Johnston Health to build endoscopy center in North Carolina: 3 things to know

Johnston Health, based in Smithfield, N.C., plans to build a new endoscopy center to provide colorectal cancer screening for an underserved area, according to a Triangle Business Journal report.

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Here are three things to know.

1. The new GI-driven facility would house two procedure rooms.

2. The health system is building the center to better serve Johnston County, which has a higher incidence of colorectal cancer than the state as a whole, according to the report.
 
3. Johnston Health predicts the new facility will generate net patient revenue of $1/7 million by its third year of operation.

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