4 Office Park Drive, Jacksonville, NC 28546
910-353-6158
910-353-7257
East Carolina Gastroenterology
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East Carolina Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center
East Carolina Gastroenterology is a gastrointestinal disease clinic that serves patients throughout the southeast of North Carolina. We provide quality, and safe procedures at our Endoscopy Center. Through our 25+ years of operations, we have aimed to improve the health of the community we serve by maintaining the highest possible standards in the practice of medicine. We are committed to working closely with our patients, families, and other health care providers to ensure excellent, cost effective state of the art care.
Why Choose Us?
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Dr Peter Eweje has been a physician for over 35 years, and a gastroenterologist for over 25 years. He has been providing comprehensive, high-quality care in Onslow County since 1997. He is board certified.
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All your care is provided right here in Jacksonville. You do not have to travel to another city for your clinic visits or procedures. Our primary focus is on your gastrointestinal health and nothing else.
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Our Jacksonville endoscopy center is state-of-the-art. We continuously look for ways to improve the care we provide.
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Over 99% of our patients rate our services excellent.
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We provide Cost-effective care when compared with the hospital. We save you and your health insurance a lot of money.
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Excellent Quality of Care. We find a lot more pre-cancerous colon polyps(adenomas) during your colonoscopy. Dr Eweje's screening colonoscopy "adenoma detection rate" is 58% compared with the nationally recommended average of 25%. Finding more colon polyps prevents more colorectal cancer.
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Our facility is certified by Medicare, AAAHC and licensed by North Carolina.
Our Mission and Goals
East Carolina Gastroenterology PA is a gastrointestinal disease clinic initially founded as Johnson Digestive Disease Clinic in 1996. East Carolina Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center is a state of the art gastrointestinal endoscopy Ambulatory Surgery Center opened in October 2006. We acquired the North Carolina state surgery center license, and also became Medicare accredited as an ambulatory surgery center in 2006.
Our mission as a Gastroenterology clinic is to improve the health of the community we serve by maintaining the highest possible standards in the practice of medicine. We are committed to the continual enhancement of the quality of care, and the quality of life of the people we serve.
Our mission as an Endoscopy Center is to provide the highest quality of care in the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy. We are committed to working closely with our patients, families, and other health care providers to ensure excellent, cost effective state of the art care. We continually seek new and advanced ways of diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal diseases. We undergo regular inspections and have maintained accreditation with Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) since 2006.
We are also committed to the advancement of medical practice through participation in clinical research.
Our goals as an ambulatory center are to:
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Recognize the unique nature and problems of each patient and strive to meet their needs, in the safest way possible.
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Recruit and retain qualified, competent personnel.
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Deliver a safe, comfortable environment for patients, family members and staff members in order to provide optimum care.
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Have a continuous program of education for all nursing and ancillary personnel to ensure the delivery of quality of care.
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Maintain AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care) accreditation, State and Medicare licensure.
Dr. Peter Eweje is board certified in Gastroenterology. He graduated medical school in 1986 before proceeding to the United Kingdom for residency training, becoming a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1993(equivalent to US board certification in Internal Medicine). He received his United States residency training in Internal medicine, and fellowship in Gastroenterology both at Nassau County University Center in Long Island, New York. He entered private practice in Jacksonville in 1997 where he has continued to provide top notch care to the citizens of Onslow and neighboring counties.
Dr. Eweje is actively involved in clinical research and has served as Principal Investigator of numerous research studies including GERD, IBS, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis and various other gastrointestinal diseases.
He is a member of various gastroenterology societies, and a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology.
Our Physician
Taking care of your health
Our Services
We provide consultations, disease management, upper endoscopies, colonoscopies, and more.
Education
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Procedure Information
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