UNC Health is an integrated health care system owned by the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill. UNC Health is committed to empowering health, not just health care. From Magnet recognition to being named one of America's Best Employers by Forbes Magazine, we're proud to say that our hard work is consistently recognized, awarded, and celebrated.
UNC Health and our 40,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation to life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.
UNC Hospitals
UNC Hospitals, a major part of the UNC Medical Center, is a public academic medical center first established in 1952 under the name N.C. Memorial Hospital to provide patient care, educate health care professionals and advance medical research in partnership with the UNC School of Medicine.
With more than 900 beds, the medical center on the campus of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill comprises N.C. Memorial Hospital, N.C. Children’s Hospital, N.C. Neurosciences Hospital and N.C. Women’s Hospital.
UNC Faculty Physicians
UNC Faculty Physicians are researchers, teachers and healthcare providers. They are the clinical arm of the UNC School of Medicine, where they bring expertise to the classroom, and they are physicians who treat patients in UNC Health clinics and hospitals.
UNC School of Medicine
The University of North Carolina has been granting degrees since the 18th century and began sponsoring a School of Medicine in 1879. It's on that foundation of innovation that today's students and faculty continue to grow. UNC School of Medicine is now one of the world's top universities for sponsored research, and hundreds of the school's faculty members provide inpatient and outpatient care in UNC Health's hospitals and clinics. The UNC School of Medicine is a leader in research, education and patient care.
UNC Health Rex
The people of central North Carolina know the name Rex. After all, Rex Hospital began serving Raleigh and its neighboring communities in 1894. Today, not-for-profit UNC Health Rex includes the 660-bed UNC Rex Hospital, the North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital and clinics, UNC Rex Cancer Center, a UNC Children's outpatient specialty clinic, and services throughout Wake County, all part of its effort to build and sustain a healthy community.
UNC Health Rex includes: UNC Rex Hospital, Rex Women’s Center, North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital, UNC Rex Cancer Center, and Rex Holly Springs Hospital.
UNC Health Chatham
In 1937, when Chatham Hospital opened, it was located inside a two-story brick house in Siler City, NC. Today, that house is replaced by a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital that serves more than 14,000 patients every year. UNC Health Chatham provides surgical, medical, pediatric, maternity and emergency services to Chatham County and the surrounding areas at the hospital and in community-based clinics. Building on its goal to lead and improve rural healthcare, UNC Health Chatham has received multiple five-star ratings for patient experience from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. UNC Health Chatham joined the UNC Health system in 2008.
UNC Health Johnston
UNC Health Johnston has come a long way since opening its first hospital in 1951. With campuses located in Smithfield and Clayton, it now offers more than 200 patient beds and services including cancer care, heart and vascular care, rehabilitation, and emergency care. The system also includes primary care offices in Clayton, Smithfield and Kenly, and the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. UNC Health Johnston joined the UNC Health system in 2014.
UNC Health Caldwell
When Caldwell Memorial Hospital cared for its first patient in 1951, there were 17 providers on staff. Today, it boasts a provider network of more than 50 primary and specialty care physicians throughout Caldwell County, North Carolina. This private, not-for-profit community hospital has grown to include 137 acute-care beds, 10 offsite locations and six urgent cares. UNC Health Caldwell joined the UNC Health system in 2013.
UNC Health Rockingham
UNC Health Rockingham began with a $7,500 loan to create a community hospital in 1924. Today, the Eden, NC, hospital campus includes a 108-bed hospital and dedicated centers for cancer care, women's health, and rehabilitation and nursing care. In 2018, Morehead Memorial Hospital partnered with UNC Health, improving access to care for the people of North Carolina and southern Virginia.
UNC Health Nash
UNC Health Nash is home to North Carolina’s first hospital to have all private rooms, dating back to 1971. Over the years, it has grown and now includes Nash General Hospital, Nash Day Hospital, Bryant T. Aldridge Rehabilitation Center, Community Hospital and Coastal Plain Hospital. In 2014, UNC Health Nash joined the UNC Health system. It serves Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax and Wilson counties in the eastern part of the state.
UNC Health Wayne
Since its founding more than 120 years ago in a building above a horse stable, UNC Health Wayne has provided comprehensive, patient-centered care for the people of Wayne County and beyond. Wayne's teammates meet patients in the 316-bed hospital and in the community, where they partner with civic and community groups in Goldsboro. UNC Health Wayne's partnership with UNC Health began in 2016 and expands patient access to advanced care.
UNC Health Southeastern
UNC Health Southeastern's story began in 1906 with the opening of Thompson Hospital, the first hospital in Robeson County. Over a century later, UNC Health Southeastern is licensed for 452 beds and provides acute care, intensive care and psychiatric services for the people in and around Lumberton. In 2021, Southeastern Regional Medical Center partnered with UNC Health and became UNC Health Southeastern.
UNC Health Lenoir
UNC Health Lenoir is a not-for-profit hospital in Kinston, NC, that provides quality inpatient, outpatient and preventive care to residents of Lenoir County and the surrounding areas. First opening its doors on Airport Road in 1973, the hospital is licensed for 261 beds and is staffed by more than 100 physicians. Lenoir joined the UNC Health System in 2016. Today, UNC Health Lenoir provides a range of specialty services and technologies typically found in larger cities.
UNC Health Pardee
Margaret Rhoades Pardee left $100,000 to be donated to a worthy cause. Her son gave the money to help build Pardee Hospital, which opened in Hendersonville in 1953 with 26 physicians, four dentists and the capacity to care for 70 people. UNC Health Pardee now includes a 222-bed acute-care hospital and a network of clinics. It employs more than 1,500 people and joined the UNC Health system in 2012.
Onslow Memorial Hospital
Onslow Memorial Hospital has come a long way since its purchase by the County in 1946 for just $45,000. The Jacksonville, NC, hospital now offers 162 beds and employs more than 1,000 team members. Since 2019, Onslow has been part of the UNC Health system, expanding access to high-quality care to the people of southeast North Carolina without sacrificing its family-centered focus.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) cares for the people of the High Country, which includes those in the mountains of northwest North Carolina and northeast Tennessee. ARHS serves patients at three hospitals, the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center, The Rehabilitation Center, The Breast Center and more than a dozen practices. ARHS joined the UNC Health system in 2022 to provide access to specialty and subspecialty services while keeping the focus on local provider-patient relationships.
