Chapel Hill, N. C. – UNC Health and Duke Health, are being executed in combination to create a new child physical conditioning formula in North Carolina, with the first independent hospital of the state committed to worrying about children.
The two laid out plans Tuesday to identify a 500-bed children’s hospital, an outpatient care facility for children and a behavioral fitness facility for children.
The comprehensive children’s health campus will be located at a yet-to-be identified site in the Triangle and will include a robust research and education enterprise backed by the medical schools of both universities.
The Association aims to provide specialized pediatric care, which allows families throughout the State to remain in North Carolina, while complex attention.
“This is an unprecedented partnership between UNC Health and Duke Health, aimed at elevating the care that’s available for all children in North Carolina,” CEO of UNC Health and dean of the UNC School of Medicine Dr. Wesley Burks said. “I’m delighted to work with our colleagues at Duke to create something that will make all North Carolinians proud and change lives for generations to come.”