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In the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Oberlander tackles these policy issues in a new Perspective piece titled “Health Care Reform and the 2024 U.S. Elections — Low Visibility, High Stakes.” Oberlander is a professor and chair in UNC’s Department of Social Medicine and a professor of health policy and management at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Free virtual care and other support will continue during recovery and cleanup efforts

The health system is tapping one of its own to serve in this key role to lead nursing services

Rex also plans to expand its main Raleigh hospital to keep up with projected demand

State-of-the-art facility opens after five years of construction.

This article was published in Modern Healthcare on August 23, 2024. To read it, click on the link below.

Back-to-school drive will support students in Wake, Orange, Durham and Chatham counties

UNC Health is now looking to become the pharmacy benefits manager of choice in North and South Carolina, bringing a refreshing approach to partners in the region.

Only 14 hospitals in North Carolina received five stars. CMS star ratings are a comprehensive way to measure hospital quality and safety.

With this $25,000 grant, combined with $25,000 in matching funds from UNC Health’s Robert A. Ingram Institute for Equitable Healthcare Access, TAPP and NC FON AC will bring together nurse educators, chief nursing officers, clinical content experts, simulation experts and more to develop essential simulation training for nurses at UNC Hospitals and UNC Health Rex, and the UNC School of Nursing’s students.

Eveline Wu, MD, MSCR, Associate Professor and Division Chief of Pediatric Rheumatology in the Department of Pediatrics, is one of 14 researchers nationwide selected to receive the award this year.

The Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) specialty at UNC Hospitals is nationally ranked.

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