Dr. Carol's Story

Dr. Carol Rupe moved to Roanoke Rapids from Charlotte, North Carolina in 2015, after recovering from a terrible auto accident. She brings more than 30 years of clinical family medicine experience, combined with 25 years of inpatient care for her patients, and over 25 years as a medical director for several long-term care facilities.

Dr. Rupe is a former United States Air Force physician and understands the true meaning of service and the value of personal sacrifice. As a small business owner, Dr. Rupe also understands the challenges that small business owners face in this tough economy with trying to increase sales, adjusting to higher business expenses, and keeping your employees focused and motivated to deliver top quality products and services - on time. Making matters more difficult, the cost of keeping your employees and their family members healthy has become harder every year.

And as a breast cancer survivor, she knows the despair that an unresponsive and uncaring medical system can bring. She may have had personal experience with a health condition you may be concerned about now. Drop her a note and ask some general questions - nothing too private or personal - you haven't met yet! Perhaps, together - you and Dr. Carol Rupe can work out a treatment plan to address those concerns and get you onto a path leading to better health.

Dr. Carol searches for solutions to medical problems and actively coordinates your specialty medical care. She does not just treat the symptoms. Dr. Rupe knows each and every one of her patients. Your wellbeing is important and you are not "just a number" at WellCraft Health. Our focus is on you. We have no interest in feeding the medical system with extra diagnostics or excessive specialty consultations. Our patients can live better lives, achieve better health outcomes, and realize lower overall medical expenses through earlier detection, timely intervention, and important lifestyle changes.

Dr. Carol’s Goals for WellCraft Health

Rural North Carolina is home to 38% of North Carolina’s population. It is similar to much of rural America, including the small town in Pennsylvania she grew up in. Rural America faces a number of challenges, including being under served in the delivery of medical care. WellCraft Health plans to add additional seasoned medical professionals to its staff, and expand its range of services to the local area. WellCraft Health hopes to participate in a number of partnerships with local schools and leading medical institutions to help develop and support rural medical care physician residency training programs, and launch a marketing, sales, and operations consulting operation to better assist small, rural medical practices across the country with its headquarters located in Roanoke Rapids, NC. Small town, big ideas, with each of us actively working together, towards a better tomorrow.

An excellent article on other efforts to develop rural medical care:
Attracting Next Generation Physicians