 2012, Vidant Medical Transport changed its name from EastCare as part of a system wide renaming initiative. In October 2014, Vidant Medical Transport became Vidant EastCare. In May 2022, Vidant EastCare became ECU Health EastCare.

Guy Smith Stadium is a sports stadium in Greenville, North Carolina. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Greenville Yard Gnomes, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Coastal Plain League. Guy Smith Stadium was built by the Works Project Administration for $50,000 in 1939 (equivalent to $1,052,000 in 2022). The ballpark is located within Guy Smith Park at 1051 Moye Boulevard. In 2022, the baseball field at the stadium was officially named Ronald “RV” Vincent Field for the long-time JH Rose High School baseball coach who is the all-time winningest coach in North Carolina high school baseball history.The Greenville Greenies played minor league baseball at the stadium as members of the Coastal Plain League (Class D) (1939–1941, 1946–1951). The Greenville Yard Gnomes will start playing collegiate summer baseball at the stadium in the current Coastal Plain League with the 2024 season. Stadium renovations for the 2024 season, at a cost of $1 million, include new seats, additional restroom facilities and concessions, a new hitting tunnel, and a new batting cage.

The Paddock Club was a dance/night club located at 1008-B Dickinson Avenue in Greenville, North Carolina, that catered primarily to the gay and lesbian community of Greenville and all of Eastern North Carolina. The club was in operation for 30 years and 6 months from June 1973 until December 23, 2003 and was, at the time it closed, the oldest continuously operating LGBT club in the state. After the December 2003 closing, the club reopened for one night for a final farewell party on January 31, 2004. The Paddock Club, founded by Bill Brock, was originally a Country Western nightclub. In 1973, Brock decided to turn it into a gay club. At that time there were no places east of Raleigh for the LGBT community to gather socially without fear. The first night after the change, Brock greeted his members at the door and told them The Paddock was now a gay club and that he would be glad to refund their membership fees if they were no longer interested in coming to the club. Many accepted his offer, a few did not.The Paddock encompassed approximately 5,000 square feet (460 m2) including the main club room where the dance floor and stage was located, a mezzanine level overlooking the approx. 30 ft (9.1 m) wide stage, a large pool room which doubled as a back stage area, an outdoor patio area, a full kitchen, DJ booth, storage and office areas. The Paddock Club was the birthplace of the Miss Gay North Carolina America Pageant, which is an official preliminary to the Miss Gay America Pageant. Also born at The Paddock Club was the Miss Greenville Pageant, a preliminary pageant to Miss Gay North Carolina Pageant. After Miss Gay North Carolina was sold to new promoters, Miss Greenville remained a yearly event at the Paddock Club for 25 years. As a gay club, it was a surprise when in 2002 Playboy chose the club as "best place to meet chicks". Friday nights' drag shows drew a large number of heterosexual men, making it a good night to mix.In December 2003, Brock decided to close the club. The end of a multi-year lease was approaching and by this time Brock was in declining health. The opening of a new gay club in town had also hurt business. On December 26, 2003, Glen Haddock, club manager, made the announcement that it was the last night the club would be open. The doors opened one more time for a final farewell extravaganza on January 31, 2004. The club was filled to capacity and former bar staff, patrons, and friends all gathered to say goodbye. The bartenders poured out the remaining bar stock throughout the evening free of charge and the entertainers performed while a slide show of images from over the years was projected on the club's screen under the mezzanine.A huge "Farewell to Dickinson Avenue" party was held at Limelight Nightclub (in the former Paddock Building) on September 30, 2013. People from the entire history of the club location back to 1973 were in attendance. In October 2013 the former Paddock Club building at 1008-B Dickinson Avenue was demolished by the State of North Carolina to make way for the 10th Street Connector road project which will run directly over the former site of the building. In the summer of 2014 production wrapped up on a feature-length documentary about The Paddock Club entitled: "Dickinson Avenue, The {mostly} True Story of The Paddock Club." The documentary is now available on Blu-Ray disc at www.dickinsonavenuemovie.com

E. B. Ficklen House, also known as Buckingham, is a historic home located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was built in 1902, and is a two-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with an exaggerated hip roof. It features a circular corner tower capped by a conical roof, projecting gable, and complicated porch configuration including a first floor wraparound porch with three Ionic order columns.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is located in the Skinnerville-Greenville Heights Historic District.

The Roxy Theatre is a theater building built in Greenville, North Carolina, in 1938. It served African American audiences and succeeded the Plaza Theatre in the area known as The Block. Both theaters were owned by John W. Warner, a theater owner and filmmaker. He made the local film Pitch a Boogie Woogie with his brother from New York City. The theater closed in 1972 and became a community arts center. The art deco theater is at 629 Albemarle Avenue. In 1979 the songwriter William Myles Nobles bought it. Cinema Treasures has an entry and photograph of it. East Carolina University has a 2012 photograph of the theater. .The theater building is now home to the Greenville Theater Arts Center (GTAC). In 2021, GTAC hosted a Juneteenth celebration at the theater.

Dickinson Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in a mixed commercial and industrial section of Greenville. It includes buildings dated from about 1902 to 1956 and notable examples of Classical Revival and Commercial architecture. Notable buildings include the Brown Building (c. 1916), Hines Building (c. 1916), First Christian Church (1916), Roxy Theater (1948), and the Imperial Tobacco Company factory (1902-1964).It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Jesse R. Moye House is a historic home located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Herbert Woodley Simpson and built in 1902. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with Colonial Revival style details. It has a large wraparound front porch, multiple projections, and multiple gable roofline.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

The G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center is a bus station located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named after U.S. Representative George Kenneth Butterfield Jr., it serves as a bus terminus for the Greenville Area Transit (GREAT) and provides intercity bus service via Amtrak Thruway and Greyhound Lines.

Greenville Tobacco Warehouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings and one contributing structures in an industrial section of Greenville. It includes buildings dated from about 1905 to 1947 and notable examples of Art Deco and Italianate style industrial architecture. Contributing resources are the American Tobacco Company Storage Warehouse #2. (c. 1905); the Prichard-Hughes Warehouse (c. 1905, with c. 1923 addition); the Dail-Ficklen Warehouse (c. 1911, with c. 1923, 1947, and 1963 additions); the Export Leaf Factory (1914, with 1928, 1932, and 1938 additions); the E. B. Ficklen Factory (c. 1916, with additions c. 1923, c. 1925, c. 1945, and c. 1950); the Gorman Warehouse (1927); the Star Warehouse (1930); and the System of CSX Railroad Tracks.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, with a boundary increase in 1999.