Archive for October 2006

Smoke Out

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

I am happy to report that by July 4, 2007, our campus at UNC Health Care, as well as Rex Healthcare, will be 100 percent tobacco-free.
We joined Duke University Health System and WakeMed Health & Hospitals earlier this month to announce that, as a Triangle hospital community, we will not permit tobacco anywhere on our [...]

UNC Wins Leapfrog Top Hospitals Award

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

About two years ago, we placed an increased emphasis on quality at UNC Health Care, and the results of those efforts are becoming more and more apparent to the third party organizations that evaluate us.
Last week UNC Health Care’s hospitals were named among the 50 best in the United States, based on results [...]

UNC Health Care: By and for the people

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

As all of you know, UNC Health Care is operated by and for the people of North Carolina. It has always been that way. It will always be that way. We strive for excellence in everything we do. Delivering top quality health care and outstanding service to patients and their families is our primary focus. [...]

William L. Roper, MD, MPH
CEO, University of North Carolina
Health Care System