ALS Clinic Information

Multidisciplinary ALS clinics are considered the "gold standard" of care.  We are fortunate to have four excellent clinics in North Carolina to choose from. You can learn more about these clinics by clicking on Informative Links in the menu to the left.

• Carolinas Neuromuscular/ALS-MDA Center, Charlotte
• Duke ALS Clinic, Durham* 
• Jim "Catfish" Hunter ALS Clinic, Greenville
• Wake Forest Baptist Health ALS Center*, WinstonSalem  

*ALSA Certified Center

The mission of the ALSA Center Program is to define, establish and support a national standard of care in the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sponsored by The ALS Association.

The objective of the ALS Center Program is to encourage and provide state-of-the-art care and clinical management of ALS through:

• The involvement of all necessary healthcare disciplines in the care of the ALS patient and family
• The offering of care from a team of people specially trained to meet the needs of those living with ALS, regardless of the ability to pay whenever possible; when not possible, providing advice to treating physician
• Collaborative work among Centers to enhance ALS patient care and techniques. The ALS Association selects, certifies and supports distinguished regional institutions recognized as the best in the field with regard to knowledge of and experience with ALS; and which have neurological diagnostics and imaging, and available on-site licensed and certified ancillary services on clinic days including (but not limited to):
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Respiratory therapy
  • Nursing
  • Registered dietician services
  • Ph.D. psychology or psychiatry
  • Speech and language pathology
  • MSW social work services