UNC Children's - North Carolina Children's Hospital

UNC Children's - North Carolina Children's Hospital As a major referral center for children with complex medical and surgical conditions, N.C. We welcome open, honest, and authentic dialogue.

Children's Hospital is nationally recognized as one of the country's best comprehensive care centers for the most critically ill and injured children. About UNC Health

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research. UNC Health is an integrated healthcare system owned by the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill. It exists to further the teaching mission of the University of North Carolina and to provide state-of-the-art patient care. UNC Health is comprised of UNC Hospitals at Chapel Hill, ranked consistently among the best medical centers in the country; the UNC School of Medicine, a nationally eminent research institution; Pardee UNC Health Care in Hendersonville; Chatham Hospital in Siler City; Johnston Health in Clayton and Smithfield; UNC Lenoir Health Care in Kinston; Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro; Caldwell UNC Health Care in Lenoir; Nash UNC Health Care in Rocky Mount; UNC Rockingham Health Care in Eden, Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton, UNC REX Healthcare and its provider network in Wake County; UNC Health Blue Ridge in the Morganton area; and the UNC Physicians Network. For more information, please visit www.unchealth.org


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The “female athlete triad” sounds like an Olympic event, but it’s actually a sort of syndrome in which female athletes d...
12/05/2025

The “female athlete triad” sounds like an Olympic event, but it’s actually a sort of syndrome in which female athletes don’t get enough calories and nutrients to fuel their bodies.

Whether you’re the parent of a student athlete or in training yourself, UNC Health sports medicine specialist Nailah Adams, MD, explains what you need to know about this triad.

Not getting enough nutrients can affect your game and so much more.

Maintaining routines and finding time to play during big life changes can help your child feel secure. UNC Health clinic...
12/02/2025

Maintaining routines and finding time to play during big life changes can help your child feel secure.

UNC Health clinical social worker and therapist Emily Carter Cox, MSW, offers 5 tips for supporting your child through a big change.

Change is stressful for everyone, but it helps build resilience.

We are honored to support the Lights of Love Celebration with Ronald McDonald House Charities on Thursday, Dec. 4 from 4...
11/25/2025

We are honored to support the Lights of Love Celebration with Ronald McDonald House Charities on Thursday, Dec. 4 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join us and support the incredible work Ronald McDonald House does for children and families in need. Together, we can make the season brighter. The first 500 attendees will shine with a special Lights of Love gift. Save the date and be part of the celebration!

The holidays are almost here, and we’re getting ready to bring smiles to families spending the season at UNC Children's....
11/24/2025

The holidays are almost here, and we’re getting ready to bring smiles to families spending the season at UNC Children's. ❤️

Each year, our Holiday Toy Store gives parents the chance to pick out gifts for their children at no cost.

You can help make this year’s shop possible by donating from our Amazon Wish List: https://amzn.to/3X42uAg

On International Survivors of Su***de Loss Day, we honor the resilience of those who've experienced this profound loss a...
11/22/2025

On International Survivors of Su***de Loss Day, we honor the resilience of those who've experienced this profound loss and encourage anyone who is struggling to reach out for support by calling or texting 988.🕯️

Dr. Cristy Page, a distinguished faculty member who has risen in leadership roles at UNC Health, was named the chief exe...
11/20/2025

Dr. Cristy Page, a distinguished faculty member who has risen in leadership roles at UNC Health, was named the chief executive officer of UNC Health on Thursday. She will also serve as dean of the UNC School of Medicine and vice chancellor for medical affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Page will lead UNC Health at a critical time for the state’s leading academic health system and school of medicine. UNC Health has hospitals and clinics across the state, employs about 56,000 people and is focused on its mission of improving the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians.

Page, who has served in the positions on an interim basis since July, was elected by the UNC Board of Governors following recent action by the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees and the UNC Health Board of Directors. She will begin the roles Nov. 24.

Page will lead health system with 20 hospitals and 56,000 employees

The UNC Children’s Aftercare Program Coordinators hosted a baking night at the Ronald McDonald House, open to all of our...
11/20/2025

The UNC Children’s Aftercare Program Coordinators hosted a baking night at the Ronald McDonald House, open to all of our pediatric population! During this fun event, guests were able to engage in cooking activities and express their artistic side while decorating a variety of treats.

Stay tuned for upcoming cooking and baking nights at the Ronald McDonald House! 🍪

Dr. Michelle Hernandez, a UNC Health pediatric allergist and immunologist, noticed that she was getting a lot of referra...
11/20/2025

Dr. Michelle Hernandez, a UNC Health pediatric allergist and immunologist, noticed that she was getting a lot of referrals from pediatric pulmonologists in southeastern North Carolina. When she and her colleagues looked at the data, they became aware of a troubling trend — kids with asthma in this region were being hospitalized at higher rates than the statewide average.

She is working to make access to asthma care and research studies easier for everyone, especially those living in rural areas. We share her story as a part of Rural Health Day.

As director of the N.C. Child Health Research Network, she’s making access to care and research studies easier for all.

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11/20/2025

Today is the Great American Smokeout! 🚭 If you're thinking about quitting smoking, remember: you don't have to do it alone.

Susan Trout, associate director of the UNC To***co Treatment Program, shares her top strategies for quitting smoking.

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When you know there’s something big on the way – a new baby, a move or a divorce, for example – you may be worried about...
11/19/2025

When you know there’s something big on the way – a new baby, a move or a divorce, for example – you may be worried about how your child will react. Learn how to guide your child through a major transition.

Change is stressful for everyone, but it helps build resilience.

This Halloween, the Community Health and Engagement team brought joy and wellness together at UNC Children’s Hospital! F...
11/19/2025

This Halloween, the Community Health and Engagement team brought joy and wellness together at UNC Children’s Hospital! From festive goodie bags to a beautifully illustrated coloring book, the event demonstrated that together, we are One Great Team.

UNC Health is proud to celebrate Tatum Lanier, our 1,000th cochlear implant patient, who recently returned for her 10-ye...
11/18/2025

UNC Health is proud to celebrate Tatum Lanier, our 1,000th cochlear implant patient, who recently returned for her 10-year follow-up! Her progress reflects the expertise of our hearing care teams and our commitment to expanding access through mobile outreach in rural communities.

At just a year old, Tatum Lanier, became the 1000th patient to get a cochlear implant at UNC.

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As a top-tier academic medical center, UNC Children's protects the health of children throughout North Carolina and beyond, no matter how critical or rare their challenges. More than merely treating patients, we uphold a four-tiered mission to "CARE," aligning clinical care, advocacy, research, and education to deliver world-class, patient- and family-centered care—always regardless of a family's ability to pay. UNC Children's offers complete inpatient and outpatient care at our state-of-the-art clinical home, N.C. Children's Hospital, a part of UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. We also bring leading-edge care closer to home through more than two dozen satellite outpatient clinics located throughout North Carolina and a partnership with New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Specialties: UNC Children's specialty-trained physicians, nurses and clinical staff offer expert care in the following pediatric subspecialties: allergy, cardiology, critical care medicine, dentistry, dermatology, developmental-behavioral medicine, emergency medicine, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general pediatrics and adolescent medicine, genetics and metabolism, hematology-oncology, immunology, infectious disease, neonatal-perinatal medicine, nephrology, occupational therapy and physical therapy, psychiatry/psychology, pulmonology, radiology, and rehabilitation. Pediatric surgery specialties include anesthesiology, general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology/head and neck surgery, plastic surgery, and urology. Specialty Care Units: N.C. Children’s Hospital's inpatient services include neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care, cardiac intensive care, and general medical and surgical beds for children. Other specialty inpatient programs include pediatric organ transplant programs for kidney, heart, lung and liver. The Children's Hospital also has a pediatric-specific Level 1 trauma center.