April 22, 2025
UNC Health CEO and Dean of UNC School of Medicine Dr. Wesley Burks Announces Decision to Step Down
Dr. Burks has served as CEO and Dean since Dec. 2018. His last day in his current roles at UNC will be Sept. 1, 2025.
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April 16, 2025
Two UNC Health hospitals named to Newsweek’s “Best Maternity Hospitals 2025” list
UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and UNC Health Rex in Raleigh made the Newsweek list
April 15, 2025
Two from UNC Health Named in TBJ Health Care Leadership Awards
UNC Health is proud to announce that two physician-researchers were honored by the Triangle Business Journal as recipients of 2025 Health Care Leadership Awards.
April 4, 2025
AIBODY and North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center Partner to Transform Burn Education with Simulation Technology
Innovative physiology platform allows clinicians to create interactive learning experiences, enhancing burn care training and improving patient outcomes
March 27, 2025
UNC Hospitals and UNC Health Rex Lift Visitor Restrictions
Declining cases of flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses allow end of temporary precautions.
March 25, 2025
UNC Health Extends Title Sponsorship of UNC Health Championship Through 2027
The Triangle’s premier professional golf tournament returns to Raleigh May 29 to June 1
March 19, 2025
UNC Children’s Announces Grand Opening of Down Syndrome Clinic
New UNC program to support children and adults will officially open on World Down Syndrome Day
March 7, 2025
UNC School of Medicine Ranks High in NIH Funding
All six basic science departments rank in the top 10 in National Institutes of Health funding for federal fiscal year 2024 and 13 clinical departments rank in the top 30.
March 5, 2025
NC Healthy Opportunities Program Helped Reduce Medicaid Costs
An evaluation led by UNC’s Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
February 4, 2025
UNC Health Adopts Abridge Technology to Improve Clinical Conversations
Thousands of UNC Health providers will use Abridge to improve patient care and interactions
January 29, 2025
Press Ganey Recognizes UNC Health in 2024 Human Experience Awards
The Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic at North Carolina Basnight Cancer Hospital won the Pinnacle of Excellence Award. The North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UNC Health Rex in Raleigh both won the Guardian of Excellence Award.
January 28, 2025
UNC Health, Duke Health Partner to Build NC’s First Stand-alone Children’s Hospital
The comprehensive children’s health campus will be located at a yet-to-be identified site in the Triangle