September 12, 2024
UNC Health Names Lorie Rhine Chief Nursing Executive
The health system is tapping one of its own to serve in this key role to lead nursing services
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September 11, 2024
UNC Health Rex Seeks Approval to Build Wake Forest Hospital
Rex also plans to expand its main Raleigh hospital to keep up with projected demand
August 27, 2024
North Carolina Surgical Hospital Now Open
State-of-the-art facility opens after five years of construction.
August 23, 2024
Why one health system thinks its new PBM can disrupt the market
This article was published in Modern Healthcare on August 23, 2024. To read it, click on the link below.
August 19, 2024
UNC Health Employees to ‘Stuff’ Buses with School Supplies for Local Students
Back-to-school drive will support students in Wake, Orange, Durham and Chatham counties
August 7, 2024
UNC Health Launches Innovative Pharmacy Benefits Manager
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.
August 6, 2024
UNC Hospitals, UNC Health Rex and UNC Health Pardee Earn Top 5-Star Hospital Ratings from CMS for Quality of Care and Safety
Only 14 hospitals in North Carolina received five stars. CMS star ratings are a comprehensive way to measure hospital quality and safety.
July 25, 2024
UNC’S TAPP AND NC FUTURE OF NURSING ACTION COALITION RECEIVE AWARD TO MAKE NURSES SAFER IN THE WORKPLACE
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.
July 23, 2024
Eveline Wu Wins CARRA-Arthritis Foundation Advancing Biosample Collection Award
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.
July 16, 2024
UNC Hospitals and UNC Health Rex ranked as top hospitals in North Carolina
The Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) specialty at UNC Hospitals is nationally ranked.
June 19, 2024
Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD, appointed executive director of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ferris comes to UNC from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he was the director of the Hillman Cancer Center.
June 17, 2024
Oberlander Edits Special Issue on Polarization, Partisanship and Health
In the lead essay, Oberlander argues that partisan divisions between Democrats and Republicans are reshaping U.S. health politics.