January 11, 2018
A multidisciplinary group is exploring ways to redesign Glad You Asked to ensure it serves the needs of our increasingly complex organization. Please take this short survey & provide your feedback!
January 11, 2018
Starting in February 2018, to enhance our information security, UNC Health Care will begin requiring 'Two-Step Verification' using the DUO mobile app for Android or iOS when accessing certain UNC Health Care applications remotely (outside of UNC Health Care locations). This includes off-site access to access Citrix, Epic@UNC, Webmail, etc.
January 10, 2018
Research conducted by Susan Girdler, PhD, and David Rubinow, MD, and published in JAMA Psychiatry, is the first to conclude that a year of hormone therapy can effectively prevent the onset of depressive symptoms for women during the menopause transition.
January 9, 2018
To ensure the safety of our patients, children ages 11 and younger are prohibited from visiting inpatient areas, inpatient waiting rooms and operative waiting rooms at UNC Hospitals. These restrictions were previously in place for the Newborn Critical Care Center (NCCC), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (BMTU) at UNC Hospitals.
January 5, 2018
The latest Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provider Systems (HCAHPS) patient satisfaction scores are available. You can view the scores for all UNC Health Care hospitals and all Triangle-area hospitals.
January 5, 2018
Have questions about benefits changes? Find general information and answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about new coverage and 2018 elections at this link.
January 4, 2018
UNC Hospitals, Chatham Hospital and UNC Hospital-paid Faculty Physicians & Staff employees can access W-2s electronically via Document Self Service.
January 4, 2018
In a paper published in Cell, UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Bryan Roth, MD, PhD, show how to activate only one kind of brain receptor vital for pain relief. This receptor is not involved in addiction or respiratory depression that leads to death – the most severe side effects of opioid use.
January 4, 2018
Autism Speaks, Spectrum, and the NIH singled out innovative work from Joseph Piven’s research team as top studies advancing the field of autism research in 2017.
January 4, 2018
Morehead’s top executive, Dana Weston, will remain president of the new entity.
January 4, 2018
Since 2008, UNC Hospitals has utilized TUG robots in the laboratory, which make deliveries inside and outside the lab. On Jan. 22, 2018, our fleet of autonomous mobile robots will grow from 2 to 18 units. These TUG robots will assist our support services teams with delivery activities.
January 4, 2018
Alice Chuang, MD, MEd, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been named Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. In this new role, Chuang will work to support and enhance the work of the Career Goal Advisors and the Larry Keith Advisory College, helping students prepare for the increasingly complex and competitive residency match process.