UNC Medical Center | |
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UNC Health Care | |
Geography | |
Location | 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC |
Coordinates | 35°54′17″N 79°03′02″W / 35.904744°N 79.050458°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | UNC School of Medicine |
Network | UNC Health Care |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level 1 Trauma Center Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center |
Beds | 932 |
Helipad | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1952 |
Links | |
Website | UNCMC Website |
UNC Medical Center (UNCMC) is a 932-bed[1] non-profit, nationally ranked, 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 the flagship campus 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]