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Hurricane Florence Update

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UNC Medical Center has activated our Emergency Operations Plan and Incident Management Team to a Tier 1 per the Adverse Weather Policy and the Outpatient Services Weather Policy in preparation for Hurricane Florence. Updates will be shared throughout the event.

UNC Medical Center has activated our Emergency Operations Plan and Incident Management Team to a Tier 1 per the Adverse Weather Policy and the Outpatient Services Weather Policy in preparation for Hurricane Florence. Updates will be shared throughout the event.

UNC Medical Center has activated our Emergency Operations Plan and Incident Management Team to a Tier 1 per the Adverse Weather Policy and the Outpatient Services Weather Policy in preparation for Hurricane Florence.

Outpatient Clinics open normally today; Closed on Friday, Sept. 14

  • Thursday, Sept. 13: Clinics open normal schedules.

  • Friday, Sept. 14: All UNC Hospitals and Faculty Physicians clinics and clinics at the Hillsborough Campus will be closed.

Ensure you are prepared

  • Keep cell phones and pagers charged

  • Register for SmartNotice. An email invitation to enroll in the emergency alert system SmartNotice was sent on the afternoon of Sept. 12. Look for an email from noreply@onsolve.com. Learn more here.

  • Review:

  • Check on your neighbors, family and friends who may have difficulty during severe weather incidents

  • Review the file at this link to ensure you are prepared in case of an Epic@UNC downtime. Specifically, make sure you know how to access downtime resources (online and on paper) and your BCA PC and/or BCAWeb.

Closures and Cancellations

  • The University has cancelled classes as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, through Sunday, Sept. 16.

    • Please continue to reserve the Dogwood Parking Deck for patients and visitors.

    • Badge access may be required to access School of Medicine buildings.

    • Campus services (including the Beach Cafe) will be reduced or closed on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 13 – 14.

  • Epic@UNC Training has been cancelled starting Thursday, Sept. 13, through Monday, Sept. 17.

  • View closings for other UNC Health Care entities:

Parking and Transportation

  • Wednesday Sept. 12: Parking regulations will be in effect until 5:00 p.m.

  • Thursday, Sept. 13 and Friday, Sept. 14: Parking regulations will be suspended. Gates will be raised in the Jackson deck and Cardinal deck.

  • The S11 lots along Skipper Bowles Drive and the Jackson deck will be available to commuters impacted by disrupted transit operations.

  • The Dogwood Deck is expressly reserved for hospital patients and visitors ONLY.
    Valet Services will operate on a normal schedule Thursday.

  • Point-to-Point (P2P): All P2P Operations will be suspended on Thursday, Sept. 13 and remain closed until conditions improve.

  • PASS Cart Services: PASS Cart operations will be suspended on Thursday, Sept. 13 remain closed until conditions improve.

  • Park & Ride: Alerts and updates can be found at CHT Adverse Weather Alerts.

Updates

We appreciate everyone’s continued commitment to the care our patients and their families. Please watch your email for continued information as the storm approaches.

We will share updates by email, on the Intranet home page, and via the Outpatient Services employee information line (984-974-1700).

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