Awards & Honors
UNC Health Care has been recognized as a leader in quality by the following national organizations:
U.S. News & World Report: Best Regional Hospitals 2020-2021
UNC Medical Center is ranked the #2 hospital in the state and in the Triangle by U.S. News & World Report in the 2020-2021 publication.
American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award®
UNC Medical Center was recognized for its commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients that effectively improves the survival and care of STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction) patients.
American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize
UNC Medical Center was recognized as a finalist for the coveted American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize, which recognizes our culture for quality care and our approach to continuous quality improvement.
American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition
UNC Medical Center has achieved Magnet designation for excellence in nursing services. UNC Hospitals is one of 378 facilities in the world, and among only 6 percent of all U.S. hospitals, that have earned Magnet designation.
Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses recognizes UNC's Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU), the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU), and the Surgery Intensive Care Unit (SICU) for representing extraordinary commitment to high-quality critical care standards and dedication to the exceptional care of patients and their families. Only 315 of the estimated 6,000 intensive care units in the United States have earned this award.
National Committee of Quality Assurance - Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition
The National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA) recognized UNC Child and Adolescent General clinic as a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). The PPC-PCMH standards emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care that supports access, communication and patient involvement.
National Committee of Quality Assurance - Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition
The Internal Medicine Clinic has been awarded Recognition by the National Committee of Quality Assurance as a Physician Practice Connections - Patient Centered Medical Home. The PPC-PCMH standards emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care that supports access, communication and patient involvement.
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.
NCQA Heart/Stroke Recognition Program (AHA/ASA)
Several UNC Heart Center at Meadowmont doctors have been awarded Recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance Heart/Stroke Recognition Program. Read more about the NCQA.
National Patient Safety Foundation
The N.C. Children's Hospital participates in the Family Alert Initiative.
