May 12, 2021
IHQI Improvement Scholars Announced
Six projects have been selected for IHQI's Improvement Scholars Program following a competitive application and rigorous review process.
Category: UNC Health
May 6, 2021
UNC Health Ranked #2 Most Trusted Healthcare Brand in the US
No other healthcare system in North Carolina makes the top 10 for “most trusted” in this year’s edition, and no other North Carolina system cracks the top 30 in the overall rankings.
April 28, 2021
NC State ASSIST and UNC Translational Research Collaborations RFA
UNC's NC TraCS and the Center for Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at NC State is seeking highly innovative proposals that address high-impact unmet clinical needs using NC State’s ASSIST-developed technologies. The goal of this Special Emphasis is to match UNC providers’ expertise of clinical challenges and unmet needs, with engineering faculty at ASSIST seeking to develop novel technology applications.
April 22, 2021
CHS Blue Ridge Signs Non-Binding Letter of Intent with UNC Health
Burke County System Would Expand Local Access to More High-Quality Specialty Services
April 15, 2021
UNC Health Statement on J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Pause
UNC Health is closely monitoring the situation regarding the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine. As a precaution, we will follow the FDA’s recommendation and pause vaccinations using the J&J vaccine until federal authorities are able to review data and provide further guidance.
March 30, 2021
Integrated Well-Being Program Welcomes Charguia, Bunn as New Interim Leaders
On July 1, the System-wide Integrated Well-Being program’s current co-leaders will pass the torch to a new duo. Nadia Charguia, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Director of the Taking Care of Our Own program and Medical Director of UNC Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics, will co-lead the Well-Being Program with Holly Bunn, M.Ed., UNC Health System Executive Director of Learning and Organizational Development.
March 25, 2021
Year 2021: Life Inside the MICU
Loc Culp, MICU Nurse Manager, and Mikey Jernigan, Clinical Nurse IV, explain how life has changed during year 2021 inside the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at UNC Medical Center.
March 16, 2021
Training Materials and Resources for myUNC Health Directory Go-Live April 6
On Tuesday, April 6, the WebXchange paging and on-call scheduling system will be decommissioned and replaced by myUNC Health Directory. This new system will help to create one standard directory, web-based paging and hospital operator system across all of UNC Health’s hospitals.
March 16, 2021
Words & Ways That Work for Patient Blood Management Are Now Available
Reducing unwarranted red blood cell transfusions is a Care Redesign UNC Health goal for FY21.
March 10, 2021
UNC Health’s Universal Mask Policy, Universal Pandemic Precautions Are Not Impacted by New CDC Recommendations for Fully-Vaccinated People
On Monday, March 8, the CDC released its first ‘Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People.’ Please note that these recommendations do not apply in healthcare settings and that UNC Health’s Universal Mask Policy and Universal Pandemic Precautions still apply and must be followed.
March 10, 2021
Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Exposures
UNC Medical Center Occupational Health COVID-19 project will now take vaccine status into account when determining if employees need to quarantine after an exposure.
March 10, 2021
UNC Children’s Hospital in JAMA as part of National COVID Study
In search of factors that increase vulnerability to the novel coronavirus, UNC Children’s Hospital providers, Tracie Walker, MD, and Stephanie Schwartz, MD, capture real-time data on children and youth hospitalized with COVID-19.