It succeeded Pittman Hospital, which opened in 1901.

In 1959, the Hill-Burton Act helped combine Edgecombe General Hospital, with three other facilities.

HCA opened a 127-bed facility in 1985, named Heritage Hospital.

UHSEC bought Heritage Hospital in 1998 from HCA.

It has five Shared Inpatient/Ambulatory Surgery, two Endoscopy, and one C-Section operating rooms.