Editing Bladen County, North Carolina (section)

== Healthcare ==
Bladen County is served by a single hospital, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, based in Elizabethtown.<ref>{{cite news| last = Nagem| first = Sarah| title = How safe are the hospitals in North Carolina’s Border Belt? New grades released| newspaper = Border Belt Independent | date = November 16, 2022| url = https://borderbelt.org/how-safe-are-the-hospitals-in-north-carolinas-border-belt-new-grades-released/| access-date = November 28, 2022}}</ref> According to the 2022 County Health Rankings produced by the [[University of Wisconsin]] Population Health Institute, Bladen County ranked 85th in health outcomes of North Carolina's 100 counties, an improvement of 10 ranks over the previous five years. Per the ranking, 26 percent of adults say they are in poor or fair health, the average [[life expectancy]] is 75 years, and 16 percent of people under the age of 65 lack [[health insurance]]. It has one primary care physician per 4,670 residents.<ref name=nagemhealth>{{cite news| last = Nagem| first = Sarah| title = The fight for better health (and health care) in rural North Carolina| newspaper = Border Belt Independent| date = May 9, 2022| url = https://borderbelt.org/fight-for-better-health-care-in-rural-nc/| access-date = November 28, 2022}}</ref>