Becker's Healthcare August 14, 2025
Chapel Hill, N.C.,-based UNC Health plans to roll out a new network of freestanding facilities that combine emergency departments and urgent care clinics under one roof.
Five things to know:
1. The model aims to steer patients to the right level of care, easing pressure on overcrowded EDs and lowering costs. Each center will have a full-service emergency department, urgent care clinic, on-site lab and a radiology suite with X-ray and CT capabilities.
“These state-of-the-art facilities will complement the care already delivered through our hospitals and clinics statewide, reduce unnecessary emergency visits, and improve the overall patient experience,” UNC Health Interim CEO Cristy Page, MD, said in an Aug. 14 news release.
2. UNC Health will file certificate-of-need...
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