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September 24, 2020
First baby delivered at UNC Chatham Hospital in Siler City in 30 years
Before the new maternity center at UNC Chatham Hospital opened, some expecting couples had to travel an hour or more to deliver their babies.
September 24, 2020
Before the new maternity center at UNC Chatham Hospital opened, some expecting couples had to travel an hour or more to deliver their babies.
April 30, 2020
Emily Wilkins is a second-year Physician Assistant Studies student from Rutherfordton, North Carolina who returned to work in neighboring Hendersonville as a paramedic during the COVID-19 pandemic to serve our state.
December 5, 2019
Joseph Pino, MD, Associate Dean and Campus Director, UNC School of Medicine Wilmington Campus, has been recognized as a Health Care Hero by the Greater Wilmington Business Journal.
July 8, 2019
The “Carolinas United to End HIV (CUE-HIV)” partnership aims to decrease the number of HIV infections by 90 percent in ten years.
January 30, 2019
Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, donated one of three gold-plated medals as permanent gift to the university and it is now on display in the numismatics exhibit.
August 30, 2018
It’s fall and what could be better than to enjoy the crisp outdoors? One way to do that is to enjoy the fanfare at this year’s North Carolina State Fair. UNC Health Care employees may purchase discounted admission and ride tickets with reduced online fees until end of day on Wednesday, Oct. 11.
July 26, 2018
On June 25, 2018, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 1055. This means payment options will not be eliminated and service purchases will not be restricted. It is unclear whether this bill will be revisited when the North Carolina General Assembly goes back into session in 2019.
May 11, 2018
Kevin FitzGerald, who has served in several senior leadership roles at UNC Health Care and the University of North Carolina, has been named Interim Program Director of the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC).
July 5, 2016
The first class of 13 MedServe fellows is participating in a two-week training institute in Chapel Hill from June 20 to July 1 before joining clinics across the state for two years.
December 16, 2013
Nash Health Care Systems today announced that it will affiliate with UNC Health Care. This management services agreement allows Nash Health Care to acquire managerial and operational resources from UNC Health Care.
February 20, 2013
Due to a request from the Raleigh News & Observer (N&O), and in line with North Carolina’s State Personnel Law, UNC Health Care will share an updated salary database with the N&O in mid-February. We do not know when the N&O will publish this information.
February 22, 2012
On March 1, a new law (NC S.L. 2011-349) passed by the North Carolina General Assembly will go into effect. The new law requires the presentation of a valid photo ID prior to dispensing of any new and refill Schedule II or certain Schedule III prescriptions.