UNC Medical Center

UNC Medical Center (UNCMC) is a 905-bed[1] non-profit, public, research and academic medical center located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, providing tertiary care for the Research Triangle, surrounding areas and North Carolina. The medical center is a part of the UNC Health Care Health System and is made up of four hospitals that include the North Carolina Memorial Hospital, North Carolina Children's Hospital, North Carolina Neurosciences Hospital, North Carolina Women's Hospital, and the North Carolina Cancer Hospital.[2][3] UNCMC is affiliated with the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.[4] UNCMC features an ACS designated adult and pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center[5][6] and has a helipad to handle medevac patients.[7][8]

UNC Medical Center
UNC Health Care
North Carolina Memorial Hospital (left) and North Carolina Children's Hospital (right), Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Geography
Location101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC
Coordinates35.904744°N 79.050458°W / 35.904744; -79.050458
Organisation
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUNC School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Trauma Center Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds905
HelipadYes
History
Opened1952
Links
WebsiteUNCMC Website

History

UNC Medical Center was first proposed in 1948 by Governor Robert Gregg Cherry when picking a location for the UNC School of Medicine. A 400-bed hospital was proposed to be built next to the medical school, and ultimately completed in 1952.[9] The hospital only consisted of North Carolina Memorial Hospital until the new additions of the medical center.[10]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the medical center adopted strict visitation policies to conform with CDC guidelines including no visitors other than people receiving end of life care or pediatric patients.[11]

North Carolina Memorial Hospital
UNC Medical Center at night
UNC Memorial Hospital Emergency Department

The first hospital in what later became known as UNC Hospitals and the UNC Health Care System was North Carolina Memorial Hospital, which opened on Sept. 2, 1952.[12] North Carolina Memorial Hospital is the largest hospital in the medical center featuring 803 beds.[13] The hospital also includes an adult Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, and Stroke Center that treat over 70,000 patients annually.[14]

In 2019 it was announced that a new 7 story, 335,000 ft2 tower would be built on the UNC medical center campus at a cost of $257 million.[15] The new addition is set to house 24 operating rooms and dedicates 2 floors to 56 new ICU beds.[16] The addition will also include reception areas on each floor and offices for staff.[17][18][19]

Controversy

The Joint Commission has put UNC Medical Center's accreditation status on probation after finding several problems with the medical center. The Joint Commission has said that problems include insufficient suicide screening assessments and lack of suicide resistant furniture in psychiatric health areas. The hospital has responded by issuing a statement that there was "no finding of any immediate threats to public health and safety."[20][21][22]

Rankings
2021 US News & World Report NC Memorial Hospital[23][24]
Specialty Rank (In the U.S.) Score (Out of 100)
Cancer High Performing 46.7
Cardiology and Heart Surgery N/A 42.1
Diabetes & Endocrinology High Performing 52.8
Ear Nose and Throat #36 64.4
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery High Performing 64.4
Geriatrics N/A 62.1
Gynecology #18 73.2
Nephrology #39 57.0
Neurology & Neurosurgery N/A 47.9
Orthopedics N/A 41.2
Psychiatry High Performing 3.6%
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery N/A 54.9
Rheumatology N/A 2.9%
Urology High Performing 59.8

North Carolina Children's Hospital
North Carolina Children's Hospital
Organisation
TypeChildren's Hospital
Affiliated universityUNC School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds158
History
Opened2001
Links
Websitehttps://www.uncchildrens.org

North Carolina Children's Hospital (NCCH) is a pediatric acute care hospital located within UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The hospital has 150 beds.[25] It is affiliated with The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and is a member of UNC Health. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[26][27] throughout North Carolina. North Carolina Children's Hospital features the only pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center in the region, and 1 of 3 in the state.[6][28]

Patient Care Units
  • 64-bed inpatient unit - General Inpatient Care
  • 8-bed Children's Intermediate Care Center - Severity Below ICU But Greater Than Inpatient Care
  • 58-bed Newborn Critical Care Center - Intensive Care For Neonates
  • 20-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - Care For Critical Pediatric Patients
  • 8-bed Children's Short Stay Unit - Care For Patients Requiring Less Than 24 Hours Of Care

Controversy

In May 2019, it was revealed children with certain heart conditions had been dying at higher than expected rates after undergoing heart surgery at the hospital.[29] The concern was raised in 2017 by multiple cardiologists employed at the hospital. The cardiologists repeatedly raised concerns about the cardio surgery program and even began referring patients to other hospitals in the region. The cardiologists were concerned that the hospital was taking on cases that it could not handle.[30] When the hospital released their mortality rates, the results showed that the hospital had a higher cardio surgery death rate than nearly all of the other children's hospitals nationwide.[31] In July, the North Carolina secretary of health called for the investigation into the allegations raised by The New York Times.[32][33] The hospital suspended its most complex heart surgeries to help restore confidence with the program;[34][35] questions were also raised about the role of Dr. William L. Roper, then the head of UNC Health Care.[36] The hospital made changes such as firing administrators and changing doctors.[37] State and federal inspectors have since confirmed that the hospital's cardio program is very different than years ago. The hospital has since cautiously resumed complex pediatric heart surgeries.[38][39]

Rankings

The hospital is ranked nationally in 7 specialties and ranked #3 in North Carolina.[40]

2021 U.S. News & World Report NC Children's Hospital[23][41]
Specialty Rank (In the U.S.) Score (Out of 100)
Neonatology N/A N/A
Pediatric Cancer #46 72.0
Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery N/A N/A
Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology #13 75.3
Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery #45 67.6
Pediatric Nephrology #31 69.8
Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery N/A N/A
Pediatric Orthopedics #32 71.2
Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery #22 77.9
Pediatric Urology #35 55.8

North Carolina Cancer Hospital
The front of the N.C. Cancer Hospital at night.

The North Carolina Cancer Hospital is a public adult and pediatric cancer hospital. The hospital is the flagship site for UNC Cancer care and is the clinical home of the Lineberger Cancer Center. The 315,000 sq2[42] is the state's only public cancer hospital. The new hospital opened in 2009 to replace the former 60-year-old building that used to be a tuberculosis sanatorium.[43] The center is one of 71 comprehensive cancer's nationwide and 1 of 3 in North Carolina.[44] The new hospital was created with $180 million in funds from the North Carolina State government.[45] The Cancer Hospital also includes a new Clinical Trials Unit allowing the hospital to access more than $147 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health that were previously unavailable.[46] The hospital offers its pediatric services in conjunction with the adjacent N.C. Children's Hospital.

Facilities
  • 101 examination, treatment, consultation, and procedure rooms[47]
  • 65 inpatient beds for medical oncology and bone marrow transplant
  • 70 chemotherapy infusion rooms[48]
  • 1 CT Scanner and 2 General Radiology Rooms, 2 PET/CT Scanners
  • 21 new Emergency Department treatment spaces to supplement existing ED space in the N.C. Neurosciences Hospital
  • The facility features a telemedicine conference center

Awards

Grouped in with the UNC Medical Center, the hospital ranks #27 nationwide in cancer hospitals on the 2020 U.S. News & World Report hospital rankings.[49]

In 2014 and 2017, Becker's Hospital Review ranked the hospital as one of the "100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs."[50][51]

In 2016, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina designated N.C. Cancer Hospital a Blue Distinction® Center+ in complex & rare cancers.[52]

References
  1. "American Hospital Directory - UNC Medical Center (340061) - Free Profile". www.ahd.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. "Live Wire: UNC health system includes a number of hospitals". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. Hill, UNC Hospitals 101 Manning Drive Chapel; Directions, NC 27514 Get Driving. "UNC Hospitals". www.uncmedicalcenter.org. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  4. "Patient Care". UNC School of Medicine. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. "North Carolina Trauma Centers". www.ncats.org. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  6. "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  7. "Carolina Air Care | UNC Medical Center | Chapel Hill, NC". www.uncmedicalcenter.org. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  8. "The medics of the sky: how Carolina Air Care transports critical patients". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  9. "Hospitals | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  10. "About Us | UNC Health Care System--North Carolina". www.unchealthcare.org. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  11. "UNC Health Visitor Restrictions". www.unchealthcare.org. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  12. Silberman, Pam. "History of Health Care Policy Making in North Carolina" (PDF). NC State University Institute for Emerging Issues.
  13. "About Us | UNC Medical Center". www.uncmedicalcenter.org. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  14. "Home". Emergency Medicine. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  15. "QC Commercial LLC Awarded the UNC Surgical Tower Project". www.wboc.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  16. "UNC Hospitals ready to break ground on new surgical tower". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  17. deBruyn, Jason. "UNC Set To Break Ground On New Surgery Tower". www.wunc.org. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  18. "Skanska to build UNC Hospitals Surgical Tower in North Carolina". www.constructionglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  19. "Construction Beginning on UNC Health Care Surgical Tower". Chapelboro.com. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  20. Murphy, Kate. "UNC Hospitals' accreditation is at risk after problems found at facilities". The News & Observer.
  21. "UNC Hospitals placed on probation by Joint Commission". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  22. "UNC Hospitals expects to regain accreditation even though agency cited 44 issues". Carolina Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  23. "Best Hospitals". US News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2020-02-01.
  24. "North Carolina's Best Hospitals: Latest U.S. News Rankings". Charlotte, NC Patch. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  25. "Facilities & Amenities | UNC Children's | UNC Medical Center". www.uncchildrens.org. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  26. Hill, UNC Children's Primary Care Clinic 1512 E. Franklin St Suite 100 Chapel; Directions, NC 27514 Get Driving. "UNC Children's Primary Care Clinic". www.uncchildrens.org. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  27. "Emergency Care | UNC Children's | Chapel Hill, NC". www.uncchildrens.org. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  28. "N.C. Children's Hospital: Level I pediatric trauma center | UNC Health Talk". healthtalk.unchealthcare.org. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  29. Gabler, Ellen (2019-05-30). "Doctors Were Alarmed: 'Would I Have My Children Have Surgery Here?'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  30. "'Beyond horrifying': Cardiologists warned UNC Children's of heart program issues". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  31. rstokes (2019-07-25). "Scandal Rocks UNC Health Care's Pediatric Heart Surgery Program". Michigan Birth Injury & HIE Attorneys. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  32. Gabler, Ellen (2019-05-31). "North Carolina to Investigate After Concerns Raised at Children's Hospital". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  33. Blythe, Anne; June 4, North Carolina Health News; 2019 (2019-06-04). "No timeline for state investigation into NC Children's Hospital". North Carolina Health News. Retrieved 2020-02-02.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  34. "Child death hike halts hospital's complex heart surgeries". AP NEWS. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  35. "UNC Children's Hospital pausing complex heart surgeries following critical report". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  36. Gabler, Ellen (June 17, 2019). "UNC Children's Hospital Suspends Most Complex Heart Surgeries". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  37. "Trouble at UNC: State launches investigation into pediatric heart surgery program". Cardiovascular Business. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  38. Gabler, Ellen (2019-08-01). "North Carolina Hospital Found Compliant but 'Significantly Different' After Complaints". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  39. Blythe, Anne; September 20, North Carolina Health News; 2019 (2019-09-20). "NC Children's Hospital cleared for complex heart surgeries". North Carolina Health News. Retrieved 2020-02-02.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  40. "University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC - Rankings, Ratings & Photos | US News Best Hospitals Rankings". 2019-07-09. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  41. "UNC Children's Named "Best Children's Hospital" For 10th Straight Year". Chapelboro.com. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  42. "North Carolina Cancer Hospital & Physician's Office Building". Skanska USA.
  43. "N.C. Cancer Hospital opens with fanfare". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  44. "Find an NCI-Designated Cancer Center". National Cancer Institute. 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  45. "Clinical Cancer Hospital Approved - UNC General Alumni Association". Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  46. Dandunlop (2009-09-16). "Our Nation's Newest Cancer Hospital". The Healthcare Marketer. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  47. "Durham Architects: MHAworks - Planning, Architecture and Interiors - Durham, North Carolina". MHAworks. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  48. WRAL (2009-09-15). "N.C. Cancer Hospital serves patients, doctors :". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  49. "Best Cancer Hospitals". U.S. News & World Report.
  50. "100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs | 2014". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  51. "100 Hospital and Health Systems With Great Oncology Programs 2017". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  52. "UNC Hospitals' care earns Blue Distinction® Center+ Designation for Quality and Cost-Efficiency for Five Service Lines — News Room - UNC Health Care". Retrieved 2020-02-12.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.