UNC Medical Center

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."[19][20][21]

UNC Medical Center at night

UNC Memorial Hospital Emergency Department

NC Memorial Hospital has a variety of patient care units to serve all types of patients.[22]

• 26-bed acute care (3 west)
• 12-bed acute care (4 west)
• 15-bed transplant unit (5 west)
• 28-bed orthopedic and trauma (5 tower)
• 31-bed pulmonary and infectious disease (6 tower)
• 31-bed geriatric unit (8 tower)
• 25-bed intermediate coronary care unit (3 anderson)
• 20-bed acute care surgery (4 anderson north)
• 12-bed cardio acute care (5 anderson)
• 15-bed burn and wound (5 east)
• 14-bed GI surgery (6 east)
• 34-bed neuro acute care (6 neuro)
• 13-bed antepartum unit (3 women's)
• 28-bed maternity care (5 women's)
• 22-bed gyn oncology (6 women's)
• 13-bed cardio step-down unit
• 13-bed cardiac intensive care unit
• 9-bed cardiothoracic intensive care unit
• 24-bed medical progressive care
• 30-bed medical intensive care
• 18-bed intermediate surgical care
• 16-bed surgical and trauma intensive care
• 16-bed neuro intensive care
• 21-bed burn unit
• 80-bed emergency department

The two buildings; the women's and children's buildings were unveiled on September 8, 2001,[29] and officially opened in early 2002.[30]

In addition to the units at the neighboring adult hospital, UNC Children's has their own pediatric units for patients age 0-21.[22]

• 24-bed inpatient unit (6 children's) - General Inpatient Care
• 24-bed Children's Intermediate Care Center (5 children's) - Severity Below ICU But Greater Than Inpatient Care
• 24-bed Pediatric Surgery Acute Care (7 children's) - general surgery unit
• 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

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.[31] The concern was raised in 2017 by multiple cardiologists employed at the hospital. The cardiologists repeatedly raised concerns about the cardiac 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.[32] 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.[33] In July, the North Carolina secretary of health called for the investigation into the allegations raised by The New York Times.[34][35] The hospital suspended its most complex heart surgeries to help restore confidence with the program;[36][37][38] questions were also raised about the role of Dr. William L. Roper, then the head of UNC Health Care.[39] The hospital made changes such as firing administrators and changing doctors.[40] 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.[41][42]

The hospital is ranked nationally in 7 specialties and ranked #3 in North Carolina.[43][44]

• 101 examination, treatment, consultation, and procedure rooms[51]
• 65 inpatient beds for medical oncology and bone marrow transplant
• 70 chemotherapy infusion rooms[52]
• 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

• 24-bed surgical oncology (7 neuro)
• 34-bed general oncology (4 oncology)
• 24-bed bone marrow transplant unit

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.[53]

In 2014 and 2017, Becker's Hospital Review ranked the hospital as one of the "100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs."[54][55]

In 2016, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina designated N.C. Cancer Hospital a Blue Distinction® Center+ in complex & rare cancers.[56]