Today the UNC medical family is learning about and dealing with the loss of two of our most committed colleagues. Dr. Keith Amos, assistant professor of surgery, and outstanding surgical oncologist, died very unexpectedly while in Edinburgh, Scotland, as a visiting scholar. He was one of our best and brightest young physician leaders, with a [...]

I am pleased to announce that UNC Health Care recently entered into a strategic partnership with High Point Regional Health System. Once our contract is finalized, High Point Regional will be fully integrated into the UNC Health Care System. I believe that patients in Guilford County and surrounding areas will greatly benefit from this partnership. [...]

Jason Burke, managing director & chief strategist for the SAS Center for Health Analytics & Insights, recently toured Carolina Advanced Health (CAH), a collaborative venture between UNC Health Care and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. The practice brings together a comprehensive and coordinated team of primary care physicians and other health care [...]

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently released its 2011 State Snapshots, which provide state-level performance overviews on treating cancer, diabetes, maternal and child disorders, heart disease and other diagnoses. According to the data, North Carolina performs well in areas like preventative care and acute care. Quality of hospital care also remains on [...]

UNC Health Care recently received its Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provider Systems (HCAHPS) scores for June 2009-June 2010. HCAHPS measure patients’ ratings of their hospital experience and the results are compiled into 10 core measures as outlined by the department of Health and Human Services. We ranked highest in the Triangle area in all [...]

The UNC Health Care news team put together this brief overview of the UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus groundbreaking.

Last week, UNC Health Care broke ground on its new Hillsborough campus, set to open for patient care in 2013. This expansion is part of our mission at UNC Health Care to provide access to high-quality care across our state. Once complete, the Hillsborough campus will ensure better access for patients who require care outside [...]

There is no shortage of troubling trends in health care: increasingly high rates of obesity and chronic disease, rising costs – all amid a backdrop of falling resources in both the public and private sectors. But before you succumb to pessimism, take note of some real progress being made to design a health care system [...]

Raleigh, NC Yesterday evening, I spoke at the North Carolina Leadership Dinner as part of the 2011 Emerging Issues Forum, presented by the Institute for Emerging Issues at North Carolina State University. Each year, the Forum brings together leading thinkers and decision makers to foster bigger and better ideas for innovation and improvement of our [...]

President Obama’s upcoming State of the Union speech will be met with high expectations. Not only is this his first chance to address Congress since the November election, but it comes on the heels of eloquent remarks about the importance of civil public discourse following the Arizona shootings that drew praise from both sides of [...]