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Awards and Honors

UNC Health Care has been recognized as a leader in quality by the following national organizations:

 

TJC Gold Seal  

 The Joint Commission Accreditation

  • UNC Hospitals earned accreditation through 2011.
  • UNC Stroke Center earned accreditation through 2010. Learn more about the Stroke Center here.
   
 NQCA DPRP  

NCQA Diabetes Physician Recognition Program(DPRP) - The UNC Internal Medicine Clinic, Family Medicine Clinic, Division of Endocrinology and five physicians in our community-based practices have been awarded Recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance DPRP. NCQA, in partnership with the American Diabetes Association, developed the DPRP, to recognize physicians who have met standards demonstrating delivery of high-quality care to patients with diabetes.

   
 US News emblem 2009 

U.S. News & World Report: Best Hospitals 2009-10 - Three medical specialties offered at UNC Hospitals rank among the top 50 programs of their kind nationwide in U.S. News & World Report's 2009 publication of America's Best Hospitals.

  • Gynecology, 24
  • Kidney Disease, 28
  • Cancer, 37
   
America’s Best Children’s Hospitals 2009-10 

U.S. News & World Report: Best Children's Hospitals 2009-10 - N.C. Children's Hospital ranked 11th in the nation for Respiratory Disorders. Read more here.

   
Leapfrog 2007 Top Hospitals 

 Leapfrog Group Top Hospital 2007 - UNC Hospitals was named one of the 41 best hospitals in the United States, based on results from the second Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey. UNC Hospitals is the only hospital in North Carolina that made the Leapfrog 2007 Top Hospitals list. Read more here. Visit the Leapfrog Web site here.

 

   
  

National Patient Safety Foundation - The N.C. Children's Hospital participates in the Family Alert Initiative. Read more here.

   
  

The Best Doctors in America 2007-2008 - 198 UNC physicians were listed in The Best Doctors in America 2007-2008. Read more here.

   
  

National Quality Forum - William L. Roper, MD, MPH, Dean, UNC School of Medicine and CEO, UNC Health Care serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Quality Forum (NQF). He is also a past president of the NQF.

 

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Awards & Honors

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