May 1, 2013
“Feeling Fine”
A positive patient experience working with the UNC Open Access Referral Center to treat atrial fibrillation.
May 1, 2013
A positive patient experience working with the UNC Open Access Referral Center to treat atrial fibrillation.
April 2, 2013
Patient Jessica Riley was referred to the UNC Wound Healing Center, part of the UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care, for her venous leg ulcer and entered a clinical trial led by William Marston, MD **Graphic images included**
March 1, 2013
The Heart and Vascular nursing staff on 4 Anderson South is celebrating because they have gone one full year without a central line-associated blood stream infection – or CLABSI – in their patients. To be specific, the number is 413 days (as of March 1, 2013) and climbing.
January 30, 2013
A new UNC Physicians Network primary care practice, Mebane Primary Care, opened on Monday, Jan. 21. Mebane Primary Care is located at 100 East Dogwood Drive in Mebane.
January 17, 2013
We are proud to introduce the Core Team of 200 co-workers from across the UNC Health Care System who will lead the implementation of our Epic@UNC enterprise information system. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 22, Core Team members will be dedicated to the Epic@UNC project for 100 percent of their working time, so we also thank the departments who have allowed colleagues to join the Core Team.
October 12, 2012
UNC Health Care’s outpatient clinics at Carolina Crossing are scheduled to open in October 2012, expanding UNC Healthway on Hwy 54 in Chapel Hill and Durham. Carolina Crossing will include ENT Physicians, the Hearing & Voice Center, as well as Ophthalmology (opening in 2013). The address for Carolina Crossing is 2226 Nelson Hwy, Chapel Hill, NC 27517.
June 6, 2012
Patient Information Release Forms for public relations and medical purposes are now available via the Intranet's "Forms" page.
May 17, 2012
Please read this memo from Drs. Allen Daugird and Brian Goldstein regarding Drug Enforcement Agency Registration.
September 28, 2011
Beginning Oct. 1, visitors of patients who are on Contact Precautions will no longer be required to wear gloves and a gown while visiting in the Contact Precautions room. This policy change is consistent with the CDC recommendations for the control of multi-drug resistance bacteria.
March 30, 2011
UNC Urgent Care is conveniently located just off exit 273 of Interstate 40 at the intersection of Route 54 and Farrington Road in Chapel Hill. UNC Urgent Care is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. No appointments are necessary, all walk-ins are welcome and nearly all types of insurance are accepted. X-ray and lab services are available on-site. Call 919-957-6610 for more information.
January 26, 2011
Effective with the Feb. 16 payday, a new system featuring electronic pay statements and forms will be available to all employees. Through this system, employees will have online access to pay history, W-2s, and payroll-related change forms.
June 3, 2010
For the last decade Sherri Jutz has suffered from myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disease that robs her of energy. Symptoms include a drooping eyelid, blurred vision, slurred speech, difficulty chewing, and chronic fatigue, to name a few.