UNC Hospitals and UNC Health Rex ranked as top hospitals in North Carolina

Four UNC Hospitals’ specialties nationally ranked by US News

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#BestHospitals--UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill is ranked nationally across four adult specialties in US News’ 2022-23 “Best Hospitals” report, released today.

UNC Hospitals is cited as the number two hospital in North Carolina while UNC Health Rex in Raleigh is rated as the number three hospital and CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern is 12^th in the state. To be nationally ranked in an adult specialty, a facility must be rated among the top 50 hospitals in the nation for that specialty. For 2022-23, UNC Hospitals is nationally ranked in the adult specialties of:

• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Urology
• Ear, Nose & Throat
• Rehabilitation

As announced in June, UNC Children’s is nationally ranked by US News in eight pediatric specialties.

High Performing Specialties

A rating of "high performing" from US News indicates the hospital achieved a high score for that adult specialty, but was outside the top-50 rankings nationally. UNC Hospitals received a high performing rating in the adult specialties of Cancer, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics and Orthopedics.

High Performing Common Adult Procedures and Conditions

In a separate category, “Common Adult Procedures and Conditions,” UNC Health Rex was judged high performing in 19 conditions / procedures while UNC Hospitals was judged high performing in 13 and CarolinaEast in eight.

UNC Health Rex (19)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair		High Performing
Aortic valve surgery		High Performing
Back surgery (Spinal Fusion)		High Performing
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)		High Performing
Colon cancer surgery		High Performing
Diabetes		High Performing
Heart attack		High Performing
Heart bypass surgery		High Performing
Heart failure		High Performing
Hip fracture		High Performing
Hip replacement		High Performing
Kidney failure		High Performing
Knee replacement		High Performing
Lung cancer surgery		High Performing
Maternity care (uncomplicated pregnancy)		High Performing
Pneumonia		High Performing
Prostate cancer surgery		High Performing
Stroke		High Performing
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)		High Performing
UNC Hospitals (13)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair		High Performing
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)		High Performing
Colon cancer surgery		High Performing
Heart attack		High Performing
Heart bypass surgery		High Performing
Heart failure		High Performing
Hip fracture		High Performing
Kidney Failure		High Performing
Lung cancer surgery		High Performing
Maternity care (uncomplicated pregnancy)		High Performing
Ovarian cancer surgery		High Performing
Stroke		High Performing
Uterine cancer surgery		High Performing

About UNC Health

UNC Health is a state entity and an affiliated enterprise of the University of North Carolina system, comprised of 16 hospitals, 20 hospital campuses and more than 500 clinics along with the clinical patient care programs of the UNC School of Medicine (SOM). It exists to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others we serve and to further the teaching mission of the University of North Carolina SOM. Over the past three years, UNC Health has provided more than $400 million in uncompensated or charity care to the citizens of North Carolina. Our hospitals have received numerous awards and recognition for quality care, patient safety and the overall patient experience. For more information, please visit unchealth.org.

Contacts

Phil Bridges 919-457-6347
phil.bridges@unchealth.unc.edu

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