Archive for June 2009

Caring for patients in the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Our hearts go out to the patients and families of the horrific incident at the ConAgra plant in Garner.
Several hospitals in our area received patients from this tragedy, including our own Rex Healthcare. But those with the most critical injuries came to UNC, where the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center is the largest in the [...]

National Health Reform – the main event

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

The decibel level of the Washington health reform debate is going up rapidly.
President Obama has put health reform at the top of his domestic agenda, right next to saving and strengthening the economy.
The challenge is – how to deal with the main problem faced by most Americans – the staggering cost of health care, while [...]

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