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PTC8 Information


Welcome to the Dosher Memorial Hospital PTC8 Information page...


This page contains information regarding the aftermath of Potential Tropical Cyclone #8. While the storm itself occurred on September 16th and all of our hospital services have since reopened, storm damage and associated road closures continue to impact our community.

Getting to and from Dosher Memorial Hospital


There are currently a number of detours impacting both inbound and outbound Southport traffic. Please allow for extra time to get to and from your appointments, and please use trusted sources such as The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office and NC Department of Transportation to stay current on traffic pattern updates. Click here for a September 26th NC DOT News Release about updated traffic patterns in our area. Click here for real time road closure from DriveNC.Gov. Click here for Brunswick County Government PTC8 Updates.

Event Updates


Due to the aftermath of PTC8, Dosher has canceled our semi-annual medication take back event, Operation Medicine Cabinet, scheduled for October 2nd. Click here for the full article.

Hospital and clinic updates


Dosher to Reopen Hospital Services and Satellite Clinics on Thursday September 19th

Dosher Memorial Hospital has announced that they will reopen satellite medical clinics and hospital-based services that had previously been impacted by Potential Tropical Cyclone #8. These changes will go into effect on Thursday September 19, 2024.

Dosher Medical Clinics
All Dosher Medical Clinics will be open on Thursday, September 19. They will operate on a 9:00 am-5:00 pm schedule for Thursday and Friday. This includes the following locations:

Dosher Medical Atlantic Ave.
Dosher Medical Howe St.
Dosher Medical Oak Island
Dosher Medical Long Beach Road
The Dosher Wellness Center
Dosher Medical Walk in Care
Dosher Medical General Surgery
Dosher Medical Women’s Health

Hospital Based Services
Hospital-based services including Surgical Services, Wound Care, Therapy Services, Nutritional and Diabetes Education, Diagnostic Imaging, and Outpatient Lab will reopen on Thursday September 19th. Cardiac Rehab will reopen on Monday September 23rd.

Administrative Services
The Business Office (Patient Accounts) and Health Information Systems office (Medical Records) will reopen September 19th.

Said Dosher President and CEO Lynda Stanley, “I’m incredibly proud to say that, even during the height of the storm, our Emergency Room and Patient Care Units stayed fully operational, providing critical care to those who needed it most. This would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of our healthcare professionals, who worked through personal hardship to be here for our patients. I am grateful that we can now resume normal operations and provide the wide range of services that our community relies on.”